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Our Cursed Love

By Julie Abe
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Our Cursed Love by Julie Abe is a magical young adult tale of love and fate. Remy has loved her best friend Cam for ages, and their winter trip to Japan seems the perfect moment to confess her feelings. But a mystic tea leaf reading foretells they are not destined to be together. Their journey leads them to a secret magical apothecary where they consume a soulmate elixir and trigger a curse that erases Cam's memories of Remy. Racing against time to restore their bond before midnight on New Year's Eve, they traverse Tokyo, rediscover memories, and forge new ones to beat the spell or risk never knowing each other's love again.
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Perfect for young adult readers who enjoy contemporary romance intertwined with fantasy, especially fans of heartfelt, culturally rich stories exploring destiny and friendship. Ideal for those who loved You've Reached Sam and appreciate magical, friends-to-lovers narratives set against evocative, atmospheric backdrops.

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An uplifting story about the magic of true love and the choices we make. Perfect for fans of You've Reached Sam.

Julie Abe's Our Cursed Love is a magical, uplifting story about the magic of true love and the choices we make. Perfect for fans of You've Reached Sam.

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Our Cursed Love by Julie Abe is a magical, uplifting story about the magic of true love and the choices we make. Perfect for fans of You've Reached Sam.

Destiny, magic, true love . . .

Remy is in love with her best friend Cam, and a winter trip to Japan provides the perfect setting to tell him how she truly feels. But when a mystical tea leaf reading reveals they're not meant to be together, Remy and Cam find themselves in a secret magical apothecary in their search for answers.

Here they are offered an ancient soulmate elixir - but upon drinking it, they are plunged into chaos when Cam's memories of Remy completely disappear.

They must travel through Tokyo to rediscover Cam's memories and make new ones, for if Remy can't help restore Cam's memories before midnight on New Year's Eve, they'll be cursed to forget each other . . . forever.

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Praised as a big-hearted and utterly charming friends-to-lovers story, Our Cursed Love is celebrated for its rich immersion in Japanese culture and magical storytelling. Critics highlight its warmth, humour, and heartfelt romance, with authors Emiko Jean, Susan Lee, and Lyla Lee all endorsing it as a magical coming-of-age story full of courage and love. The novel is also described as a modern fairytale set amid the vibrant sights and sounds of Tokyo, captivating readers with its enchanting plot and endearing characters.

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ISBN: 9781035039975

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 December 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 222g

Pages: 304

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Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Fiction Julie Abe Young Adult Young Adult Romance

About the Author

Julie Abe is the author of many books, including the Eva Evergreen and Tessa Miyata middle grade series, and the young adult novels Our Cursed Love and The Charmed List. She has lived in Silicon Valley, spent many humid summers in Japan, and currently basks in the sunshine of Southern California with never enough books or tea, where she writes stories with a spark of magic.

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