Spawn of the Curse: by Amber Rigby Grosjean
Reviewed by Fran Lewis (Check out her link on the other authors page!)
5Stars for this book!!!!
How far will a mother go to insure the safety and life of her child? How difficult can it be when the mother’s own life is in question? In this sequel novel to Cursed Blood
, the author reminds us of the torture, agony and horror that befalls the major character Donna in her first book and continues in this her second.
When Donna’s mother conceived her and finally gave birth to her instead of an angel who would watch over and bless her be present in her room, a demon so demonic and evil was present in her room and placed a curse on her so devastating and horrific that her life and everyone’s around her would forever change.
This evil curse would haunt her every day of her life especially on her birthday. Each year on her birthday and just before it, people would die. There was nothing she could do to stop the deaths, tragedies that befell the people where she lived.
Detaching herself from the people where she lived and not forming any lasting relationships Donna lived a life of isolation in many respects.
Then, in walks two very important people that would change her life hopefully for the better. Jack, an FBI agent and his father a former one, have been searching for answers to these unsolved murders. Jakc, after meeting Donna realizes that he wants to help her once he understands her problems and helps find a doctor that might be able to provide a cure for her.
Although in Cursed Blood it appears that everything is fine, in this sequel you will see that the worst has yet to come and the perfect life they thought they had was about to change and not for the better.
Learning that she was pregnant with Jack’s child Donna becomes consumed with fear and feels that the vicious cycle of death is about to return. Remembering that her own mother died during her birth and her father not too long after brings back memories that haunt Donna and create new fears.
Donna becomes more than upset and decides to try and terminate the pregnancy in to prevent her child from living the same life as hers. However, this was not to be. She was too far along and would now have to face the future with her child and hope for the best. But, does the best happen?
Throughout the novel Donna has visions of death and heartache and more leading the reader to know that the curse has not been removed from Donna completely and more terror has yet to come.
Giving birth to a beautiful daughter that she names Rose, while Jack is away on assignment, she soon tries to forget her fears and take care of her precious girl.
When Jack learns of the birth of his daughter he cannot wait to see her when he returns home. But, that was not to be. In a blink of an eye their entire life changes. Jack is in an accident and is about to lose a leg. Donna becomes distraught and enlists her help of her father-in-law to help care for Rose and for her.
Knowing that she was Jack’s only hope for a total recovery, she agrees to leave Rose with her father-in-law in order to help him. Although she has this horrible curse, which leaves nothing but death and destruction in its wake, the end result when all is said and done is quite miraculous.
Although people die and towns burn and disappear as a result of this curse, those who manage to live can be restored to health by Donna when she revisits the towns where the curse has struck. She could fix or heal those who survived and this unique gift of healing was the Jack’s only salvation but time was of the essence and she needed to be with him before it was too late.
Thinking her daughter was in safe and capable hands she leaves to see Jack in the hospital only to hear the words that every parent dreads: YOU CHILD HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED AND WE DO NOT KNOW WHO TOOK HER.
Jack’s father turned around for one split second to get formula and put it in his shopping cart only to come back and find Rose missing.
Rose, although tested before Donna left to see Jack, and definitely having the curse, was now at the mercy of her kidnappers and had to be found before anything bad happened.
But, the worst was yet to come. The serum that worked on Donna to cure her had yet to be tried on Rose and with her missing this would not happen for many years.
Throughout this novel Donna and Jack work together to find Rose but are faced with many obstacles that prevent them from finding her many years. Seeing her in her dreams and hearing her voice telling her what she was doing and why she was continuing the deaths and destruction and thinking she was right, Donna becomes so enraged and angry she turns on everyone that cares about her, even Jack.
Year after year and vision after vision Rose’s destiny is more clearly defined and the need to find her more imperative. Seeing her killing innocent people and feeling justified, we begin to learn more about the kidnappers but not why.
Why was she taken and why did she want to continue her reign of terror? Well, All I will tell you is the kidnapping was a vendetta. I won’t say more. Do they finally find her-yes- but at all costs and not until she is much older.
When the President of the United States is abducted by the kidnapper and Rose, more information comes to light as to his connection to this deranged man and more.
Aiding in the President’s release she realizes that what she is doing might be wrong-or does she? She finally is reunited with her parents but the results are heartbreaking, horrific and catastrophic.
How far will a mother go to save her child from a life of torment and torture? How far does Donna go to give Rose the life she wants her to have and more? You have to read this FIVE STAR Novel to find out.
Will there be a sequel-Let’s hope so! Will Rose’s lead the same life as Donna? Will her child or children be the next Spawn or Spawns of the Curse? What is Donna’s really destiny and what happens to her? Will she watch over Rose? Only the author knows.
Fran Lewis
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