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A Witch's Curse
Finally free from a binding curse that had her confined to a secluded cottage with her guardian and her twin brother, Gretel, a young and inexperienced witch, is now out in the world on her own. Her only goal is to find her brother, Hansel, and the pack of wolves he’s run off with, and break the unbreakable curse they have him under.
Armed with her grimoire and grit, Gretel doesn’t anticipate just how cruel the world is towards witches, or how kind some people can be. She finds herself part of a ragtag crew of thieving misfits, tasked with running dangerous errands for the mysterious Frog, and facing obstacle after obstacle. Cursed beasts, angry wraiths, bloodthirsty wolves, and being forced to partner up with Ari, a distractingly pretty witch hunter.
The more Gretel learns about herself and her history, the more powerful she becomes, both with her magic and in her resolve. With nothing going to plan, can Gretel break Hansel’s curse—and all the unbreakable curses, for that matter—or is she fighting a losing battle?
A Witch’s Curse is book one in a duology, and a fairytale-inspired fantasy adventure about resilience, family, and self-discovery. Come for the high-stakes adventure and mystery, and stay for the found family, enemies-to-lovers vibes, and characters that will have you either cackling or throwing the book across the room.
Armed with her grimoire and grit, Gretel doesn’t anticipate just how cruel the world is towards witches, or how kind some people can be. She finds herself part of a ragtag crew of thieving misfits, tasked with running dangerous errands for the mysterious Frog, and facing obstacle after obstacle. Cursed beasts, angry wraiths, bloodthirsty wolves, and being forced to partner up with Ari, a distractingly pretty witch hunter.
The more Gretel learns about herself and her history, the more powerful she becomes, both with her magic and in her resolve. With nothing going to plan, can Gretel break Hansel’s curse—and all the unbreakable curses, for that matter—or is she fighting a losing battle?
A Witch’s Curse is book one in a duology, and a fairytale-inspired fantasy adventure about resilience, family, and self-discovery. Come for the high-stakes adventure and mystery, and stay for the found family, enemies-to-lovers vibes, and characters that will have you either cackling or throwing the book across the room.
- GenresYoung Adult
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Expected publication August 22, 2026
About the author
Laura Catherine
14 books202 followersLaura Catherine is an indie fantasy author, specialising in cozy fantasy and YA fantasy with queer representation.
They are a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, an ADHD disaster, and hail from Melbourne, Australia. When they are not writing, Laura can be found raising two beautiful children with their partner, spending time outdoors camping, and snuggled up with their cats on the couch with a good book.
They are a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, an ADHD disaster, and hail from Melbourne, Australia. When they are not writing, Laura can be found raising two beautiful children with their partner, spending time outdoors camping, and snuggled up with their cats on the couch with a good book.
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August 12, 2026
Thank you to the author for sending me a copy of this one. All thoughts are my own.
This was a fun mashup of fairytale characters largely inspired by Hansel and Gretel. I really enjoyed just how many fairytales were woven into this story in different ways.
Jack and his group of thieves were a lot of fun and absolutely nailed that found family vibe. And with them we got a heist and a quest, two of my fave fantasy tropes!
Unfortunately I just found Ari and Gretel’s constant bickering and fighty personalities annoying enough to dampen my enjoyment of this book. It became more exhausting for me the longer it went on. It’s a very typical dynamic for fantasy, especially when it’s enemies to lovers, but not one I enjoy.
This was a fun mashup of fairytale characters largely inspired by Hansel and Gretel. I really enjoyed just how many fairytales were woven into this story in different ways.
Jack and his group of thieves were a lot of fun and absolutely nailed that found family vibe. And with them we got a heist and a quest, two of my fave fantasy tropes!
Unfortunately I just found Ari and Gretel’s constant bickering and fighty personalities annoying enough to dampen my enjoyment of this book. It became more exhausting for me the longer it went on. It’s a very typical dynamic for fantasy, especially when it’s enemies to lovers, but not one I enjoy.
August 2, 2026
This was given as an ARC and this will be an honest review. Thank you to Laura Catherine for allowing me this copy to read.
In complete honesty, if I was a teenager again and getting in to fantasy books I would have enjoyed it a whole lot more. 15 year old me would have ate this up, however, 30 year old me was not the target audience (obviously) and it sadly shows in my enjoyment of this book.
