Curse Unbroken (Weird Girls, #5)

by Cecy Robson

• ISBN10: 1336193042
• ISBN13: 9781336193048
• Publish Date: 1 January 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 17 June 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Random House Publishing Group
• Format: eBook
• Language: English

Reviews

[EBookObsessed]

This is the last book (for now) from Celia’s POV and author Cecy Robson doesn’t send her off with a party. Evil is still chasing after Celia in all its forms and kicking her butt at every turn. Can Celia hold out long enough to survive and finally get her happily ever after?

The next Weird Girls book will be told by Celia’s sister, Taran, but Celia doesn’t get to kick back and coast through this last story. Everything evil is making one last play for Celia before she steps out of the spotlight. I am glad that for the first time in this series I remembered that this was an Urban Fantasy so I was ready when everything kept trying to take a bite out of Celia. I think she spent a total of five pages not covered in blood and bruises.

First shapeshifters make one last stab at killing Celia and ruin a wonderfully romantic attempt by Aric to finally propose to his mate. The shapeshifters are defeated but they have left behind something like a virus which is spreading through the werewolves and the Wird sisters.

Meanwhile Aric is being sent on a mission to find a stone that can grant wishes and every paranormal being is also looking for it, including Celia and Misha’s vampires. The stone is so old that it has become sentient and it exacts a high price for the wishes that it grants…and it has taken a liking to Celia and is following her around like a lonely puppy whether she likes it or not. This puts another target on Celia’s back since there are many who would happily kill her to be the next holder of the stone.

If Celia can survive this next wave of evil, she might just survive long enough to reach that happily ever after.

THOUGHTS:
I like Celia and it will be nice to see her take a back seat in the next book and (maybe) not spend every moment of the day being chewed on by some creature or other. After several books being forced apart, Celia and Aric can finally step out together in public as a couple. I did miss Misha in this story since he was noticeably missing, off in Europe trying to find a mate of his own to replace Celia in his life. There was minimal interaction with Misha’s vamps and it appears that while the Master is away, the vamps will play and they appear to like costume parties. Interesting.

There is hinting at a relationship blooming between Bren and little sister Emma, and I heartily approve.

The next book will be from Taran’s POV. Snarky sister Taran has become more subdued in this book and I miss her wit. After the final battle in the prior story where Taran lost an arm and the elders tried using her pack bond with Gemini to re-grow one. She has since lost control over her magic, and she is self-conscious of her white as snow limb. This is causing a huge rift between her and Gemini.

It will be interesting to see how the series changes when the story focuses on Taran rather than Celia.

Received an ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

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Five reasons to grab A Curse Unbroken and lose yourself within its pages

• Aric the sexy were warrior and Celia Wird. If you have read the series that you have witnessed the carnage, near death and despair this couple have suffered, and yet through it all the love. The tale pics up right where the last tale ended and our couple will once again be tested. Will they finally get their happy? You will have to grab a copy to find out.


• Secondary characters,romance trouble and vampire interference- we get it all in typical Robson fashion. Gemini and Taran’s relationship is a mess, and I long for their story. Meanwhile Bren and Emma have this quiet little thing going and I want in. Shayna and Koda are downright adorkable. Misha and his groupies are present adding and causing tension all at the same time.


• An unseen threat effects them and the mating bond between Celia and Aric. An assignment to retrieve a powerful stone that can wreak havoc if it falls into the wrong hands have the Wird’s, weres and vampires battling other supernatural elements. It was intense, brutal and completely captivating.


• Robson takes urban fantasy and wraps it inside a paranormal romance that grabs at your heartstrings. Her characters are unique and despite internal bickering and differences, somehow she takes weres, vampires and witches and has them working together towards a common goal.


• You love holding your breath, screaming at a book and becoming completely wrapped up in the story. A Curse Unbroken demands to be read in one, maybe two sittings, so forget the housework, sleep, and food. When you crack this open, prepare to lose yourself until it ends. I suggest unplugging and having chocolate handy. I laughed, cringed, cried, sighed, but ultimately closed the book satisfied, and spent.

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