Like a Curse, Elle McNicoll
Like a Curse, Elle McNicoll
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Like a Curse

Author: Elle McNicoll

Narrator: Mirai

Unabridged: 6 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/22/2024


Synopsis

The fight to save the human and magical worlds is ON...but witch (in-training) Ramya isn't much help unless she can learn her new powers--and fast. It's a race to the finish in the stunning conclusion to the Like a Charm duology from the award-winning author of A Kind of Spark.

Ramya thought discovering she was a witch would make life easier. But mastering her powers isn't going as smoothly as she thought. And while she is stuck in Loch Ness stumbling through spells, the wicked siren Portia is gaining control over the human and hidden worlds in the city. 

Time is running out, but the more Ramya presses, the more her family insists she isn't ready for the fight. Then an old friend is kidnapped, and Ramya can't wait any longer. Armed with a lot of bravery, a little magic, and a few new friends, Ramya hopes it is enough to take down Portia and the sirens forever--before everything she loves is lost forever.

About The Author

Elle McNicoll is a bestselling and award-winning novelist. Her debut, A Kind of Spark, was a Schneider Family Honor title, an overall winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and a Blackwell’s Book of the Year. She has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal and was shortlisted for the Books Are My Bag Readers Awards, the Branford Boase Award, and the Little Rebels Children’s Book Award. Her second novel, Show Us Who You Are, was a Blackwell’s Book of the Month title and one of the Bookseller’s Best Book of the year. She is an advocate for better representation of neurodiversity in publishing and currently lives in London. Learn more at her website ellemcnicoll.com


Reviews

Goodreads review by Quill&Queer on February 21, 2023

Speaking of curses, apparently mine is to never find a sequel that's as good as the first book. Is it my expectations? Am I wishing for too much? All I know is that after 5 starring Like A Charm, I found Ramya in this book extremely selfish, conceited and downright rude to everyone around her, which......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on February 06, 2023

Ohhhh did I love this book (and the fantasy duology it completes)! By the end of the first book in the series (Like A Charm), prickly, abrasive and proudly neurodivergent Ramya had discovered her true magical powers and the force of her (justified) rage in a world that had tried so hard to shame her......more

Goodreads review by Courtney on April 30, 2023

Witches am I right.......more

Goodreads review by Meggie on January 20, 2025

The second book in the series does not disappoint! It increases the drama without forgetting that the main characters are children. The story was gripping with some good twists and turns. The character development of everyone was very pleasing!......more

Goodreads review by Kirsty on May 01, 2023

4.5 stars......more


Quotes

"An immersive and intriguing fantasy with real depth." —Kirkus Reviews

"Bucking the trend of middle-grade adventure stories, in this one the adults handle the problems so that the kids don’t have to—but young readers will still find lots to identify with in this exciting, imaginative novel." —The Horn Book