{"product_id":"cursed-ever-after","title":"Cursed Ever After","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAndy C. Naranjo\u003c\/b\u003e is a YA Fantasy writer creating stories featuring Latinx protagonists. Born and raised in Washington Heights, New York City, she now lives in Austin, Texas with some guy she met at work and their two dogs. She speaks several languages, all of them badly. When she's not writing, she can be found re-watching her favorite tv shows. \n\u003ci\u003eCursed Ever After \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Unputdownable... This is how stories were meant to be read--compulsively and with cheeks that hurt from smiling. Step into \n\u003ci\u003eCursed Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e's lush, ridiculous world and you'll never want to leave, even on a Bad day!\" --Dana Swift, author of \n\u003ci\u003eWhen Dealing with Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A wickedly fun, heartfelt adventure. Risa Porto is cursed, clever and cunning, in a world as dazzling as it is deadly. With biting humour, Naranjo stakes her claim in the fantasy genre. If you love snark, romance and subverted fairytales, this is your next obsession.\" --Mikayla Bridge, author of \n\u003ci\u003eOf Flame and Fury\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A charming mashup of all my favorite fairytale adventures! Love, magic, danger, and curses with a found-family ensemble sure to traverse straight into your heart. If \n\u003ci\u003eShrek\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eElla Enchanted\u003c\/i\u003e had a baby, it'd be this beautiful book.\" --Vanessa Montalban, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThese Vengeful Wishes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eOriginal, energetic and genuinely funny. If you love bold, no nonsense heroines, you're going to love Risa Porto and the vibrant world she explores.\" --Anna Fiteni, author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Lies of Habren Faire\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Naranjo's debut romantic fantasy blends wry humor with a sweeping epic adventure... A funny, heartfelt fantasy for fans of The Princess Bride movie and Stephanie Garber's \n\u003ci\u003eCaraval\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A richly imagined and thoughtful fantasy where questions of luck, love, and personal power shape a memorable emotional journey, this book will delight fans of character-driven stories with heartfelt romance and imaginative magic.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A charming, humor-filled fantasy that reads like a fairy tale.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Debut author Naranjo blends swashbuckling adventure with wry humor in a romantic fantasy that juggles charm and peril.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Charming, zany, and a whole lot of fun--\u003ci\u003eCursed Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e is a breath of fresh air.\" --Margaret Owen, \u003ci\u003e New York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Little Thieves and the Merciful Crow series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCursed Ever After\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling romantic fantasy debut brimming with snark, humor, and banter-filled romance perfect for fans of\u003ci\u003e The Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Broken Heart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLove is not for cursed girls. Risa is better off without it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eRisa Porto is a Bad Thing who was born on a Bad Day and is cursed with Bad Luck. After years of taking the blame for every calamity, mishap, and minor inconvenience that befalls the townspeople of Barrow, Risa longs to escape her village. And on her seventeenth birthday, her wish is granted. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSort of.\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRisa owes a (very annoying) witch a favor, and it comes in the form of a quest: She must escort Prince Javi--the youngest, handsomest, and \n\u003ci\u003eleast significant\u003c\/i\u003e of the kingdom's princes--through the dark (and deadly) Bosque to his wedding. This measly errand quickly spirals into a struggle with greedy assassins, a murderous cult, a vicious tyrant, and Risa's own curse. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMost unfortunate of all . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRisa is not immune to Javi's charms. The more time she spends with the prince, the stronger--and more irritating--her urge to kiss him becomes. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 74 (EAN 9780374394479, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/06\/2026 (EAN 9780374394479, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780374394479, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780374394479, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eNaranjo, Andy C\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAndy C. 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