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sophiefaerber's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
snwsandy's review
2.0
Book 2 of the trilogy call "The Curse" that Amazon recommended that I would like and figured it make for some easy reading. Also cheap - 3 books for less than $3 - Why not. The book continues where it left off at the end of the first book, but then starts with a twist and back to Scotland the story goes. The part that I distrusted was that book then referenced to an event that happened in the Outlander series by Diana Galdabon. What? Why? Well just like the series, we send the main character back in time and try to fit in to Scottish living in the 1740s. Deja Vu...Yes. Copycat...kind of... this is a teen adult book so the sex did not exist other than that pretty much the same. As a result, it was predicitable but with new inputs to the events that made the first books background interesting. Just hard to swallow the repeat of another way better book than this one.
dreamerfreak's review against another edition
4.0
Breath of Yesterday is a great installment in The Curse series. Picking up where Touch of Eternity left off, it soon becomes obvious that Payton and Sam aren't getting their happy ending that easily. For fans of the first book, you're in for a treat. The story that started becomes more intense and rich in the sequel; and a bit more complicated as well.
Sam seems to have matured as a character a lot in this book. She's willing to stand up for herself and her beliefs and feelings. Payton might occasionally fall prey to pigheadedness, but he's still quite the heartthrob; and willing to stand back and let Sam stand on her own two feet when necessary. And Sean finally steps up to become the man I knew he could be, and maybe stole my heart a bit along the way. All the characters came to life, both historically and in the here-and-now.
The plot was twisty and full of surprises right up til the end. Even when I thought I knew everything else that was happening next as their fated paths unfolded, Bold managed to surprise me one last time! The ending certainly feels like an HEA this time, but I'm looking forward to the next book. And hopefully I get to see some more of Sean and Ashley as well. ;)
And I have to give kudos to the translator, Katja Bell. Her work was fantastic and seamless!
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
Sam seems to have matured as a character a lot in this book. She's willing to stand up for herself and her beliefs and feelings. Payton might occasionally fall prey to pigheadedness, but he's still quite the heartthrob; and willing to stand back and let Sam stand on her own two feet when necessary. And Sean finally steps up to become the man I knew he could be, and maybe stole my heart a bit along the way. All the characters came to life, both historically and in the here-and-now.
The plot was twisty and full of surprises right up til the end. Even when I thought I knew everything else that was happening next as their fated paths unfolded, Bold managed to surprise me one last time! The ending certainly feels like an HEA this time, but I'm looking forward to the next book. And hopefully I get to see some more of Sean and Ashley as well. ;)
And I have to give kudos to the translator, Katja Bell. Her work was fantastic and seamless!
[I received this book for free through First Reads and was not required to write a positive or any other type of review. All opinions stated herein are solely my own.]
einortnamensheimat's review against another edition
2.0
Eigentlich bin ich bei Zeitreisen immer dabei, auch bei Liebe, die durch die Zeit geht und die Idee hinter der Geschichte finde ich auch wirklich gut, aber ich bin einfach nicht warm geworden mit dem Buch, durchgehend hat für mich etwas gefehlt, sodass ich das Buch mehr aus Pflichtgefühl, statt aus wirklichem Interesse zu Ende gelesen habe.
court_of_stories's review against another edition
3.5
Die Handlung hat sich in eine von mir vollkommen unerwartete Richtung entwickelt, die mir ausgesprochen gut gefallen hat. Es gab viele Wendungen und es wurden einige Andeutungen aus Band 1 aufgegriffen und weitergeführt und man hat die Ereignisse, die teils schon im ersten Teil abgeschnitten wurden, in einem ganz anderen Licht gesehen
mimi_schreibt's review against another edition
4.0
Ich habe auch den zweiten Band der Curse-Reihe in wenigen Tagen verschlungen. Ich muss sagen, dass ich den 2. Teil besser als den ersten Teil fand. Sam wird (gezwungenermaßen) selbständiger und verlässt sich nicht mehr so sehr auf die Männer auf sie herum. Außerdem hat mir der geschichtliche Rahmen sehr gut gefallen. Ich freue mich auf den 3. Teil.
motivationsloch's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
prpltrtl946's review against another edition
5.0
The Curse book 2
Now we get some good old Scottish Time Travel for the sake of Love!! This is still a sweet story of star crossed lovers trying to make it all work out and I really enjoyed it! I woulda kept the jeans though! On to book 3!!
Now we get some good old Scottish Time Travel for the sake of Love!! This is still a sweet story of star crossed lovers trying to make it all work out and I really enjoyed it! I woulda kept the jeans though! On to book 3!!
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