Book 1 in St. Rosetta's Academy
Of Curses and Kisses
Indian princess Jaya Rao enrols at a Colorado boarding school to take revenge on Grey Emerson's family. A boarding-school Beauty and the Beast.
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~384
- Ending
- Cliffy
Cliffy means it ends on a cliffhanger, mid-story.
Cliffhanger, but Book 2 is already out.
How spicy is Of Curses and Kisses?
Of Curses and Kisses is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: Dual POV (both leads)
- Ending: Cliffhanger
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- Child abuse (past or present)
- Death of a loved one
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Of Curses and Kisses: quick answers
How spicy is Of Curses and Kisses?
Of Curses and Kisses is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is Of Curses and Kisses a standalone?
No. Of Curses and Kisses is book 1 in St. Rosetta's Academy. It is the place to start. The series is still ongoing.
What tropes are in Of Curses and Kisses?
Of Curses and Kisses features beauty and the beast, retelling, enemies to lovers, royalty, bipoc main character. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a cliffhanger.
Does Of Curses and Kisses have content warnings?
Our notes for Of Curses and Kisses include: child abuse (past or present), death of a loved one. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after Of Curses and Kisses?
If you loved Of Curses and Kisses, try The Wrath and the Dawn by Renée Ahdieh, A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer, When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon. They share its beauty and the beast and retelling energy at a similar spice level.