Let me start with what I enjoyed: the backstory of the world was so interesting, so intriging, and I wanted so much more of it. The history of Nana (which I will admit, the timeline feels a little confusing) and the curses was such a powerful plot and backstory that it was the driving factor to my enjoyment of the book.
The traditions of magic with the witches being different depending on location was also a sweet touch. Seeing how sacred some witches kept their spells while others openly shared made me smile with how beautiful it was, and added this touch of realism to this fantasy world.
Sadly, that is most of what I truly enjoyed.
The pacing of the entire book was off. It was like the book took place in only about a week (if that), and every page, every chapter, every sentence, had SOMETHING happening in it that it made it feel like NOTHING was happening. Too much action and drama and angst and sadness all within the same moment, with more action action action thrown in. There was not a moment to process the previous danger and scene before we are thrust in to the next altercation - and usually that altercation is Ari, just Ari. Because there wasn't a moment to reflect on what happened, the entire book felt non-stop and constantly moving, and that was enough to make it feel like nothing was happening at all.
While the world is expansive and has some good points to it, for the majority it felt like a jammed-packed Disney special; featuring some of your favourite characters like the Beast, obviously-not-Ursula, Aladdin, and 'Ari'el.
The Witch Hunters seem to have supernatural powers that seem to make no sense whatsoever like the fact that a young 20-something year old could kick a supernaturally enlarged werewolf and flick it away. Or that the same 20-something year old also have enough strength to throw a golden trident in to a stone wall with enough strength to completely jam it in, twirl her body around it and LAUNCH herself, while also ripping the embedded triden out to land on the top of the wall.
Also: GREY WOODSMAN!? The baddest Witch Hunter around, the person responsible for Nana's death, and cause of the main characters misery, is called THAT.
The assortment of characters we get as our main cast is an eclectic group of ragtag thrill seekers that include: Gretel, Jack from the Beanstalk, Goldlie Locks, Aladdin, and discount Arielle. Oh, and Peter maybe-Pan. And sadly, none of these characters really work. Together or singularly.
Goldie is this battle and crime obessesed girl who just sprouts the weirdest sentences and I could not find any way to connect to her.
Aladdin is literally just a theiving stereotype with little else besides being a flirt to his personality. He sees any shiny, expensive thing and immediately his eyes wonder and his fingers get sticky. He is more of a liability than help.
Jack and Peter are mostly just there for tension with Ari, to explain backstory to whatever, and their relationship while cute doesn't need to be focused on the amount of times it is. Jack has this saviour personality and allows trust way too easily. Peter is a 'hidden witch' that has tension with Ari and has a dour-sour personality to balance Jack's.
Gretel, our main character, is naive and has this white-knight syndrome that does not stop her from trying to save the people trying to kill her. She seems to have the right answer for the right situation, when she is able to, even though she admits multiple times that she does not know much about the outside world or that she has enough magic or magical capability. Everything in her world revolves around her twin brother, Hansel, who gets turned in to a 'werewolf' and then fucks off to be mind-controlled and betrays Gretel in the end. Not to mention, her entire inner attitude is just immature; she calls out "judgey people" early on because they make a comment about the world THEY live in that she has not experienced. I honestly just found her an annoying, simple minded, more-moral-than-thou, childish character who does not have growth throughout the entire book.
Ari was the WORST though. Everything about Ari from the moment you meet her, to right at the end, was horrible and is one of the most hypocritical and confusing characters I have had read. From the get go, Ari has jumped between wanting to kill every witch she meets (Gretel) and SAVING the same witch she is stalking at this point. Then, when forced to work with a group she previously left, she is selfish and self-servicing, plus the theme of "repayment of debt" is brought up again and again and again. IT MAKES NO SENSE WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO REPAY A DEBT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE TRYING TO KILL! It felt like every second word out of Ari's mouth was purposefully designed to make me hate her, and it did the job way too well because all I could focus on was how much I hated her. It was such a strong hatred that festered that I never wanted any romantic spark between her and Gretel, since it made so little sense why these two would get together that even my FanFic brain could not connect with even the smallest piece of thread.
