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The Case Of The Cupid Curse (2013)

by Amber Kell(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1781842582 (ISBN13: 9781781842584)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Total-E-Bound

series

End Street Detective Agency

review 1: I am a paranormal fiction fan. But I am picky and easily irritated. However, the only thing that really pissed me off about Amber Kell and RJ Scott's first collaboration, "The Case of the Cupid Curse," is the fact that it ended too abruptly and left me hanging until they get the damn sequel written. Arrrrgh. But, I guess that's a good sign, yes?Having written vampire romances myself, I am always interested in ways people treat vampires. Bob, the vampire in this first novella, is a winner. And for some reason, Bob takes a shine to Sam, the main protagonist of the piece. Sam is a callow youth, and sort of a jerk. Bigoted against the paranormal (i.e. magical) folks with whom he is forced to share his city, Sam is startled to find out that the little detective agency he inheri... morets from his sweet Uncle Hanson is oriented toward the paranormal world. Sam is not a happy camper.Seems that in Sam's world, being gay is no big deal, but being a werewolf or a fae or a vampire gets you all SORTS of attitude. Clearly, Sam has some learning to do.And Bob, the beautiful and patient vampire, will do what he can to help.My only other complaint about this charming, interesting, and picturesque novella is that the Kell/Scott duo offer us a neatly crafted prose that nonetheless seems a bit rushed. They're good with language, and good at making their narrative amusing - but it feels like they were in a hurry to get to the all-too-soon ending. Or cliffhanger, as it were.Slow down, ladies. You have a winner on your hands - but let your readers savor it. This could really go places.
review 2: Sam inherited a house and a PI agency from his uncle, so after taking a few classes he moves in and opens the agency.Within minutes of arriving, he is cursed by a witch, has a not so secret admirer in his new tenant Bob, who happens to be a to sexy vampire, and discovers the gargoyle on his desk is actually a real gargoyle and that he also inherited Teddy the ghost.So far his first day has not turned out like he expected. This is a start to a series and you can tell, there are a lot of unanswered questions, at least for me at the end of this book, and at least one open case that still needs solving.I don't know why Sam is so prejudice against paranormals, his family wasn't mentioned at all, except for the uncle, yet it's alluded to that Sam might not be 'only' human, what the fey kiss will mean for him is still open, the familiar is new, what does he 'owe' the witch and what's happening and why to little Shelby? Now the romance between Sam and Bob is cute, at least Bob is, he is very dedicated and enamored, but as to why, that's still open for me. Why is he so taken with Sam? what I liked about Bob ( besides the name, cause really an old and powerful vamp named Bob? lol) was that although he was possessive and determined, he was also sort of insecure and sensitive.A quick fun read, that I enjoyed, but with a lot of open endings that I could have done without, alas I guess that means I have to read the next one. less

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