Cursed Luck (Cursed Luck #1) by Kelley Armstrong
Publication Date: April 13th 2021 by Tantor Audio
Pages: 364
Audio Book Length: 12 hrs 20 min
Narrators: Carly Robins
Source: Publisher
Rating: ★★★★
My
Thoughts:
Kennedy Bennett and her two sisters come from a long line of
curse weavers and Kennedy’s specialty is uncursing valuable objects and then
reselling them. When she’s approached by Aiden Conolly, a luck worker, to uncurse
the infamous Necklace of Harmonia, they butt heads, and she refuses to work for
him. However, when Kennedy’s sisters are
kidnapped and the evidence points to it being related to Aiden’s request, she
hunts him down and they team up to find her sisters. Kennedy and Aiden quickly
get over their differences and form a complimentary team and there are hints of
an attraction growing between them.
This was a fun magical story! I’ve seen a few reviews
calling it a cozy Urban Fantasy, and I totally agree with that description. It reminded
me of the The Guild Codex series by Annette Marie in that it’s a lighthearted
adventure/mystery with a lot of silly humor. Urban Fantasy-Lite in a way. I thought
the magical world Ms. Armstrong presented was an original and interesting concept:
humans with a variety of magical talents based on Greek Mythology. I will say
that I did get a little lost on some of the roots because there are so many variations
of names in the Greek Mythos, but I just went with it, and it didn’t hamper my
enjoyment of the story.
The mystery wraps up, but the relationship between Kennedy
and Aiden is just starting with a possible romance to come. Kennedy is left with
a “souvenir” from this caper, and I wonder how it will impact the story going
forward. I look forward to the next story!
Carly Robins narrated the story, and I thought her voice
represented Kennedy perfectly. Fun and sarcastic, she had great comedic timing!
I’d like to continue the series by audio with her as the performer. I listened
at 1.4x normal speed.
4 Stars
Kennedy Bennett comes from a long line of curse weavers. For centuries, her family has plied their trade in Unstable, Massachusetts, a quirky small town that’s welcomed paranormal practitioners since the dawn of spiritualism. Kennedy has recently struck out on her own, opening an antiques shop in Boston, where her speciality is uncursing and reselling hexed objects.
Then Aiden Connolly walks into her life with an offer she really should refuse. The scion of a wealthy family of luck workers, Aiden has a scheme to get his hands on the most famous cursed object of all: the mythical Necklace of Harmonia. He’s not the only one after the necklace, though. And he’s not the only one looking for a curse weaver to fix it. Kennedy’s sisters are kidnapped, she finds herself plunged into the underbelly of the magical world where even Aidan soon finds himself in over his head.
Oh good! I got this one to listen to and I'm really looking forward to it after catching your thoughts, Rachel.
ReplyDeleteHope you like it, Sophia Rose! I look forward to your thoughts!
DeleteThat sounds so good.
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DeleteYes I enjoyed this one. I think I will only enjoy it more as the series goes forward.
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Yes! It was fun.
DeleteShe looks like Mila Kunis
ReplyDeleteShe totally does!
DeleteReally enjoyed this one! Love it, thanks for sharing!
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