SPEAKING OF THEIR ROMANCE. I HATED THEIR ROMANCE. There is no justification anyone can give me for Gretel and Ari getting together that IS NOT just the "oh it's enemies-to-lovers trope". Even that needs SUBSTANCE. This was a flimsy excuse at explaining lust by someone (Gretel) who has never felt it before and excuses every small moment of kindness as love. Gretel is the type of person who would think the barista at the coffee shop is flirting with her because they smiled. Ari does nothing to warm you up to her being the romantic interest, and is colder than the ocean she crawled out of. There was honestly no reason for these two to start a romantic relationship and could have been completely platonic instead.
Overall, I did not enjoy the book even disregarding myself not being the intended audience. There were too many things going on with not enough actual substance happening, most characters felt very one-dimensional or flat-toned, and there were too many things left open and "mysterious" for me to want to read the second book.
Once more, thank you to Laura Catherine for letting me read this ARC.
In complete honesty, if I was a teenager again and getting in to fantasy books I would have enjoyed it a whole lot more. 15 year old me would have ate this up, however, 30 year old me was not the target audience (obviously) and it sadly shows in my enjoyment of this book.
Let me start with what I enjoyed: the backstory of the world was so interesting, so intriging, and I wanted so much more of it. The history of Nana (which I will admit, the timeline feels a little confusing) and the curses was such a powerful plot and backstory that it was the driving factor to my enjoyment of the book.
The traditions of magic with the witches being different depending on location was also a sweet touch. Seeing how sacred some witches kept their spells while others openly shared made me smile with how beautiful it was, and added this touch of realism to this fantasy world.
Sadly, that is most of what I truly enjoyed.
The pacing of the entire book was off. It was like the book took place in only about a week (if that), and every page, every chapter, every sentence, had SOMETHING happening in it that it made it feel like NOTHING was happening. Too much action and drama and angst and sadness all within the same moment, with more action action action thrown in. There was not a moment to process the previous danger and scene before we are thrust in to the next altercation - and usually that altercation is Ari, just Ari. Because there wasn't a moment to reflect on what happened, the entire book felt non-stop and constantly moving, and that was enough to make it feel like nothing was happening at all.
While the world is expansive and has some good points to it, for the majority it felt like a jammed-packed Disney special; featuring some of your favourite characters like the Beast, obviously-not-Ursula, Aladdin, and 'Ari'el.
The Witch Hunters seem to have supernatural powers that seem to make no sense whatsoever like the fact that a young 20-something year old could kick a supernaturally enlarged werewolf and flick it away. Or that the same 20-something year old also have enough strength to throw a golden trident in to a stone wall with enough strength to completely jam it in, twirl her body around it and LAUNCH herself, while also ripping the embedded triden out to land on the top of the wall.
Also: GREY WOODSMAN!? The baddest Witch Hunter around, the person responsible for Nana's death, and cause of the main characters misery, is called THAT.
The assortment of characters we get as our main cast is an eclectic group of ragtag thrill seekers that include: Gretel, Jack from the Beanstalk, Goldlie Locks, Aladdin, and discount Arielle. Oh, and Peter maybe-Pan. And sadly, none of these characters really work. Together or singularly.
Goldie is this battle and crime obessesed girl who just sprouts the weirdest sentences and I could not find any way to connect to her.
Aladdin is literally just a theiving stereotype with little else besides being a flirt to his personality. He sees any shiny, expensive thing and immediately his eyes wonder and his fingers get sticky. He is more of a liability than help.
Jack and Peter are mostly just there for tension with Ari, to explain backstory to whatever, and their relationship while cute doesn't need to be focused on the amount of times it is. Jack has this saviour personality and allows trust way too easily. Peter is a 'hidden witch' that has tension with Ari and has a dour-sour personality to balance Jack's.
Gretel, our main character, is naive and has this white-knight syndrome that does not stop her from trying to save the people trying to kill her. She seems to have the right answer for the right situation, when she is able to, even though she admits multiple times that she does not know much about the outside world or that she has enough magic or magical capability. Everything in her world revolves around her twin brother, Hansel, who gets turned in to a 'werewolf' and then fucks off to be mind-controlled and betrays Gretel in the end. Not to mention, her entire inner attitude is just immature; she calls out "judgey people" early on because they make a comment about the world THEY live in that she has not experienced. I honestly just found her an annoying, simple minded, more-moral-than-thou, childish character who does not have growth throughout the entire book.
