Collect From Bad To Cursed (Bad Girls Dont Die, #2) By Katie Alender Issued As Textbook
one was a bit more annoying than the first, The ghost thing wasn't as scary, it was just plain weird, Our ghost is Aralt, who was a total player when he was alive, in case you were wondering,
Basically he made tons of girls fall for him when he was alive, then he would break their hearts, Some of them went so mad that they committed suicide, Well, on his death bed, his current love interest, a gypsy kept his heart with her so his love could "belong to her forever" or something funky like that.
I should mention that this gypsy lived for almost twohundred years, and was one of our characters Tashi,
Tashi was the protector of the book where Aralt's spirit lived and with it, the Sunshine Club was made horrendous name, I know.
Basically, girls would take a special oath, and they'd pretty much turn perfect, They would get more beautiful,
smarter, more athletic, without doing anything, They were basically beautified zombies,
Aralt is actually evil, however no surprise there,
So Aralt possessed Lydia, Alexis' kindanoreally friend and made her fall in love with him yadda yadda yadda, He eventually kills her, blah blah blah I don't really feel like explaining,
Alexis completely changes in appearance in this book because of the dumb beauty club,
In this one, Kasey is actually the one that saves Alexis because she was smart enough not to take the stupid oath but still pretend to be a club member.
It was meh.
Alexis and Carter break up, yay.
She wins a photography scholarship because the judge is one of "Aralt's girls",
Apparently the ones that don't listen to Aralt die of an aneurysm or something,
Eventually, the good guys win, Except Lydia is dead.
I'm kinda over it,.stars
I really like this series!
At first, the premise made me roll my eyes, Kasey knows better than to get involved in anything supernatural! Come on! But I was swept away with the story, and found it to be just as compelling as Bad Girls Don't Die.
This one ends on a bit of a cliffhanger, so I'm eager to find out what happens in the final book, I found this sequel to be better than the first book, Even though I still felt that the main character holds her sister emotionally at arm's length all the time, by the end of the book I felt they were getting emotionally closer.
I had a hard time with how she treated her younger sister in the first book, especially before she became possessed, In the second book here I understood why she was always suspicious of her behavior, but I am so happy they were able to overcome that weirdness by the end of this one.
Now, on to the story/plot, Alexis is the main focus as the one being "possessed", Well along with a group of other girls the Sunshine Club, But Alexis really takes on a leadership roll when things start falling apart she stands out as the leader, until things eventually go too far.
My favorite part of the story was the danger, I felt the author was able to hold my interest throughout the whole story and keep the mystery and creepfactor steady, This book was longer than the first, added a lot of different types of characters with the sunshine club, I was sad to see my interest in the romance between Alexis and Carter go bad, I liked their interaction more in the first book, but as things happened between them in this one, I don't think they'd make a good couple.
Although Aralt is the possessor and inside their heads mostly, I think he was my favorite character, He had depth and motive and the whole story really revolved around him, his past and what he has become, I was so excited to start this! Alexis was back and after loving the first book I could only imagine what her next adventure would be! And now that I've read it, I can't say it was as good as the first.
But I reallyyyy liked the first so it was pretty hard to raise the bar even more,
The one thing that bother me, was the fact that Alexis seemed somewhat changed, In the first book Alexis didn't care about what other people thought, she'd be doing her thing and the hell with the people who thought they could judge her!
But that didn't mean she was some heartless girl, because she wasn't.
She was actually one of the nicest characters I've read about, they way she would take care of her sister was amazing,
In From bad to cursed, Alexis kind of loses herself, she became popular, new friends, cute boyfriend, and maybe that's why the whole Aralt thing got to her, no one is perfect and Alexis has her flaws, what I hated was that she was her brainwashed self for so long! And everything she would do would be petty and annoying.
Kasey was also very present in this book, and this time not so much as the reason, but more as the voice of reason of the adventure.
Carter was very little involved in this, which was sad, Carter has so much charisma and charm, he kind of reminds me of someone I know, actually.
The storyline was interesting, I'm getting used to having a lot of history tied to the mystery, which I really like,
Finally, the ending is promising, . . I wonder what will happen in the next book
stars! This review can also be found on my blog: sitelinkThe MisAdventures of a TwentySomething Year Old Girl.
After reading the first book in this series, Bad Girls Don't Die, I knew I had to read From Bad to Cursed.
I must admit that I was a bit wary of reading the next book as usually sequels aren't as good as the first book.
However, all my worrying was in vain, This book turned out to be amazing just like the first,
Alexis and her little sister are back in this second book in the Bad Girls Don't Die series, Alexis is still worried about Kasey who has been in home for the mentally unstable, Kasey has come back home, and Alexis will do anything to keep Kasey safe, So when Kasey starts becoming more beautiful and starts making tons of new friends, including her sword enemy, Alexis gets suspicious, Alexis learns that Kasey is involved in a club called the Sunshine Club, However, the club isn't as nice as the name suggests, Alexis joins this club to find out what Kasey has gotten herself into this time, However, it soon becomes apparent that Alexis is in way over her head,
From Bad to Cursed is a good title for this book, In the story, things definitely go from bad to cursed so I can see why the author chose this title,
The cover of From Bad to Cursed looks incredibly creepy, not as much as the first book in the series, but still
creepy.
I'm not sure who's supposed to be on the cover, I thought it might be Kasey, but Alexis is more dominant in this story, so he could possible be Alexis, However, it still could be any member of the Sunshine Club, I do love the cover of this book, but just like Bad Girls Don't Die, I don't feel that it really gives much away about the story.
Again, Katie Alender is spot on with the world building! She makes you feel like you are experiencing everything that Alexis is.
Alender makes you feel as if you're part of the Sunshine Club for this story, Everything just feels so realistic which is fantastic!
This is another book where I enjoyed the pacing very much, It was hard for me to put this book down to do anything else, Reluctantly, I did have to put this book down for some time, but as soon as I had free time, I was reading it again.
This is such a fast paced story that you will not even notice the minutes flying by,
The wording in From Bad to Cursed is fantastic, It is easy to understand, and I also appreciate the fact that the teenagers speak like teenagers and not like the teens out of Dawson's Creek.
I didn't notice any swear words, so fear not, The dialogue flows quite nicely,
All the characters in this book are all well developed with their each individual personalities, Alexis is a fantastic main character, I think everyone can relate to her in some way, I love Kasey!! I love how vulnerable she comes across as, She also comes across as being a bit more strong in this book, I love how she's grown, We also get to learn a bit more about Lydia in this story which I appreciated, However, Carter isn't mentioned too much in this story although he's still in it,
The whole plot in this book was well executed, It's a fantastic idea for a book, This book has me looking forward to the next book in the series, As Dead As It Gets, In fact, I ended up buying it today before I had even finished From Bad to Cursed, That's how much I love this whole series,
I'd recommend this book to everyone aged, It is amazing!
From Bad to Cursed Bad Girls Don't Dieby Katie Alender gets aout offrom me, .