With the new monarchy, people have no choice but to listen to our demands. We’d continue the rest of our days like this if I had my way.
But the goddess shall descend and take me soon. What we have can't last. The princes and I are trying everything to find an alternative, all while managing the hot temperaments of our dragon people.
Will we prevent another famine?
Can we stop the goddess from stealing my body?
And will Frederick finally learn how to stop using his horrible vegetable jokes?
Continue Sera's journey in the third book of Sera's Curse, a reverse-harem series.
I don't have the heart to give a book 1 star. So I'll go with two.
This series plummeted for me. I made to 80% before I quit. And I hardly ever quit on books (been a total of 2). I found it hard to pick up and read. The apparent twists were predictable, the characters whom I loved in the first two installments; I found irritating. The story was lacking as well.
As the third installment to this great series of start a with things at sort of a status quo. Things are not getting worse but they are not really better either. Just when people are getting restless causing drama the true destruction begins with one event after another. Full of surprises as the story unfolds leading to the ending you will never see coming. The next book should be quite the eye opener. I really liked it so I give it 4/5 stars.
Sera is in a fight against time, trying to find an alternative to the goddess from coming to take over her body and cure the lands. All while her and her four sexy men try and find an alternative, run the kingdom, and fight off those who are against them. Add in a quirky beat friend and his bizarre jokes & you’ve got an action packed funny read ahead of you.
Like a bad foundation, the third book interestingly suffers from the same weaknesses that were already visible in the first book, only much stronger
First, the deterioration of the female character. Not only did she became less likable but worse, she seemed less capable. Sera, the girl in this book came off as a far cry from the young woman, who intrigued me in the first book. She is untrostworthy, fickle , fickle and no sight of the smart girl, who vied for a chief position. Furthermore, she was not able to prove herself capable as a queen, not even as a consort, from doubting her husbands to her naivete. .
Second, unlikability of society. Perhaps in the grander scheme it would make more sense, but during the reading time, it did not make any sense. The mob, meaning 99,9% of the population were downright disgusting. Of course, in society there are always bad and ugly apples, but this one seemed to be only filled up with them with the exeption of 6/7 people, which are of course the main characters + secondary ensemble. But the biggest problem is that as a result, the reader fails to care for them and hence, the desire for them to survive. Instead, the reader aka I kept thinking: Just die!
Last of all, lack of consistency . Not only does Sera's character inconsistent, but it often times felt like the story is incapable of following a red thread. Example: . This also leads to a lot of missed opportunities. In fact, at every corner there seemed to be a silver lining, the chance to rise above the 'weaknesses', yet ultimately fails to meet expectation, from political intrigue to relationship hardship to character growth. Personally, I would have loved to see a bigger connection and reference to the past events. The other kingdom that treats Sera much better, what happened to the almost war, as they are barely mentioned to calling out the mistake that drove Sera fo flee in the previous book, which actually was the real reason for the coup and subsequent death of Gisiroth.
Overall, although it was a nice read, but it failed to meet expectations. Instead, there is a decrease of quality. Not only does Sera move from the impression of a young woman down to a naive, young gullible girl, but the entire novel's impression downgraded to a YA novel, a very young YA novel.
I was definitely pleased to return to Sera and her dragon princes in this third book of the series (they must be read in order) and I appreciate the good, long length of this book. I was a little disappointed by the time jump between books 2 and 3, as there were certain things I had presumed we would see on page and didn't. There is a lot of political/court fights/machinations in this book, which completely make sense and are consistent with the series in general, but for some reason I didn't enjoy it as much in this one as I did the first two. Sera also has some jealousy and mistrust going on in this book that again, makes sense (and Lord knows, I am the last person to criticize someone for being jealous) but I didn't enjoy it the longer it went on, and things do end in that regard in a nice way. Frederick and Kael do provide some lightness, but I think overall it wasn't enough to offset the struggles poor Sera and her guys are facing throughout the book, and I would have liked a little more romance/heat to balance it out. I really enjoy the connection and loyalty the brothers have for each other and Sera. I like this series and these characters, and am curious what is going to happen next for them, but this wasn't my favorite in the series. 2.5 on GR scale 3.5 on Amazon scale
First, you must read these in order. This is a very in-depth series and the story really goes at it. There is plenty of fighting and action as Sera and her princes try to save their world. But she still has a time clock until she is to die by the hand of the goddess who is supposed to save their world. Add in a god who is beyond crazy and loves chaos. And then a realm of people who want to sacrifice anyone they think may have of had some hand in their world dying and you have one hell of a story. And then there is the love and romance of her and her men. They definitely like to show her how they feel.