Ari was the WORST though. Everything about Ari from the moment you meet her, to right at the end, was horrible and is one of the most hypocritical and confusing characters I have had read. From the get go, Ari has jumped between wanting to kill every witch she meets (Gretel) and SAVING the same witch she is stalking at this point. Then, when forced to work with a group she previously left, she is selfish and self-servicing, plus the theme of "repayment of debt" is brought up again and again and again. IT MAKES NO SENSE WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO REPAY A DEBT TO SOMEONE YOU ARE TRYING TO KILL! It felt like every second word out of Ari's mouth was purposefully designed to make me hate her, and it did the job way too well because all I could focus on was how much I hated her. It was such a strong hatred that festered that I never wanted any romantic spark between her and Gretel, since it made so little sense why these two would get together that even my FanFic brain could not connect with even the smallest piece of thread.
SPEAKING OF THEIR ROMANCE. I HATED THEIR ROMANCE. There is no justification anyone can give me for Gretel and Ari getting together that IS NOT just the "oh it's enemies-to-lovers trope". Even that needs SUBSTANCE. This was a flimsy excuse at explaining lust by someone (Gretel) who has never felt it before and excuses every small moment of kindness as love. Gretel is the type of person who would think the barista at the coffee shop is flirting with her because they smiled. Ari does nothing to warm you up to her being the romantic interest, and is colder than the ocean she crawled out of. There was honestly no reason for these two to start a romantic relationship and could have been completely platonic instead.
Overall, I did not enjoy the book even disregarding myself not being the intended audience. There were too many things going on with not enough actual substance happening, most characters felt very one-dimensional or flat-toned, and there were too many things left open and "mysterious" for me to want to read the second book.
Once more, thank you to Laura Catherine for letting me read this ARC.
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July 20, 2026~ I received this book as an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review, and I am also on the authors street team. All thoughts and feelings are my own. ~
A Witch’s Curse is great for lovers of fairy tale retellings - but made queer! Gretel is our main character, a witch who alongside her brother, Hansel, has been cursed. Neither are able to escape the confines of the witch Yaga, who cursed them in order to keep them safe. The world has a strained history with witches, and witch hunters are vast, making both Gretel and Hansel live in a world who wishes them gone. Gretel would find her wish of breaking the curse be fulfilled, but only at the expense of her brother’s freedom. After being bitten by a wolf, Hansel becomes trapped by Red, the mysterious leader of the wolves, who seems determined to make Gretel join her. We follow Gretel as she seeks to free her brother, and her ventures not only expand her knowledge of the world, but also force her to work together with a rude and annoyingly good looking witch hunter, Ari, who was trained by the witch hunter responsible for her mother’s murder.
I had a wonderful time gradually making my way through this story. It was an easy, comforting tale that drew me in and left me glad for it. Though the stylisation tended to be a bit wordy for my taste at times, I found it to be structured in an easy way to digest. While nothing ground breaking is achieved, it is an inclusive and diverse story rich with queer pride, love and complexity. It’s the kind of book that doesn’t ask too much of you, and in return you get a warm, welcoming story to enjoy. Gretel is a pleasure to journey with, and watching her growth as she explored her new found freedom was considerably satisfying. My favourite edition to this tale was certainly the fairy tale tie-ins, with some character names being abbreviated, almost creating a scavenger hunt to try and pin point who everyone was. If you enjoy tales of complex sibling relationships, fairy tale spin-offs, found family and sapphic enemies to lovers, I recommend giving A Witch’s Curse a try when it releases later this year.
Thank you Laura for providing me with an ARC copy, it was a pleasure to read!
A Witch’s Curse is great for lovers of fairy tale retellings - but made queer! Gretel is our main character, a witch who alongside her brother, Hansel, has been cursed. Neither are able to escape the confines of the witch Yaga, who cursed them in order to keep them safe. The world has a strained history with witches, and witch hunters are vast, making both Gretel and Hansel live in a world who wishes them gone. Gretel would find her wish of breaking the curse be fulfilled, but only at the expense of her brother’s freedom. After being bitten by a wolf, Hansel becomes trapped by Red, the mysterious leader of the wolves, who seems determined to make Gretel join her. We follow Gretel as she seeks to free her brother, and her ventures not only expand her knowledge of the world, but also force her to work together with a rude and annoyingly good looking witch hunter, Ari, who was trained by the witch hunter responsible for her mother’s murder.
