Author: Cecy Robson
Series: Weird Girls #1
Release Date: December 2012
Publisher: Signet (Netgalley)
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Rating: 3.5 Hoots
Reviewer: Sarah
Buy From: Amazon / B&N
Sum It Up! Wonderful debut to the Urban Fantasy genre.
Celia Wird and her three sisters
are just like other 20-something girls—with one tiny exception: they're products
of a backfired curse that has given each of them unique powers that make them,
well, weird…
The Wird sisters are content to avoid the local vampires, werebeasts, and witches of the Lake Tahoe region—until one of them blows up a vampire in self-defense. Everyone knows vampires aren't aggressive, and killing one is punishable by death. But soon more bloodlust-fueled attacks occur, and the community wonders: are the vampires of Tahoe cursed with a plague?
Celia reluctantly agrees to help Misha, the handsome leader of an infected vampire family. But Aric, the head of the werewolf pack determined to destroy Misha's family to keep the region safe, warns Celia to stay out of the fight. Caught between two hot alphas, Celia must find a way to please everyone, save everyone, and oh yeah, not lose her heart to the wrong guy—or die a miserable death. Because now that the evil behind the plague knows who Celia is, it’s coming for her and her sisters. This Wird girl has never had it so tough. (Goodreads)
The Wird sisters are content to avoid the local vampires, werebeasts, and witches of the Lake Tahoe region—until one of them blows up a vampire in self-defense. Everyone knows vampires aren't aggressive, and killing one is punishable by death. But soon more bloodlust-fueled attacks occur, and the community wonders: are the vampires of Tahoe cursed with a plague?
Celia reluctantly agrees to help Misha, the handsome leader of an infected vampire family. But Aric, the head of the werewolf pack determined to destroy Misha's family to keep the region safe, warns Celia to stay out of the fight. Caught between two hot alphas, Celia must find a way to please everyone, save everyone, and oh yeah, not lose her heart to the wrong guy—or die a miserable death. Because now that the evil behind the plague knows who Celia is, it’s coming for her and her sisters. This Wird girl has never had it so tough. (Goodreads)
Review:
The world that Cecy Robson has
created is a wonderful debut to the Urban Fantasy genre. Everything an Urban
Fantasy addict looks for is included in Sealed with a Curse. There’s action,
adventure, suspense, magic, paranormal aspects, and even a splash of romance. As
the first in a series, this novel is a great introduction into the lives of
these four sisters, as well as the world they live in.
Each sister is gifted with a
different ability. Celia, the main character, has the advantage of being able to
shift into a tigress, but the disadvantage of turning into whatever creature
touches her if she’s caught off guard. This ability definitely creates some
interesting moments in the story. Celia is everything you’d expect a tigress to
be, strong, determined, loyal and fierce. Yet, Celia is insecure, shy, and lacks
self-esteem. Those additions make her all the more human to a reader, and it is
great to be able to connect to someone who can turn into a tiger. Of course, all
of the sisters are great to read about and I am interested in finding out how
the rest of the series will play out. Will each sister have a book? Or will they
all be from Celia’s perspective?
The only downfall for this book,
which is why it only got 3.5 hoots instead of 4 or even 5, is that the plot
seemed a little bit disordered. In the middle of the book there is a huge fight
scene, worthy of an ending for the book but the book continues for another 100
plus pages. Not to say those pages aren’t important, I just feel like there was
a disconnection between the plot and where the story was supposed to go. If the
book were rearranged differently, it would be an awesome debut!
Anyone who enjoys Urban Fantasy
with a dash of romance will enjoy Sealed
with a Curse. It has all the requirements plus relatable
characters.
The next two books will still be in Celia's POV I heard, I think book 5 will be Tarran's? Aric is really yummy!
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