Blood Curse
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4.0 • 1 Rating
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- $3.99
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- $3.99
Publisher Description
An untrained healer apprentice.
The love she sends away to war.
And a curse that could swallow them whole.
Rini MacIllroy chafes at the responsibilities of being an apprentice healer to her shifter wolf pack. They have stayed safe by keeping separate from humankind, but the American Civil War surges up the mountain to their isolated village. When her friends and lover are sent down the mountain to fight, Rini must stay behind.
In an act of desperation, Rini unleashes an ancient curse upon her Pack –a shadow that feeds on blood and violence. As the curse tightens its hold, calling not just for bloodlust but to claim souls, Rini struggles to keep her own inner wolf at bay. Neighbor turns against neighbor, friends betray friends, and the Pack threatens to rip itself apart at the seams.
Can Rini defeat the curse in her own blood, or will she and the Pack she loves be consumed by the beast within?
Blood Curse is a lush historical paranormal fantasy weaving the folklore of the Scottish Highlands with New World magic. Perfect for fans of strong female friendships, and slow burn, fated mates HEA romance.
Customer Reviews
Great historical coming of age tale
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
First off, I would say that calling this a “slow burn” is an understatement and calling it a “romance” is giving a little bit of a false idea. There’s not a lot of romance in this book, though there may be later in the series so that may be why it’s marketed that way. However, I went into this expecting romance, maybe some steam or spice, and while there was hints of romance it was just moments sprinkled throughout the book.
That being said, the book itself was wonderful. It’s got great lore behind the wolves and their characters. They are beautifully written and they have great personalities and backgrounds that makes you want to see what happens next with them. The village/Appalachian vibe that they have as well as the history of the time that it is set in is wonderful as well. It does make it a little hard to read, especially since they speak Scottish Gaelic and have thick accents from being Scottish descendants and living in the mountains - specifically Aunt Sedna, but she’s also one of my favorite characters.
I think that the only thing that kept this from being a 5 star read in my opinion was it wasn’t really marketed as what it was. I would have marked it as a coming of age tale, a good versus evil tale, something of that nature. But again the plot may change in the second book and I don’t know the details of the plot yet so I guess I’ll see what’s in store in September!