Week 49 Reviews: The Nightmare Curse, The Hallow Curse

From Goodreads:

Seven years ago, warlock Benedict Edwards was framed for his fiancées murder and sentenced to one hundred years in prison. Now, he's been cursed by a mystery enemy on Christmas Eve to be terrorized by the three Demons of Cronus and Christmas who will show him his past, present, and future, after which the error of his ways will lead to his death by dawn.

But, during the transition of Christmases Past and Present, Benedict breaks out of the curse's timeline and back to when his fiancée, Lucia—a brilliant research professor—is still alive.

When Benedict attempts to prevent Lucia's death and solve her murder, things start changing from what he remembers—different choices made by those around him, new attacks, unexpected deaths. As the demons hunt him down, it becomes all too apparent that his curse, Lucia's death, and their research on immortal diseases are all connected. And that his curser will let nothing—not even space or time—stop them.

The Nightmare Curse is a spicy, adult fantasy romance retelling of "A Christmas Carol" with a dual POV, second chance romance, and a HEA.

From Goodreads:

Some curses the dead can cast…

Nearly a year after killing her former lover, Sabine Van Arsdel is eager to escape her past and its betrayals. While honing her art she meets Bastien, a fellow painter who captivates her immediately. But meeting him has set a curse into action—one which allows her dead lover to drag her to Hell.

Meanwhile, Bastien Emmons is desperate to destroy the controlling bond of his vampiric mistress. When he's commanded to return with a blood tithe, Bastien saves Sabine from nightly hunts by a Hellish rider and brings her to the impenetrable sanctuary he was trying to flee.

Hollow Place.

In the island mansion ruled by decadence and sanguine hunger, Sabine begins to realize she traded one threat for another. Knowing the vampiric cohort could attack at any moment, Sabine bides her time until the curse expires and she can escape.

But Hollow Place is not nearly as untouchable as they'd believed, and haunted dreams of the horseman vowing to kill her lead to demon attacks on hallowed ground. And all the while, Sabine and Bastien are falling helplessly for each other, igniting a jealous rage in the mistress that threatens Bastien's very soul.

My Review:


Author: Kayla McGrath 
Series: Infernal Curses #1, 2
Read: December 3rd, 3rd, 2025 
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Sounded really good, and they're 2025 Retelling Reading Challenge Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books!
Publisher: Kayla McGrath
Published: November 14th 2023, September 2nd 2025

The Nightmare Curse:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

 

The Hallow Curse:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars