4.3 (793 ratings)

From Bad to Cursed

Name: From Bad to Cursed
Rating: 4.3 (793 reviews)
Author: Lana Harper
ISBN: B09FYLGB2K

by Lana Harper

witches

About this book

Opposites attract in this wickedly charming rom-com by Lana Harper, New York Times bestselling author of Payback’s a Witch.

Wild child Isidora Avramov is a thrill chaser, adept demon summoner, and—despite the whole sexy-evil-sorceress vibe—also a cuddly animal lover. When she’s not designing costumes and new storylines for the Arcane Emporium’s haunted house, Issa's nursing a secret, conflicted dream of ditching her family’s witchy business to become an indie fashion designer in her own right.

But when someone starts sabotaging the celebrations leading up to this year’s Beltane festival with dark, dangerous magic, a member of the rival Thorn family gets badly hurt—throwing immediate suspicion on the Avramovs. To clear the Avramov name and step up for her family when they need her the most, Issa agrees to serve as a co-investigator, helping none other than Rowan Thorn get to the bottom of things.

Rowan is the very definition of lawful good, so tragically noble and by-the-book he makes Issa’s teeth hurt. In accordance with their families’ complicated history, he and Issa have been archenemies for years and have grown to heartily loathe each other. But as the unlikely duo follow a perplexing trail of clues to a stunning conclusion, Issa and Rowan discover how little they really know each other… and stumble upon a maddening attraction that becomes harder to ignore by the day.

Publication Date: May 25, 2026
ASIN: B09FYLGB2K

Reader Reviews

Corny Witchy Romance

October 16, 2023

Tw: possession I loved it. I figured I would. Book 1 was amazing! And I was very much hoping this book would be just as good. I do remember thinking she would end up with the other thorn twin at the end of book 1 one though. Or another girl since she is for sure not straight, but Rowan is good too. Loved the entire idea of this. They are forced to work together to solve this magical crime and it’s just peak forced proximity. Tropes: enemies to lovers, forced proximity, coworkers, opposites...

Great second book

November 1, 2022

Payback's A Witch was one of my favorite reads last year, so I have been excited for this sequel ever since. While I did really enjoy this book and it was a great kick off to all of my reads for spooky season; I will say that I did like the first book better. I love that we get to go back to Thistle Grove; I adored getting to know more of the founding families and seeing how they all work together (or don't in some cases). I enjoyed the premise of this story and was interested from page one. I...

Wicked!

October 30, 2022

I absolutely loved this book! It had everything one could ever want on a book, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, and magic! I loved this world in book one and book two just made me love it more! Issa and Rowan are wonderful characters and their story was just beautiful! Really good magical read all year round, but I definitely loved reading this for Halloween! Highly recommend also the punny name makes it even better! ) One person found this helpful

Good but not great

March 15, 2025

Having read 4 of the series now, this one somehow felt off to me. It's like the more the (straight love)story progresses, the less the MC becomes. I should feel her growing into herself, expand, unfold - but instead I got diminishing and tamed. I just can't shake the unsettling feel of this process going in all the right ways on the surface while eroding everything beneath. Yay for MC and LI, nay for me as reader. )

An enchanting, enemies to lovers romance

June 3, 2022

From Bad to Cursed is an enchanting, enemies to lovers romance with lots of forced proximity and a seriously steamy slow burn. This book was full of magic, mystery and so much chemistry. I really enjoyed the first book in the series, Payback’s a Witch, and was excited to travel back to Thistle Grove for Issa and Rowan’s story. Thistle Grove is the witchy, queer version of Stars Hollow from Gilmore Girls; the town is idyllic, charming, and full of surprises. This book follows Isidora (isn’t that...