Well, I'll be a monkeys auntie! This was book one and holy hannah it was soooooooooooooooooo freaking GOOD!!! I love how Cecy makes it so you absolutely fall in head over heals for the characters. You can't help but laugh when they laugh, gasp when they do and cry with them. this book has it all. In a matter of pages we go from calm to chaos to growls and back to calm. (laughs)Celia, Tran, Shayna and Emme try to stay out of trouble I know they do but that predatory need Celia has to help makes them all get in over their heads many times over. Though, she can' be blamed for it all. The vampires and wolves have a big ass hand in making it a powerful, spellbinding mix of lust, love and discovery. When the girls are called to Vampire court for killing a vamp things go from... 'really' to 'oh hell no' in a matter of minutes. Seems the Master vampire of the vamp killed has brought them up on charges. Misha, the tall, dark adn very handsome Master can't seem to keep his eyes off of Celia during their 'trial'. Yeah, that never means trouble, right? As the girls tell the court 'what they are' they are readied for court. /Tigress, fire-breather, knife thrower and gypsy. We sounded like the headlines for a freakshow. All we needed was a bearded lady. That was what happens when you're the bizarre product of a back fired curse./As things progressed it was ruled the girls were not guilty and they were able to return home. You would think that would be when life would settle down and they would work, come home, go out and have fun and all would be good.. right? Wrong.One night when the girls decided to go out on the town they met some wolves in the bar where their lone wolf friend Bren works. Shayna, Emme and Taran are taken by their new finds. As the wolves are with them. Being the odd woman out Celia decides to go home. She passes 'her wolf' on the street. This is the second time she has seen him and both times its like they are drawn to each other. They can't take their eyes off one another. Finally they move along and Celia gets a cab. Home right? Yeah.... no. During her cab ride she scents blood in the air. She jumps out the ca, barrels towards the smell and comes across two very dea, mutilated bodies. Then, all hell breaks lose. Three wolves surround her. They attack and with a little finesse and help of her 350 pound Tigress she is able to somewhat best them. It's then she meets her wolf again. He slams her into the brick wall of the alley and demands to know what she is. Its as if a spark is set off between them. He goes from aggressor to savior. Keeping his wolves off of her. That's a night Celia won't forget. Seems the humans that were made into mince meat were killed by a vampire. One suffering from bloodlust. As the one they had been charged with killing was. The story takes off from there like a runaway wagon that is lead by two wild stallions. Celia's wolf, is the leader of the pack. A pureblood. A powerhouse that makes her inner kitty want him. Makes her want him. Seems he wants her too. But, as with any good action packed episode of her life isha, our rish, very hot vampire Master wants her too. Celia decides to help Misha when he decides to go after the Master vampire he is sure is responsible for his family getting infected with bloodlust. Of course its a bit more than they were prepared for but they make it out.. alive at least. Aric, Celia's wolf, Koda, Shayna's wolf, Gem, Taran's wolf and Liam, Emme's wolf are not happy and get over protective at this point. (drools- that is just hot) You would think that would keep them out of trouble... erm, no.This book is packed with drama (the good kind), love, lust, power and an eternal gnawing at ya leg to get on with it. There are so many things that happen. Words that are said. Growls, hisses and screams (not the good kind) that you literally can NOT stop turning the pages. It's like the more you read the more you need. You crave it. THAT is the making of an epic book. This one so gets that rating for me. It's a mix of vampires, wolves, weird and magic. Can't beat that combo any day!Again, there was simply too many things to chose from to write in about... and I didn't want to ruin it for anyone. I promise, I laughed, yelled along with the characters and cried with them. This book will have you on the edge of your seat, panting. Wanting more. Enjoy! I'm so bad...I totally read the second one first and then the first one. 0.0 Oh well, but I am certainly glad that I went back and read the first one. I do advise to read them in order even though the second one was waaay better then the first.Don't get me wrong, the first one is good too. It was nice to see how everyone met and how the girls managed to defeat their first major supernatural baddie. It was also nice to see Aric before he fell in love with Celia. He certainly was a man-whore. I did not like him as much as I did in the second one. If I was Celia I would be afraid to fall for him too, because I'm afraid he just wants me for one thing. Aric does prove himself later on that he genuinely likes and cares for Celia, but there is a seed of doubt in my mind. Same with Misha...he does prove that he cares for Celia too...not as much as Aric does, but still. I wish Aric wasn't so overly protective though, I would be SO annoyed after a while. I would say, "I get it bro...you care for me and don't want me to get hurt, but CALM THE F DOWN! JEEZ! AM I ALLOWED TO SNEEZE WITHOUT YOU PRESENT?!" Gah! Stupid Liam. >___> Emme deserves better. He is a patronizing asshole, who needs a good punch in the nose. I love Gemini AND Koda now. Awwwwe. :3 Koda didn't say much in the second book, but I now adore him, because he did get some spotlight to showcase how awesome he is. He did make me frown at one point, but Celia delivered him a nice punch to the nose (which Liam needs one of those badly) to make him open his eyes and see that he was being an idiot. I did love the main baddie...totally didn't expect that! I do tire of the love triangles between a were, vamp, and a human. This author did make the human a little less humany with cool powers, but she is still a "fragile" human and can die easily. I am glad that she is badass; she reminds me a lot of Anita Blake at times. I do wish that authors of this genre would try something different. If you MUST have a love triangle then try another combo of supernaturals. There are a million others you can try; maybe a demon and an angel. Or a fairy and a sorcerer. Just something different PLEASE!I really, really want to know why the girls are the way they are. They do explain a "theory" on how they got their powers. It's really kind of lame and I hope that is not the reason...it would make me slightly annoyed. *fingers crossed* Hopefully, the author will not leave it at that stupid "theory" and actually give a good legit reason on how they got their weird powers. The ending was okay. A little fast for my liking, but it makes you want to read more. :D Overall, I liked this book. It was addicting just like the second one. I did enjoy the second one more then this one, which is odd, because usually the first one is better. I am tired of the love triangles, but she made it a little different, so it wasn't horribly normal. I loved the characters! The characters are what make the story! It was nice to see how everyone met and how the characters where before Cupid lands and creates chaos. I am DYING for the third book. I highly recommend this series to those that like the genre or who are looking for something a little different. Out of five stars, I shall stamp this with 4:) Favorite Character(s): Koda, Gemini, Aric (more towards the end), Taran, Celia, and the main baddie (ooooh I did not see you coming!).Not-so Favorite Character(s): Misha (*sighs*) and Blonde she-wolf (I don't care to remember her name, she annoyed me with her stupid lie)
What do You think about Sealed With A Curse (2012)?
I enjoyed this series very very much. it is a must read!
—kennykk
