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maggytoilee's review against another edition
3.0
Hmm… I picked up another book that was more interesting around the 70% mark and found I needed to finish this book for the sake of finishing it. All of Christine’s books are intriguing to be fair but the repetition does get tiring. That said, this book reveals a lot of the underlying plot that connects the books in this series so I can’t see how you can skip it.
fantasmariana's review
3.0
Este es el segundo libro que leo de la saga de los carpatianos. Como ya mencioné en la reseña de “Lobo Oscuro”, esta saga puedes ser intimidante pues cuenta con más de 26 libros (y la autora sigue publicando más), así que si no saben nada de los carpatianos y quieren leer este libro, les aconsejo que se busquen un wiki o blog (los hay por montones) en donde les expliquen más a fondo sobre las características de este pueblo.
Una vez dicho esto, la verdad es que la historia se enfoca en la relación entre Lara y Nicolas por lo que si tienen ganas de un romance paranormal con bastantes escenas eróticas (explícitas) pueden leer este libro sin necesidad de haber leído sus antecesores.
El personaje de Nicolas del la Cruz me gustó bastante en su faceta de misterioso y poderoso luchador pero me costó trabajo conectar con él debido a su idea de “macho-dominante-hago-lo-que-quiero”.
Sigue en: https://vikingalectora.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/maldicion-oscura-christine-feehan/
Una vez dicho esto, la verdad es que la historia se enfoca en la relación entre Lara y Nicolas por lo que si tienen ganas de un romance paranormal con bastantes escenas eróticas (explícitas) pueden leer este libro sin necesidad de haber leído sus antecesores.
El personaje de Nicolas del la Cruz me gustó bastante en su faceta de misterioso y poderoso luchador pero me costó trabajo conectar con él debido a su idea de “macho-dominante-hago-lo-que-quiero”.
Sigue en: https://vikingalectora.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/maldicion-oscura-christine-feehan/
wellactjoally's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
3.0
Okay so FINALLY we have an answer about why women can’t stay pregnant. This book was dark AF, lots of torture and manipulation and physical and emotional abuse.
enchantedtomeetcute's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide
izzyfleckner's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
tasha_fullybooked's review against another edition
1.0
I didn't really enjoy this book. The constant ice cave scenes were so boring; I really had to force myself not to skip a couple of pages. And Lara, ugh! I know she was traumatized as a child, but can she not try and seek some help? I just kept getting really annoyed with her and her behavior. Many times throughout the book she nearly killed people because she was freaking out. Nicolas didn't help the situation by babying her everytime she would spaz out and nearly kill people. I totally agreed with Gregori for going off on Lara. Overall I didnot like this book. I did however like how they brought alot of the characters from the previous books into the story, but it was not enough to save it. I liked Nicolas, he seemed to be a good man and lifemate, but Lara was not the right match for him. I could not work up any sympathy, empathy, or like for her.
melodicfate's review against another edition
4.0
***SPOILERS!!!***
4.5 stars.
Oh man, you guys. This. Book. I felt so awful for Lara, the heroine. Tormented, forced to give blood to her seemingly evil father, Razvan(boy, things are sure different than it first appeared), and treated as less than human by her grandfather. Yeah, she went through a lot, and therefore, had quite a lot of trauma. Nicolas, her lifemate, did a lot wrong, including taking her blood before realizing she was his lifemate. And then he got all arrogant and pulled the whole "you can't leave thing", going so far as to chain her to him so she wouldn't be able to get away. Yeah...not cool, Nicolas. And then. AND THEN! He paid for it in the most heart-wrenchingly awful, yet beautiful way possible. He went after Lara's spirit when she tried to commit suicide rather than feel like a prisoner, and when he found Lara's spirit and saw she was reliving past childhood traumas, the dude relived it all with her. Nicolas would never have understood Lara had this not happened, and he became an awesome man. So yeah, I loved this couple.
This story picked up on plotlines concerning why the Carpathians are having issues revolving around having children and keeping them alive, as well as what's up with Xavier. And that romance between Lara and Nicolas, where he helps her with her trauma, and he learns that no, he's not always right.
This is one of my favorite books in the series. Lara played an integral part in helping save Carpathian children, and I'm sad that in order to keep playing that part, she couldn't be converted in this story. I mean, I know she and Nicolas will make it, but still. While I understood and completely agreed with it, I want to see them complete the whole ritual. Overall, this book was in turns sad, funny, and parts just made me happy.
4.5 stars.