I had a wonderful time gradually making my way through this story. It was an easy, comforting tale that drew me in and left me glad for it. Though the stylisation tended to be a bit wordy for my taste at times, I found it to be structured in an easy way to digest. While nothing ground breaking is achieved, it is an inclusive and diverse story rich with queer pride, love and complexity. It’s the kind of book that doesn’t ask too much of you, and in return you get a warm, welcoming story to enjoy. Gretel is a pleasure to journey with, and watching her growth as she explored her new found freedom was considerably satisfying. My favourite edition to this tale was certainly the fairy tale tie-ins, with some character names being abbreviated, almost creating a scavenger hunt to try and pin point who everyone was. If you enjoy tales of complex sibling relationships, fairy tale spin-offs, found family and sapphic enemies to lovers, I recommend giving A Witch’s Curse a try when it releases later this year.
Thank you Laura for providing me with an ARC copy, it was a pleasure to read!
Review of advance copy received from Author
This review is based on the Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) received from the author.
I am super excited to review this upcoming novel from Laura Catherine, who has also written Enemies to Booksellers, one of my favourite cozy fantasies. Thank you so much to Laura for the advance copy!
A Witch's Curse is a fantasy novel very loosely based on characters from various folktales. Of note, the main character is Gretel, who is bound to her guardian's home along with her brother Hansel. When her brother gets cursed, and Gretel frees herself from her guardian, she ventures to try and figure out how to break her brother's curse. This version of Gretel is also a witch in a world where witches are not welcomed.
This is a fun adventure tale, with a little bit of found family as Gretel runs into some allies to help with her quest and some other more reluctant allies (or enemies?!). The characters are interesting and funny, and I enjoyed the sarcasm between Ari and Gretel throughout the story. They have a fun, somewhat silly dynamic and I liked the backstories. I would love to learn more of the backstories of Jack's group in the second book although there were hints and short versions of it in this one. The main character is also occasionally infuriating to me and at times I believed she may or may not have one brain cell. But she definitely is a very impulsive, short-tempered character. If there was any source of frustration from me in this book, it was definitely from her decisions/actions.
Structurally, this story is more of a gateway into book two, rather than has its own sub-story within a bigger story, so keep that in mind if that is structure that you would prefer in a series as well since it does end with a cliffhanger. I tend to read more standalones, so this duology would have been fine as one volume for me with the way the first book is written/structured.
Overall, I did have a lot of fun reading this and Gretel's adventures in the world. I really liked the creative spins on how various fairytale characters tied into the story and their characteristics/abilities. I also love that the "one boat" trope is a thing that is advertised (it is accurate). Looking forward to see what happens in the next book!
I am super excited to review this upcoming novel from Laura Catherine, who has also written Enemies to Booksellers, one of my favourite cozy fantasies. Thank you so much to Laura for the advance copy!
A Witch's Curse is a fantasy novel very loosely based on characters from various folktales. Of note, the main character is Gretel, who is bound to her guardian's home along with her brother Hansel. When her brother gets cursed, and Gretel frees herself from her guardian, she ventures to try and figure out how to break her brother's curse. This version of Gretel is also a witch in a world where witches are not welcomed.
This is a fun adventure tale, with a little bit of found family as Gretel runs into some allies to help with her quest and some other more reluctant allies (or enemies?!). The characters are interesting and funny, and I enjoyed the sarcasm between Ari and Gretel throughout the story. They have a fun, somewhat silly dynamic and I liked the backstories. I would love to learn more of the backstories of Jack's group in the second book although there were hints and short versions of it in this one. The main character is also occasionally infuriating to me and at times I believed she may or may not have one brain cell. But she definitely is a very impulsive, short-tempered character. If there was any source of frustration from me in this book, it was definitely from her decisions/actions.
Structurally, this story is more of a gateway into book two, rather than has its own sub-story within a bigger story, so keep that in mind if that is structure that you would prefer in a series as well since it does end with a cliffhanger. I tend to read more standalones, so this duology would have been fine as one volume for me with the way the first book is written/structured.
Overall, I did have a lot of fun reading this and Gretel's adventures in the world. I really liked the creative spins on how various fairytale characters tied into the story and their characteristics/abilities. I also love that the "one boat" trope is a thing that is advertised (it is accurate). Looking forward to see what happens in the next book!
