Release Blitz: Curse in the Quarter

 

A cursed man. A haunted city. A love that defies lifetimes.


When fallen angel Bastien Durand walks the rain-soaked streets of New Orleans, he carries more than just the weight of his past—he carries the memory of a love that has haunted him for over a century. Working as a supernatural investigator in the French Quarter, he's learned to live with ghosts, both literal and otherwise.

But when ancient magic begins stirring in the shadows and familiar melodies drift through the night air, Bastien realizes his greatest torment may also be his salvation. A brilliant librarian with eyes he's never forgotten holds the key to secrets that span lifetimes, though she has no memory of the souls she's carried before.

As supernatural factions clash and the veil between worlds grows thin, Bastien must navigate treacherous magic, old enemies, and the devastating possibility that some curses are stronger than death itself. In a city where the past never truly dies, he'll discover that love—and loss—can echo across centuries.

But awakening the truth may cost him everything he's fought to protect.

A moody, slow-burn paranormal mystery set in a New Orleans where demons, witches, and fae itself walk unseen among the living.

Review

This is my first time reading Amy Briggs but have read everything put out by Heidi Mclaughlin. I love a good paranormal and had read the short pre story to this series. New Orleans is always good for moody paranormal read. There is reincarnation, forever love, beating death, fallen angels,,,,All good.  Everything from the premise to the setting to the characters was on point. 

So here is where is went off the rails. I couldn't figure out if it was because there were two different "voices" in the writing style. Or if there was just a lot of assumption by the authors that we knew some history or some of the story??? I must have put this down 20 times before I committed to actually finishing the book. I did get and ARC but there were so many timeline errors "she has until morning" 3 days later - "her time to choose is coming soon" it just kept throwing me out of the story. 

There is some great reading to be had when stories uncover elements as you go. For this one, I felt like I didn't know where we were going, so I couldn't get behind any of the action. I know it is described as a slow burn but I was not getting long lost love feels from either Bastien or Delphine. 

Just ok for me. It will be interesting to see what future books in the series will bring. 

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.