A Curse for True Love

Evangeline is the protagonist and main point-of-view character of A Curse for True Love. In appearance, Evangeline is petite and pretty with golden-pink hair that marks her as a mythical “key” throughout the series, able to open the Valor Arch. To go along with her appearance, she also has a bubbly personality and fondness for beauty, which she notes by thinking she “always felt a little happier wearing pretty things” (66). However, Evangeline’s delicate appearance belies a tough and persevering character.

She is also a dynamic character, and Evangeline’s character arc revolves around her struggles to reclaim her memory and control her future. Although by all appearances, her life is good, Evangeline stubbornly refuses to be complacent. Throughout the novel, Evangeline pursues her “happily ever after,” and her belief in the power of love, and the hope that stems from it, illustrates The Foundations of Power. From the beginning of the book, Evangeline knows that she should be happy being wed to Apollo, but she knows something is wrong, even as she tries to just be comfortable with what she remembers. Evangeline’s ultimate inability to accept her situation shows how deep the foundation of her power goes: Happiness remains out of reach as long as she feels violated.