A Curse Awakened: A Weird Girls Novella (Weird Girls, #3.5)

by Cecy Robson

• ISBN10: 0553394576
• ISBN13: 9780553394573
• Publish Date: 19 August 2014
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Loveswept
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 65
• Language: English

Reviews

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

I enjoyed this introduction to the Weird Girl series. Looking forward to more adventures with the sisters.

[MurderByDeath]

This prequel represents everything I love about this series: Fast paced, entertaining, action-packed and fun. I love all four of the Wird Sisters. There's a scene in this book that takes place in the witch's garage that is phenomenal. Best of all - NO angst!

[EBookObsessed]

When Celia receives a phone call from her ex-boyfriend Danny that he and his father are being attacked by vampires, Celia’s need to protect won’t let her walk away from them. But getting into a war with a crazy vampire mistress who has claimed Danny’s father as her new pet, isn’t what she needs right now on top of packing up to move to their new home.

Yet it is Danny who realizes that the sisters’ powers have been bound by a witch and if they can locate and destroy the witch’s alter, they will be able to control their gifts, rather than having them always backfire.

Knowing they need all their strengths to go up against a powerful family of vampires, their first stop is to their old neighborhood to find Tia Griselda’s alter and break the spell. If they can take on a powerful witch and survive, maybe they will have what it takes to take on a mad vampire, or maybe it would be just smarter to get out of town before they make some very powerful enemies.

THOUGHTS:
I enjoyed this novella which focused more on the sisters together. Although all of the Weird Girl stories are enjoyable, they are told in the first person and in the last few stories Celia is spending more time with either Misha or Aric. While those plots bring their own enjoyment, it is fun to see the sisters working, or in this case fighting, together.

This novella also gives us a better understanding of the curse which gives the sisters their powers.

This is an enjoyable series and I am looking forward to the next installment.

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

[kimbacaffeinate]

Fans of the Weird Girls series are going to love the glimpse back offered in A Curse Awakened by Cecy Robson. We travel back to the time right before the sister’s headed for Tahoe. We learn how they break the binding spell that is messing with their abilities. Action-packed, A Curse Awakened is filled with humor and danger as it answers questions about the girls’ powers and introduces them to the supernatural world.

Through Celia’s narrative, we learn about the sisters’ curse, their parent’s deaths and meet Danny. Danny, Celia’s ex-boyfriend, is in serious trouble with a group of vampires, and the girls decide to help. First, they need full control of their powers, and Danny may be able to help them. The tale that unfolds had me consuming it in one breathless, hilarious sitting.

Robson delighted me with the sister’s banter and snark in A Cursed Awakened. I love how genuine the girls are as they attempt to free themselves and help Danny. Seeing them fight with their abilities before and after the binding was awesome and hilarious. Robson explained each of their powers, and we witnessed the changes in those abilities. I The focus here is truly on the sisters, so there is no romance and all of that lovely drama, but it was so refreshing. While this is a novella, Robson proves once again that she is a master storyteller regardless of the length. Fans of the series will gobble this up and be eager to dive back in with the next release, A Curse Bloodline releasing November 18, 2014. This Weird Girl fan cannot wait!

Received a copy from publisher.This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Book Reviewer