Review: The whole story is based on addiction
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 05 11, 2013
I didn't care for "Cursed" from almost the first page, and here's why. We are not allowed to know very much about the heroine, London, before she becomes, against her will, completely and irrevocably addicted to a potent supernatural substance. Then the source of her "drug" is removed, permanently.From there on, London's actions are all based on her need to feed this addiction. Whatever is going on is secondary to her need to "get high." She does things her normal self would never do, including illegal acts. It makes her a less noble and less relatable heroine.I work with addicts, and their lives are *never* entertaining or amusing. Whether London's addiction is her "fault" or not doesn't matter. She can't even go to rehab or a 12-step program. That makes this story so bleak, so depressing, and so hopeless I didn't want to finish  it.I normally enjoy stories about the fae and other supernatural creatures, so that's not the issue. I don't like my heroines crippled by some hideous need they have to satisfy, above all else. Even when it's free.