Cursed

The Watchers Trilogy, Book 1

By: S.J. West

Narrated by: Christa Lewis

Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Since she was eight years old, Lilly Rayne Nightingale felt like Fate was trying to wipe away her existence through a series of odd, near fatal incidences. Luckily, her best friend Will was always one step ahead of Fate preventing her from being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Will was her knight in shining armor until he broke her heart after their one and only kiss.

On Lilly's first day of college, she meets Brand Cole. Intrigued by Brand, Lilly must decide whether or not she can give up her adolescent fantasy of being reunited with Will and allow Brand the opportunity to conqueror her heart.

Not only do Will and Brand both love Lilly, they share a dark secret neither wants Lilly to discover. Lilly thinks Fate is after her once again when a new series of attempts on her life start to take place, but she soon learns someone of flesh and blood is trying to kill her this time.

©2014 S.J. West (P)2014 Sandra Jean West

Wow!

I have not read this author before but she is definitely someone I will read in the future!

Not a New Idea, But Maybe a Better Read

So, if you're a lover of this genre it probably hasn't escaped your notice that there are several series out there with a similar theme: young woman comes of age in her freshman year and discovers that she's far from normal and everything she thought she knew is a lie. She's been watched her entire life by beings she knew nothing about because she's being prepped for a very special mission that will likely hold the fate of humankind in her hands. Yep. It's a popular storyline and has a lot of different versions with tons of fans.

But this series is different.

It's all in the foundation of this story. You can spot it in the main character, LIlly, as well as in the Watchers themselves. It's in the way they talk about what they believe and why. It's in the way Lilly conducts her life, and the way certain people who are key in her life support her. Lilly may have had a really messed up childhood, but she was still raised with a system of beliefs, a code of ethics which she strives to live by in her daily life. She's not an annoying judgy person. That's not her style at all. She would be about the last person to look down on others. Nope. She's just trying to live her life to the best of her ability. That is, until her crazy, awful life gets even crazier and... awfuler...LOL.

The characters and story line here are great--rich and diverse. There is plenty of suspense, drama, trauma, angst, mean-girl-isms, and holy cow moments to keep those pages turning. There's also plenty of sexual tension going on, with Lilly seemingly surrounded by hunky guys who want her to be theirs. *sigh* It's also hard to know who's a good guy, and who's telling the truth (if, indeed, anyone is!). It's a well written story that grips and intrigues. I'm looking forward to the next book.

Great start love the twists

I truly enjoyed this story the book and audiobook are amazing, I can't wait to see what happens next. it got me intrigued from the start, the world building is great, like the new ideas the author presents. I love all the guys they are dreamy in their own way

Love this audiobook!

Where does Cursed rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

If you liked Twilight this is better! Especially the writing style and Christa.

What did you like best about this story?

I love Brand and Malcolm! Cursed and all of the watcher books are my favorite books of all time (and I have read many (more like a ton) books).

What does Christa Lewis bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Christa brought the characters voices to life. She brought expression to the words.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Everytime I had to push stop I would get so mad. I have read the book multiple times, but I think hearing it made me get the little nuances that SJ West put in her writing.

Great narration!!!

I really enjoyed this story and and excited that we have more to look forward too!!

Narrator was monotone

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

No.....the store seemed mediocre I think because the narrator was so boring.

Would you be willing to try another book from S.J. West? Why or why not?

Yes with a different narrator

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Christa Lewis?

Becca Battoe.......Christa Lewis could not define any characters, they all sounded the same and her rendition of a British person sounded like a southern person with a bad accent. She was either speaking monoton or in a very loud voice when changing characters. Maybe the book is'nt boring but she makes it sound that way.

Did Cursed inspire you to do anything?

Yes....delete the book from my collection

Decent G rated Supernatural series

the characters and story line are interestimg, if not predictable. not exactly a romance novel, very G rated they don't even kiss until the end of the book and that's all the action there is. safe series for teens, pre teens, etc.

Greatly Surprised

Would you listen to Cursed again? Why?

Yes, the speaker was excellent changing characters and using different voices. The storyline also had me guessing what was going to happen next and I rushed to finish it.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Amazing book

Love the book! Was Not sure about the narrator at first but she grew on me. Well done!

CURSED

You wait a long time before you learn how this book is paranormal. When i did i was very surprised. I do want to read the next book to learn what is going on.