The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre

Written by Robin Talley

Narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya

The brilliant new romcom from 2020 CILIP Carnegie medal nominee and New York Times bestseller, Robin Talley.

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It’s easy not to fall in love, right?

Melody McIntyre, stage manager extraordinaire, has a plan for everything. What she doesn’t have? Success with love. Every time she falls for someone during a school performance, both the romance and the show end in catastrophe. So, Mel swears off love until their upcoming production of Les Mis is over.

Of course, Mel didn’t count on Odile Rose, rising star in the acting world, auditioning for the spring performance. And she definitely didn’t expect Odile to be sweet, and funny and care as much about the play’s success as Mel. Which means that Melody McIntyre’s only plan now is trying desperately not to fall in love.

A hilarious, heartwarming and empowering read, perfect for fans of Pitch Perfect, Love Simon and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

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Praise for Robin Talley’s previous novels:

‘The main characters are terrific in what is a moving novel. And an important one.’ The Telegraph

‘absolutely loved it – romantic and funny and gripping and just generally excellent!’ Tom Ellen, author of Freshers and All About Us

‘touching, clever and absolutely hilarious’ The Herald

‘I really loved the book… it was just a lovely, refreshing read for me, and I’m so glad there are authors like Robin Talley out there.’ Bookseller review

‘One of the most interesting and informative LGBT books I've read recently!’ Reader review

‘I read it in one sitting!’ NetGalley reviewer

‘a must-read for anyone interested in LGBTQ+ history’ NetGalley reviewer

‘a very timely novel’ NetGalley reviewer

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Release date: Nov 12, 2020
• ISBN: 9780008218973

Robin Talley

Robin Talley is a queer author who grew up in southwest Virginia and now lives in Washington, DC, with her wife and their kids. She is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels for teen readers: Music from Another World, Pulp, Our Own Private Universe, As I Descended, The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre, What We Left Behind, and Lies We Tell Ourselves. You can find her on the web at www.robintalley.com.

Reviews for The Love Curse of Melody McIntyre

[Victoria Edelsbrunner · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The opening scene was a little cringe but after that it got loads better. Really enjoyed how accurate it was at representing what is like to work on a large cast performance. Recommended for theatre fans and Les Mis nerds!

[edgoldberg · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Not Robin Talley's best (Pulp is her best) but totally enjoyable.Melody McIntyre, Stage Manager, has gone through boyfriends and girlfriends, especially those in theater. When her girlfriend Rachel breaks up with her ion the tech booth during a performance of Romeo and Juliet that seems to be the culmination of a long list of breakups. However, the play has been fraught with issues. Also, it seems that whenever Melody is in love, things go wrong.Theater folks are superstitious and they make up a new rule for every play. The tech crew gets the idea that if Melody can refrain from falling in love during the next show, things will go better. Recently broken up, she figures she can do that. However, she didn't anticipate meeting Odile Roise, high school senior and Broadway theater star. Now she is caught between falling in love, breaking the superstition, getting t he best performance out of the spring musical.This is a fund book, broken out in Scenes, days before the show opens and locations...just like a real script. The characters are good. The plot is good. The ending is good. Definitely a fun read. But....if you haven't already, you MUST read Pulp. It's a 5 star book.