Raya and the Curse of Kumandra by adorascake

Author: adorascake

Genre: Romance

Theme: Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Friends to Lovers

Series: N/A

Word Count: 93,194 (c)

Published: August 7th, 2024

Format: ebook (ao3/kindle)

Started: 08-28-2025

Finished: . . . 08-29-2025

Re-read: . . . Yes

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synopsis

in the months following the birth of their new world and peace between the five lands, princess raya of heart finds herself becoming best friends with her former enemy, princess namaari of fang. as their friendship flourishes, so does something else, something that is confusing yet beautiful.

but peace is not easy. soon enough, hardship strikes the five lands, and out of desperation, they begin to lash out at one another and fall back into their old ways. after working so hard for the life she now has, raya fears what this could mean for the future of their world.

with a diary forgotten by the world, a dark history surrounding the lands of heart and fang, and mysterious occurrences that don’t add up, raya, namaari, and their friends begin to wonder if the druun are really gone.

and on top of it all, raya and namaari must face a terrifying truth: their feelings for one another.

4 star, Canon Compliant, Curse, Enemies / Rivals to Lovers, Friends to Lovers, Misc, Pining, Romance, Slow Burn, South Asian

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:21 PM

☑ 1. Welcome to Kumandra

writing style is pretty good
good intro to the story and where they are at in their friendship ‐ both seem to be pining pretty hard

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:21 PM

□ 2. The Blame Game 🖤

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:22 PM

☑ 3. Delicate Situations 🖤

i’m assuming it’s going to take until like chapter 13 for her to figure out that sisu was talking about her 😩

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:22 PM

☑ 4. Uncovering the Past 🖤

they’re literally so cute ‐ I’ve never watched this movie but I already love this fandom ‐ the way they portray raya and namaari’s relationship is everything (I like)

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:22 PM

□ 5. Rash Decisions

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:23 PM

□ 6. Forming a Plan

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:23 PM

☑ 7. A Misunderstanding 😽🖤

literally why 😩 I’m assuming it has something to do w/ the movie I never watched as to why raya would jump to the “she could never love me” conclusion after she literally kissed u back ‐ after just saying u were everything to her 😭 ‐ I hope things aren’t awkward between them for too long

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:23 PM

☑ 8. Into the Belly

ok so it turn out they both think the same thing 🤦🏽‍♀️ (that the other could never love them) ‐ hopefully Sisu knocks some sense into one of them (or one of them gains confidence or clarification ‐ actually she probably shouldn’t have hinted anything to Namaari in the first place 😭) bc the slow burn is slowly starting to kill me ‐ probably bc it’s duo pov which makes the frustration like doubly frustrating 😭

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:23 PM

□ 9. Poison

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:24 PM

☑ 10. Nightmares

literally wtf is going on and why do I feel like raya is going to have a psychotic break 😥 ‐ she’s been having a headache for a minute now and then this dream and now she’s sensing a presence?? and she’s being mean to Maari ☹️ which is what I didn’t want after the kiss

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:24 PM

☑ 11. Return to Heart 🖤

ngl I like namaari’s POV’s better ‐ I 🫶🏽 her mom sm too ‐ benja’s cool too I just think I’ll always connect more w/ moms then dads

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:24 PM

□ 12. Deeply Buried Secrets

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:25 PM

☑ 13. Pieces Falling into Place

1 step forward two steps back 😩

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:25 PM

□ 14. What Cannot Be Said Will Be Wept

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:25 PM

☑ 15. Even in Another Time 🖤

broke my heart and then mended all within the span of like 5 pages 😭

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bee ᶻ 𝘇 𐰁

08/28/2025 9:25 PM

☑ Notes:

skimmed a lot of this ok but still really good ‐ wish there was more to the ending
great writing ‐ great storyline ‐ read as as an intriguing fantasy novel and I loved that ‐ also probably a great continuation of the movie makes me want to watch??

Highlights:

last two chapters
all the pining and yearning on both end

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