Review of advance copy received from Author
DISCLAIMER: WAS PROVIDED AN ARC COPY IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW>
A Brilliant Melding together of Grimm's Fairy Tale characters with LGBT+ representation in a fun reimagined sandbox. A understandable quest that drives the plot forward with a sense of urgency and purpose to offset the main character's reactive desperation to each new problem that erupts while she's still stamping out the flames of the previous narrative explosion. The pacing is break-neck, but makes sense given what is at stake for the main character of Gretel - pacing reminds me of what i like in a Matthew Reilly novel.
Personally i'm rooting for this main character to have some sit-downs with a therapist to process trauma and be counselled over their potential will they/won't they (i'm rooting hard for the latter personally, i would love a platonic handshake). I also want to spend more time in the main character's sibling's head and i hope we get to explore that in the sequel, which i will definitely be picking up. I enjoyed my time with the ensemble characters too - Jack & Peter's relationship especially - if you want a world of unapologetically & openly themselves characters, including LGBTQIA+ ones, look no further.
A Brilliant Melding together of Grimm's Fairy Tale characters with LGBT+ representation in a fun reimagined sandbox. A understandable quest that drives the plot forward with a sense of urgency and purpose to offset the main character's reactive desperation to each new problem that erupts while she's still stamping out the flames of the previous narrative explosion. The pacing is break-neck, but makes sense given what is at stake for the main character of Gretel - pacing reminds me of what i like in a Matthew Reilly novel.
Personally i'm rooting for this main character to have some sit-downs with a therapist to process trauma and be counselled over their potential will they/won't they (i'm rooting hard for the latter personally, i would love a platonic handshake). I also want to spend more time in the main character's sibling's head and i hope we get to explore that in the sequel, which i will definitely be picking up. I enjoyed my time with the ensemble characters too - Jack & Peter's relationship especially - if you want a world of unapologetically & openly themselves characters, including LGBTQIA+ ones, look no further.
August 12, 2026
Advanced Copy Review.
Thank you so much to Laura for allowing me to arc review A Witch’s Curse!!! This is the second book I have read from Laura and I was struggling to put it down!!
There is just something about the way Laura writes that I love. This book was such a cozy and engaging read, I also enjoyed the nostalgia of following characters from my childhood written in a different light. This book was action packed, with adventure, found family, queer romance, enemies to allies and a hidden slow burn I need more of!!
This book ended on a cliffhanger and I fear I need the second book yesterday haha. Between the action and character development, there was a lot going on. However I found the book was written with great pacing that seemed to balance it all out, that I didn’t mind the characters constantly being on the go. I also found I was excitedly waiting for what character would be revealed next and what curses they would be up against.
If you enjoy curses, Disney, queer romance, enemies to allies (hopefully lovers 🤞), found family, self discovery, witch’s and magic, adventure and action, you’ll love this book!!
Thank you once again to Laura, I hope to read more of yours soon and can’t wait for the second book!!
Thank you so much to Laura for allowing me to arc review A Witch’s Curse!!! This is the second book I have read from Laura and I was struggling to put it down!!
There is just something about the way Laura writes that I love. This book was such a cozy and engaging read, I also enjoyed the nostalgia of following characters from my childhood written in a different light. This book was action packed, with adventure, found family, queer romance, enemies to allies and a hidden slow burn I need more of!!
This book ended on a cliffhanger and I fear I need the second book yesterday haha. Between the action and character development, there was a lot going on. However I found the book was written with great pacing that seemed to balance it all out, that I didn’t mind the characters constantly being on the go. I also found I was excitedly waiting for what character would be revealed next and what curses they would be up against.
If you enjoy curses, Disney, queer romance, enemies to allies (hopefully lovers 🤞), found family, self discovery, witch’s and magic, adventure and action, you’ll love this book!!
Thank you once again to Laura, I hope to read more of yours soon and can’t wait for the second book!!
Review of advance copy received from Author
ARC review
A Witches Curse by Laura Catherine.
I LOVED this book! It was something totally different to what i have read before, and i totally ate it up!
This was the first book by Laura that I have read, and I'll now be running 🏃♀️ to get my mits on more! 👀
A Witches Curse is all of the Fairytales and Disney characters i can think of rolled into 1 extremely well written package.
