Cursed by Destiny Blog Tour Review & Giveaway

Hi and welcome to my tour stop for Cursed by Destiny by Cecy Robson!
I love this series so much and I thoroughly enjoy sharing my enthusiasm with all of you, so I'd like to thank Cecy and Signet Eclipse for giving me the oportunity to do so.
Here's my review:

Author: Cecy Robson
Series: The Weird Girls
Published: January 7th 2014
Publisher: Signet
Format: Paperback, 368 pgs
Buy: The Book Depository 

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…...
Celia’s a girl in trouble. Her heart is bound to Aric, but he is a purebloodwere who must deny her or risk condemning his species to extinction. And that’s just her love life. She’s also been called to take down a group of demon terrorists looking to overthrow the paranormal world. (No pressure.)
In order to bring them down, Celia must ally herself to Misha, the master vampire who has made no secret of his desire for her. And if that weren’t enough misfortune for one girl, a clairvoyant’s prediction could destroy Celia and Aric’s love for good. The only way to protect the world from unbridled supernatural terrorism is for Celia to bind herself to her destined mate. And that doesn’t appear to be Aric….

Apparently, my previous assessment holds true: Cecy Robson sure knows how to write good romantic urban fantasy. She is, in fact, excellent at what she does and she keeps giving us one successful installment after another.

Cursed by Destiny is no different. A fabulous cast of characters, great action scenes, and a romance that will turn you into a puddle of goo someone will have to mop right off the floor. This is a series you can easily get invested in. I guarantee you will feel both joy and heartbreak with these characters, and you will laugh and cry along the way.

The unbreakable bond between our four sisters continues being the glue that holds the series together. In Cursed by Destiny, the sisters have chosen (or been forced to choose) different pats. They’ve had to leave their home and move elsewhere, but they remain close nevertheless. Every one of these girls is a heroine in her own right, the characters so well-rounded that I can easily imagine each of them getting a spin-off series. Although we got off to a rocky start, Taran has somehow become my favorite, her temper and honesty a most welcome detail in this fantastic series.

While I appreciate everything else about these books, the torturous romance is a constant source of struggle for me. Celia and Aric give a whole new meaning to the term ‘star-crossed lovers’ and to be honest, the whole thing is making me anxious, which isn’t something I tend to appreciate. I was always more fond of those series that feature a strong couple united against outside dangers. Celia and Aric’s relationship (or lack thereof) makes such an important part of this series that I often wish it could be different.

Celia’s friend Misha and his vampire servants are in charge of supplying comic relief, but although we came close, I’m glad a love triangle didn’t fully form between Celia, Aric and Misha. With everything that’s been going on with our favorite couple, there simply isn’t room for a third.

The Weird Sisters is a series I keep recommending to anyone who would listen. It is written to appeal to a much wider audience: thanks to all the humor and the romance, those who aren’t comfortable with dry, old school urban fantasy will have better luck with it, but there’s plenty of action and mythology to satisfy hard core UF fans like myself.

AUTHOR BIO:

Cecy (pronounced Sessy) Robson is a full-time writer, registered nurse, wife, and mother living in the Great Northwest. A member of Romance Writers of America, she attributes her passion for storytelling to the rough New Jersey neighborhood she was raised in. As a child, she was rarely allowed to leave the safety of her house and passed her time fantasizing about flying, fairies, and things that go bump in the night. Gifted and cursed with an overactive imagination, she began writing in May 2009. Her Weird Girls Urban Fantasy Romance series is published with Penguin Random House’s Signet Eclipse and released to stellar praise from multiple reviewers including: Publisher’s Weekly, USA Today, and Romantic Times. THE WEIRD GIRLS: A Novella, SEALED WITH A CURSE, and A CURSED EMBRACE are now available. A CURSED MOON: A Novella, releases December 3, 2013, followed by CURSED BY DESTINY, January 7, 2014. Find her on her website, Twitter, Facebook or GoodReads.

GIVEAWAY TIME!
Cecy has kindly offered to send out a prize pack: a signed copy of CURSED BY DESTINY, a magnet, lip balm, and bookmark, internationally. Please keep in mind that if, by any chance, you win this prize pack on a different blog, a different winner will be chosen to be fair to the other contestants.

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