Oh man, you guys. This. Book. I felt so awful for Lara, the heroine. Tormented, forced to give blood to her seemingly evil father, Razvan(boy, things are sure different than it first appeared), and treated as less than human by her grandfather. Yeah, she went through a lot, and therefore, had quite a lot of trauma. Nicolas, her lifemate, did a lot wrong, including taking her blood before realizing she was his lifemate. And then he got all arrogant and pulled the whole "you can't leave thing", going so far as to chain her to him so she wouldn't be able to get away. Yeah...not cool, Nicolas. And then. AND THEN! He paid for it in the most heart-wrenchingly awful, yet beautiful way possible. He went after Lara's spirit when she tried to commit suicide rather than feel like a prisoner, and when he found Lara's spirit and saw she was reliving past childhood traumas, the dude relived it all with her. Nicolas would never have understood Lara had this not happened, and he became an awesome man. So yeah, I loved this couple.
This story picked up on plotlines concerning why the Carpathians are having issues revolving around having children and keeping them alive, as well as what's up with Xavier. And that romance between Lara and Nicolas, where he helps her with her trauma, and he learns that no, he's not always right.
This is one of my favorite books in the series. Lara played an integral part in helping save Carpathian children, and I'm sad that in order to keep playing that part, she couldn't be converted in this story. I mean, I know she and Nicolas will make it, but still. While I understood and completely agreed with it, I want to see them complete the whole ritual. Overall, this book was in turns sad, funny, and parts just made me happy.
ristaylor's review against another edition
3.0
Now, see, this is a series that I thought had definitely jumped the shark, oh, around book 15 – but I kept buying and reading. I still wanted me some dark, uber alpha Carpathian male to beat his chest and say ‘you are woman I am man and you belong to me’. I also really enjoy the way Ms. Feehan writes and the world building was quite fascinating to me. I think her mythology is unique and original– the first book in the series, Dark Prince, debuting in 1999. Her heroines have always intrigued me, running the gamut from head strong, willful and dominant to unsure and questioning; but always intelligent and eventually fearless. However each book continued to re-hash the same mythology and pathos of the world and the characters, until finally after book 17, I said NO MORE, and totally skipped reading book 18, Dark Possession.
So when Dark Curse arrived I was like an addict alone in the room with a fix and a war going on in my head – don’t do it, but I can’t stop myself, but you said no more, I know but just one more time… until finally the addict in me won out. And I’m glad she did. I was surprised and delighted by Dark Curse and it sparked renewed interest in the series.
In this latest addition to the series, Ms. Feehan expounds on the world and characters she has lovingly created and goes beyond the pathos to some real answers for the characters. This book has real depth to it, going beyond the ground work she has laid down in previous books to get to the crux of the matter – why the Carpathian race is dying out. In addition to the very romantic and compelling story line between the hero and heroine Lara Calladine and Nicolas De La Cruz, we also get to visit with many other characters from other books and even some from the novellas, Vikirnoff and Natalya, Gregori and Savannah, Francesca, Mikhail and Raven, Shea and Jacques to name a few. They don’t just have a walk on, mention what fine weather they’re having or drop off a bunt cake. They have substantial roles to play and bring cohesiveness to the story and believability to the universal story line. The intrigue and mystery to some of the long standing questions readers may have had begins to be illuminated and I say bravo and about time.
As a reader, Dark Curse finally made me feel as if I was reaching for something that was attainable. It was like when they announced that the TV series Lost was going to have an end date. From then on each episode was that much clearer and sharper and relevant. So I suggest to long standing fans of this series, if you thought about giving up, don’t, and pick up Dark Curse. Who knew you could jump the shark and come back.
So when Dark Curse arrived I was like an addict alone in the room with a fix and a war going on in my head – don’t do it, but I can’t stop myself, but you said no more, I know but just one more time… until finally the addict in me won out. And I’m glad she did. I was surprised and delighted by Dark Curse and it sparked renewed interest in the series.
In this latest addition to the series, Ms. Feehan expounds on the world and characters she has lovingly created and goes beyond the pathos to some real answers for the characters. This book has real depth to it, going beyond the ground work she has laid down in previous books to get to the crux of the matter – why the Carpathian race is dying out. In addition to the very romantic and compelling story line between the hero and heroine Lara Calladine and Nicolas De La Cruz, we also get to visit with many other characters from other books and even some from the novellas, Vikirnoff and Natalya, Gregori and Savannah, Francesca, Mikhail and Raven, Shea and Jacques to name a few. They don’t just have a walk on, mention what fine weather they’re having or drop off a bunt cake. They have substantial roles to play and bring cohesiveness to the story and believability to the universal story line. The intrigue and mystery to some of the long standing questions readers may have had begins to be illuminated and I say bravo and about time.
As a reader, Dark Curse finally made me feel as if I was reaching for something that was attainable. It was like when they announced that the TV series Lost was going to have an end date. From then on each episode was that much clearer and sharper and relevant. So I suggest to long standing fans of this series, if you thought about giving up, don’t, and pick up Dark Curse. Who knew you could jump the shark and come back.
seraphina's review against another edition
1.0
I started this book with a lot of enthusiasm but there are a lot of unnecessary things going on and the characters just keep talking and talking and talking and niching really ever happens. I don't like to drag myself to read a book but this is what happened. So in the end I just quit.