#ofcursesandkisses

[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 Happy Sunday! How are you spending your day? . It’s gorgeous here today! I’ll be spending as much time as possible outdoors enjoying it. . . Thank you to @simonteen for gifting me a copy of #OfCursesandKisses by @sandhyamenonbooks! I absolutely LOVED the #WhenDimpleMetRishi series!! Of Curses and Kisses is the first book in a new series set in an elite boarding school, and I’m so here for this!!! . . . ✩ s u m m a r y ⇣ The first novel in a series set at an elite international boarding school, that’s a contemporary spin on Beauty and the Beast. Will the princess save the beast? For Princess Jaya Rao, nothing is more important than family. When the loathsome Emerson clan steps up their centuries-old feud to target Jaya’s little sister, nothing will keep Jaya from exacting her revenge. Then Jaya finds out she’ll be attending the same elite boarding school as Grey Emerson, and it feels like the opportunity of a lifetime. She knows what she must do: Make Grey fall in love with her and break his heart. But much to Jaya’s annoyance, Grey’s brooding demeanor and lupine blue eyes have drawn her in. There’s simply no way she and her sworn enemy could find their fairy-tale ending…right? His Lordship Grey Emerson is a misanthrope. Thanks to an ancient curse by a Rao matriarch, Grey knows he’s doomed once he turns eighteen. Sequestered away in the mountains at St. Rosetta’s International Academy, he’s lived an isolated existence—until Jaya Rao bursts into his life, but he can't shake the feeling that she’s hiding something. Something that might just have to do with the rose-shaped ruby pendant around her neck… As the stars conspire to keep them apart, Jaya and Grey grapple with questions of love, loyalty, and whether it’s possible to write your own happy ending. . . . ✩ h a s h t a g s ⇣ #sandhyamenon #pursuepretty #visualcrush #makeitblissful #darlingdaily #chooselovely #seekthesimplicity #capturequite #jamestrevinorepost #simpleandstill #everysquareastory #readya #biblio_feature #bookstagram #styleithappy #bookgram #mybookfeatures #bookshelf #shelfiesunday #shelfie #rainbowshelves #shelfiedecor #creativebookstagram #bedroomdecor https://www.instagram.com/p/CBI_iN3HthL/?igshid=c78lgxqvtqqp

[cassiesbookishcorner]

March 15, 2020 Book Haul!! 2 books for me and 1 for my son. Excited to get into these. ��� How was your reading week? I completed 2 books. I may be able to complete one more today. My plan today is to read as much as I can. I’ll share in my stories how that will be going. 📚 With all that is going on, please keep supporting your local independent businesses. Check to see if they will be able to deliver. If not, see if they will bring out your order to you when you make it there. 📚 #bookshelf #bookhaul #newbooks #read #books #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #bookish #tbr #tbrshelf #magicmisfits #houseofearthandblood #crescentcity #ofcursesandkisses #funko #funkopop #march #2020 https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wjkRbAa1i/?igshid=ntiq1z679z0n

[loveleighreading]

🎆Book Review🎆 Happy 4th to all my fellow US followers! I hope that everyone has a fun and safe holiday. . Yesterday @spoileralertqueen and I had some fun in the woods taking pictures, and this is one of the ones I was the most happy with 😁. . Review: If you know me, you know I am a sucker for a Beauty and the Beast retelling because it is my all time favorite fairytale. This was definitely a new take on the story that I have not seen before and I loved every second. Modern day Princess Jaya Rao deeply cares for her family, follows tradition and takes the status of being a royal very seriously. Then there is his Lordship Grey Emerson who is a broody loner that has been living under a curse all his life. In fact it was a Rao ancestor who cursed the Emerson line, when a brilliant rudy was stolen and never returned. Now, due to an unfortunate incident, Jaya and her younger sister have transferred to St. Rosetta’s International Academy. Jaya, believes Grey to be at fault for their current situation so she has devised a plan for revenge: I'll make Grey fall in love with me, then I'll break his heart. Obviously things did not go as she originally planned and I was invested in their relationships progression. I loved that Menon actually allows her characters to talk through their issues to come to an understanding instead of just jumping to conclusions. I was very satisfied with how the story wrapped up and I cannot wait to see more from this series in the future. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Audiobook: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Both voice actors are perfect for their roles making it a wonderful listen. . Photo Challenges: - #BookCoverLoveJuly20 - Day 4 - Set in a School - #RFABJuly20 - Day 4 - Unique Storytelling . . . #bookstagram #bookreview #ofcursesandkisses #sandhyamenon #bookssetataschool #beautyandthebeast #booksoutdoors (at Dallas, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCOkiX2g020/?igshid=4m0rvvfaukir

[itsbeautyandthebookshelf]

