Cursed

Author: Jennifer l. Armentrout
Publisher: Spencer Hill Press

Release Date: September 18, 2012

Format: ARC

Source: For Review

Goodreads Description:

"Dying sucks--and high school senior Ember McWilliams knows firsthand. After a fatal car accident, her gifted little sister brought her back. Now anything Ember touches dies. And that, well, really blows.
Ember operates on a no-touch policy with all living things--including boys. When Hayden Cromwell shows up, quoting Oscar Wilde and claiming her curse is a gift, she thinks he’s a crazed cutie. But when he tells her he can help control it, she’s more than interested. There’s just one catch: Ember has to trust Hayden's adopted father, a man she's sure has sinister reasons for collecting children whose abilities even weird her out. However, she’s willing to do anything to hold her sister's hand again. And hell, she'd also like to be able to kiss Hayden. Who wouldn't?

But when Ember learns the accident that turned her into a freak may not've been an accident at all, she’s not sure who to trust. Someone wanted her dead, and the closer she gets to the truth, the closer she is to losing not only her heart, but her life. For real this time."

***

As always, Jennifer L. Armentrout provides an interesting plot with a killer romance. There wasn’t a single part of Cursed that I did not enjoy. One of the most interesting parts of the novel was all of the superpowers the characters had. I don’t think I would want any of the powers myself because they are all a little scary and have some serious drawbacks, but they were fun to read about. Ember’s power was the scariest of all: the ability to kill someone with a single touch.

While the plot was great, the romance is what really makes CURSED stand out. There was so much tension between Ember and Hayden because of Ember’s death touch. Imagine not being able to touch anyone—especially your crush—what a lonely existence. Hayden tries to help Ember cope with both her “gift” and her left over trauma and sparks fly everywhere, but there is a lot that stands in the way of their relationship—including Ember’s serious lack of trust in Hayden’s family.

Ember was in a horrific car crash and it was not an accident. As Ember tries to discover the truth behind the event that killed her father and destroyed her mother, she can’t help wondering what really happened and who caused it (and neither can I). Ember’s suspicions of Hayden’s family adds a lot of turmoil to their relationship and, of course, ads a creepy mystery to the story.

As amazing as Cursed is, it needs a sequel! I have soooo many questions left about Hayden’s family, the mysterious car crash, and I would love to see more of Hayden and Ember—they are fabulous together.  Jennifer L. Armentrout delivers a fast-paced, romantic murder mystery that will leave readers dying for more. 

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