The characters were AMAZING and hilarious. The Queer rep was Chefs Kiss 👌and it had me hooked from the first sentence to the last word.
And just how i like it, it ends with a cliffhanger that had me in Laura's DM's like GIVE ME MORE!
I really enjoyed the character growth in this book, and the side characters are probably my favourites in the book!
Tropes:
💜 Found Family
💚Magic
🖤Enemies to Friends
🧡One Boat
💙Sapphic
🩷Fairytale inspired
💛Hilarious side characters
To sum it up. This book is a
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me, as i couldn't put it down.
Besties, put this on your TBR for a fun adventure!
A Witches Curse by Laura Catherine.
I LOVED this book! It was something totally different to what i have read before, and i totally ate it up!
This was the first book by Laura that I have read, and I'll now be running 🏃♀️ to get my mits on more! 👀
A Witches Curse is all of the Fairytales and Disney characters i can think of rolled into 1 extremely well written package.
The characters were AMAZING and hilarious. The Queer rep was Chefs Kiss 👌and it had me hooked from the first sentence to the last word.
And just how i like it, it ends with a cliffhanger that had me in Laura's DM's like GIVE ME MORE!
I really enjoyed the character growth in this book, and the side characters are probably my favourites in the book!
Tropes:
💜 Found Family
💚Magic
🖤Enemies to Friends
🧡One Boat
💙Sapphic
🩷Fairytale inspired
💛Hilarious side characters
To sum it up. This book is a
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me, as i couldn't put it down.
Besties, put this on your TBR for a fun adventure!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I was given an ARC copy of A Witch's Curse by author Laura Catherine. Thank you Laura for the chance to be an ARC reader.
Now let me start by saying this book turned out to be something completely different than what I expected, but in the very best of ways. A Witch's Curse presents a unique take on the story of Gretel and her brother Hansel. It also incorporates several other fairytale and Disney characters, but gives each of them a perfect twist to their story that just brings them to life. This book has it all from hilarious interactions, fabulous queer representation, and quirky characters to the very obvious lesbian angst/tension between the leading lady Gretel and her enemy Ari. This book does end on a cliffhanger and I am already looking forward to reading the next one. I highly recommend giving this book a read. You will enjoy the journey Gretel and her band of misfits takes you on.
Now let me start by saying this book turned out to be something completely different than what I expected, but in the very best of ways. A Witch's Curse presents a unique take on the story of Gretel and her brother Hansel. It also incorporates several other fairytale and Disney characters, but gives each of them a perfect twist to their story that just brings them to life. This book has it all from hilarious interactions, fabulous queer representation, and quirky characters to the very obvious lesbian angst/tension between the leading lady Gretel and her enemy Ari. This book does end on a cliffhanger and I am already looking forward to reading the next one. I highly recommend giving this book a read. You will enjoy the journey Gretel and her band of misfits takes you on.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Curse Breaking, One Boat, Thieving Crew, Found Family, Fairytale Inspired, Sapphic, Enemies To Friends?
This was such a fun read! A super creative spin on the fairytale classics.
I really enjoyed the world building, the pace and especially all the characters. Each one had their own personalized backstory that led them to this point and I really enjoyed trying to guess where the story was leading to.
I was enjoying the vibes too much and saw none of the twists coming!
I highly recommend to everyone, it was such an inclusive book, amazing representation
This was such a fun read! A super creative spin on the fairytale classics.
I really enjoyed the world building, the pace and especially all the characters. Each one had their own personalized backstory that led them to this point and I really enjoyed trying to guess where the story was leading to.
I was enjoying the vibes too much and saw none of the twists coming!
I highly recommend to everyone, it was such an inclusive book, amazing representation
August 22, 2026
Happy release day to @lauracatherineauthor ! I have had the pleasure of reading an ARC for this book and it did not disappoint!
Fast paced, full of action, adventure, curses and missions this book keeps you on your toes till the end. The characters are easy to love and the banter is on point.
If you like fairytales, found family and a great time, this is the book for you!
Fast paced, full of action, adventure, curses and missions this book keeps you on your toes till the end. The characters are easy to love and the banter is on point.
If you like fairytales, found family and a great time, this is the book for you!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I really enjoyed the way the world unfolded and how the story is playing out. I’m looking forward to a part 2.
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