Star Cursed (The Cahill Witch Chronicles, #2) in Sophomore Reading Challenge

Mar 01, 2013 Jen Ryland (jenrylandreviews & yaallday) marked it as to-read

I'm happy to report that there is no middle-book-in-a-series-slump going on here! Star Cursed, the second book in the Cahill Witch Chronicles, is overflowing with conflict. First, there's the political drama that underlies the rivalry between the Sisterhood and the Brotherhood. Then, Sister Cora, the leader of the Sisterhood, is gravely ill, and there's a simmering dispute about who will take over after she dies and how the Sisters should deal with Brotherhood. There's also the growing tensions ...more

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Mar 26, 2012 Sarah (YA Love) rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult-lit, historical-fiction, paranormal-ya, series, witch-wizards, june-release, sophomore-reading-challenge, siblings, 2013-release, read-in-2013

Review originally posted at YA Love

I devoured Born Wicked and have been looking forward to reading Star Cursed ever since! Jessica Spotswood really knows how to write an engaging story full of suspense, romance, and magic.

Star Cursed picks up not long after the cliffhanger ending in book one. Cate is with the Sisterhood and understandably unhappy about it. She misses her sisters, her garden, and of course Finn. While I sympathized with Cate, I enjoyed learning more about the Sisterhood and the h Review originally posted at YA Love

I devoured Born Wicked and have been looking forward to reading Star Cursed ever since! Jessica Spotswood really knows how to write an engaging story full of suspense, romance, and magic.

Star Cursed picks up not long after the cliffhanger ending in book one. Cate is with the Sisterhood and understandably unhappy about it. She misses her sisters, her garden, and of course Finn. While I sympathized with Cate, I enjoyed learning more about the Sisterhood and the history. This also opened up the story to more characters and witches, adding some interesting layers. Some of the characters left me skeptical, while others I really enjoyed and want to know more about.

I had a tough time reading sections with the Brotherhood because they are so harsh and brutal in Star Cursed. At times I felt like I was reading a historical fiction-turned-dystopian novel. The laws they created and the way they started treating women is horrible! I couldn’t help but keep hoping that Finn wouldn’t turn to their side. A ton happens in this part of the storyline, but I still have no idea what to expect in the third book, especially after reading the ending. This part of the storyline really draws a line between Cate and Maura and their relationship.

We get to know Maura and Tess in Born Wicked, but I feel like I know each of them so much better after reading Star Cursed. I absolutely adore Tess. I have a lot of things to say that I won’t say about Maura. The situations and conflicts that take place are really defining Cate, Maura, and Tess. One of the sisters left me speechless at the end, so now I have another thing to look forward to in book three.

The mood is a little darker in Star Cursed than it is in Born Wicked, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Finn is present just enough to satisfy my need for his character presence, but ultimately this sequel is all about learning more about Cate, her sisters, and the Sisterhood. I tend to worry about books in the middle of a series/trilogy because sometimes they fall flat, but thankfully Star Cursed does not suffer from that. It’s just as fun and suspenseful to read as Born Wicked. ...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Stephanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya-fiction, fantasy, autographed_copies, paranormal, young-adult

Loved it! I cannot wait to put this in the hands of my readers at the library. :)

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Jun 29, 2013 Drew Constance rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-again, addicting-reads, witches

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I have been reading this one for a little over six months. Yet every time I picked it up I was able to slip back into the world that Jessica Spotswood has created. This series is fast becoming one of my top favourite series. Jessica's writing style is beautiful with vivid images and just the right mixture of magic and action. Her characters truly stand out as unique to the story and each has their own fascinating part to play in what was an amazing sequel to The Cahill Wit ...more

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