Review: like Sour Cream and Chives Lay's for the cheesy snark on a still-crunchable-but-not-heavy characters and paranormal plot
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2013
I got this prequel novella to Cecy Robson's Weird Girls series because of the accessible Kindle price (2.99) and because i'd seen it reviewed elsewhere and remembered the reviewer had noted the snarky sense of humor.I need me some snark right now, and wanted to see if it was worth buying the series.I would say yes. Despite some easily-edited minor text mistakes, and a bit of believability problem in terms of the supernatural world keeping themselves secret from humans (and blowing up night clubs) as well as a too-bee-yotchy to be true villainess, the snark kept me reading on.Not just snark, but current media-referenced snark as well as a main character who doesn't take herself too seriously or angst-ily. (which is good, because the Weird Sisters do have things in their past they could angst about, but the pacing, tone, and character development wouldn't support that kind of emotional load).Celia is the oldest sister in a group of 4 who all have special powers (undefined and a bit too comprehensive for my own taste-- Celia can shift, and sense magic, and teleport, and change into a Tiger--) due to a curse aimed at their now-dead mother. They have just settled in Lake Tahoe finally to make it their home, but the supernatural community already there is going to give them a bit of a challenge.This novella definitely sets up the series while giving a nicely rounded tale about how far Celia will go to protect her family.I'll definitely be looking up Sealed with a Curse, the first of the series.This Book's Snack Rating: Sour Cream and Chives Lay's for the cheesy snark on a still-crunchable-but-not-heavy character development and paranormal plot