This was definitely darker and sadder than the other books. The impending doom was real and seeing the princes so sad was tearing me up. It was interesting and the plot was full. I do wish that the trip to Gaia was longer because there was so much build up. I liked that Sera and Bianca finally made up or at least deal with each other. The scene when the princes had to put on dresses to enter the witches library was funny. I think it’s ok to cross dress. In my mind, the way I picture the muscular alpha men wearing that is interesting. The ending felt weird like not a clear end. There wasn’t a cliff hanger but it felt incomplete.
So much has happened in this book, but yet not enough. I really enjoyed reading this book. There was so much going on. So much tragedy with an 'itty-bitty light at the end of the tunnel', you could say. Too much happened to Sera and her princes. I thought it was never going to end. So much disappointment too. I was too worked up for Sera. She just could not get a break. I liked the ending of the book too, but that mini tidbit at the end really has my curiosity at it's peak. Can't wait to read the next one!
You know how in books they set up all these depressing scenarios so that the grand finale is hugely uplifting and massively resolving? The uplifting must be in the next book. None of Sera's Curse had been particularly easy or light reading, but this one just seemed a little... heavier... than the others. It just made it less enjoyable to read once all hopes have been crushed. Repeatedly. Then stomped on and driven over by a cattle truck. Don't get me wrong, it's a good book, and the story was great, and everything that happens make sense and had to occur, but it was just harder to connect with without the little fluffy moments. There were a few sporadic ones, which makes sense for the story, and more would have killed the mood and tone it went for, but it crushed my soul a little. I expect triumph in the next installation!
This is one of my favorite RH series. Unfortunately this book fell so flat for me. It was lacking the magic the other books had. I wanted to yell at the characters in frustration at times because they were so Clueless. The book also goes around in a circle at times. Even the romance was dull The other 2 books were so great that it makes me sad to give this book such a harsh review.
Book three in Sera’s Curse is action packed. Sera and her four hot, sexy dragon men search all avenues to keep the Goddess from taking over Sera’s body. Unbeknownst to them, there are many things and people working against them. Together they fight back and com together to find happiness in a simple life. Their love holds everything that is important together. Great read.
Wow! This book had me on the edge of my seat. Especially closer to the end. There is so much happening. Sera and the princes are trying so hard to find a cure for the land that won't end in her destruction. Things become a lot tougher than they already were but the princes never leave her side. This is whole series is really good and I can't wait for more.
Well. I didn't expect that kind of twist to happen, but I knew it would be something crazy when dragons, gods and soul magic are involved Sera and her men are trying so hard to find solutions and the lengths they go to is such dedication. I am impressed with the way this was pulled together and kept interesting for the third book. Well done with the plot and twists
Excellently written! Was very hard to put down. I hate the God in this book! I also felt the Prince was too merciful to an undeserving person. It is fun watching them pretend to be commoners near the end. My oh my what a cliffy!!! I can't wait for the next book. At least tonight I sleep before 3am. Another book well done!
I really love this series, the world as well the characters have always drawn me. This book however seemed to drag, it could be just me. The book itself was good. Sere annoyed me in this one for some reason.
The pace has turned up to ten and the race against time is edge-of-your-seat thrilling. I truly don't know how a happily ever after will come out of this.
The story moves along nicely in this book and introduces characters that you didn’t really get to meet in the last two books. Although some elements were predictable it was still an enjoyable read, and I cannot wait to see how the story ends.