“My heart is lost; the beasts have eaten it.” — Charles Baudelaire /// Happy Saturday, readeers! Today’s post is brought to you by books with ocean settings, curses, and beasts—and the blueberry (octo)pie I made today. Spoiler alert: it was DELICIOUS. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m off to go play Magic with my boyfriend. 🐙 #bookstagram #bookgram #booknerd #booknerdigans #bookish #instabook #igreads #epicreads #bookstagramfeature #bookishfeatures #bookishglee #salttothesea #thegalleryoflostspecies #ofcursesandkisses #foodie #foodgram #pie #getpied #blueberrypie #octopie #octopus #totallyedible #magicallydelicious (at Octopus Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_bZl78Aiwg/?igshid=bbnjyyvwoj7w

[prernapickett-writer]

I finished Of Curses and Kisses by @sandhyamenonbooks and once again Ms. Menon delivers. This contemporary Beauty and the Beast retelling was so perfectly swoony. Jaya and Grey had such great chemistry and this book is a slow burn so I found myself wanting to smush their faces together on more than one occasion. Since I couldn't do that instead I screamed "just kiss already!" On more than one occasion 😂 I can't wait to read the next book in this new series! #ofcursesandkisses #sandhyamenon #books #bookrecommendations #bookrecs #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #booklover #ya #yafiction #yaromance #reader #readerlife #readersofinsta #readersofinstagram #readersofig https://www.instagram.com/p/B9RxquBA24o/?igshid=3njegmm2n43u

[litcelebrasian]

Excited to read these? #CloakofNight by #EvelynSkye #TheLifeBelow by #AlexandraMonir #OfCursesAndKisses by #SandhyaMenon #PippaParkRaisesHerGame by #ErinYun 📷 co-host @theshenners https://www.instagram.com/p/B8vdNcMgT8I/?igshid=n71d3c760d3e

[theheartofabookblogger]

Do you take bookstagram photos in advance? • • I take my photos outside on weekends to get good lighting! So today’s photo features several of the authors I was planning on meeting this weekend at the Tucson Festival of Books, which was canceled earlier this week. Hopefully I’ll be able to meet them elsewhere in the future! • • • #ofcursesandkisses #sandhyamenon #everyotherweekend #abigailjohnson #franklyinlove #davidyoon #thedarkestminds #alexandrabracken #myfavoritehalfnightstand #christinalauren #allycarter #winterbornehomeforvengeanceandvalor #tfob #tucsonfestivalofbooks #bookshimmy #coverlove #booklove #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookobsessed #bookworm #booknerd #booksbooksbooks #bookishalgorithm #bookcommunity

[loveleighreading]

Afternoon Lovelies! . Today is cleaning day for me. There is so much I have been slacking on around the house that I plan on getting done today no matter what! (If I at least get half of them done I will be a happy girl 🙈) . My chosen listening for today is The Happy Writer Podcast hosted by Marissa Meyer. The current episode I am listening to has Sandhya Menon as a guest and I just love listening to them both. Clearly I am a Lunar Chronicles Stan, but honestly just hearing the word retelling will peak my interest (Especially if it is Beauty and the Beast. If you have no heard of Of Curses and Kisses I highly suggest it, it was super cute and I cannot wait for the sequel that is going to be a Frog Prince retelling. . #Qotd: What is your favorite thing to listen to while cleaning? #Aotd: I love listening to audiobooks while cleaning, the multitasking feels like I get bonus points for adulting 😁 . 🌠GIVEAWAY REMINDER🌠 There is still plenty of time to enter my giveaway with @princekaifanpod. Giveaway ends 6/19 and winner will be announced 6/20. . #thelunarchronicles #Marissameyer #thehappywriterpodcast #ofcursesandkisses #bookstagrammer #listeningwhilecleaning #podcast #fairytaleretelling https://www.instagram.com/p/CBYpX5jA2ei/?igshid=c949y59k5w0q

[theheartofabookblogger]

What books have you recently purchased? • OF CURSES AND KISSES has been out for a week now! For those of you who’ve been following along, the Bookstagram Challenge ends today with the “Curses or Blessings in Disguise?” prompt. I’m happy to show off my beautiful finished copy of OF CURSES AND KISSES! • • OF CURSES AND KISSES by @sandhyamenonbooks is a contemporary retelling of Beauty and the Beast set at an elite boarding school in the mountains—think Beauty and the Beast meets Gossip Girl! It released on February 18th and even has a *map* in the hardcover. Featuring an Indian princess and a misanthropic British aristocrat, it's immersive, glamorous, and full of smoldering kisses! Full synopsis is in the comments below. • • • #ofcursesandkisses #sandhyamenon #simonteen #yabooks #sandhyassweethearts #booksandflowers #colorfulbooks #yabookstagram #coverlove #yabookstagrammer #booklove #yalit #bookobessessed #booksbooksbooks #yareads #igreads #coverlove #yaromance #yacontemporary #yaretellings #diversebooks #weneeddiversebooks #diversereads #ireaddiversebooks #weneeddiverseauthors #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookishalgorithm #bookcommunity