The Line That Binds:
When I stumbled upon this book, saw the cover and read the blurb, I was sold. I got curious. It sounded intriguing. A cursed well. Yes, definitely something I wanted to read about.
Our heroine, Lila - or LJ - was the quintessential mean girl that liked torturing and making fun of others. She was superficial, fake but also lonely. So very, very lonely. So, when her mom walks out on Lila, her brother and dad, things start falling apart. Due to her dad losing his job in Vegas, they needed to make a change. And that change came in the form of a will and an estate left behind for Lila by her great-aunt, Janine.
I love the evolution of the characters, throughout the book. Lila started out as a mean girl, but ended up doing a 180 like you wouldn't believe!
Now, about the hero. Ah, Ben! He lives on the estate with his grandfather, and they both take care of the grounds. Friendship and then more, blossoms between Lila and Ben but things are not what they seem; they get complicated by a curse and people's wishes that can be lethal.
With the clock ticking, a wild goose chase starts on finding a way to break the curse. Will they manage, before it's too late?
Yes, this book ends on a cliffhanger, so, after you read this one - I totally recommend and advise that you do - make sure to jump into book two, right away.
4.5 - 5 stars. I enjoyed it immensely and will have to check out other books by this author.
*****
The Line That Breaks:
I immediately started this after finishing book one and I devoured it. I couldn't put it down. Along with the characters, I wanted to know more about the curse, I wanted to know if there was a way to break it.
Things are not getting better for LJ, the curse is affecting her more and more each day, with each wish she grants but she can't stop herself from making others happy. I admit, I wanted to shake her for this, because she was not helping the situation.
Ben's desperate to find a way to stop the curse from doing what it did to LJ's Aunt Janine, but it's hard when you know next to nothing about the curse, how and why it was caused.
The saying, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" fits this book perfectly. Because love can make or break someone.
I was on the edge of my seat and my heart broke for these kids, for their struggle to stay together when everything was falling apart.
And literally, toward the end of the book, help comes from the most unexpected person and ah, what they find out made me want to jump up and down, because OF COURSE! But I have to admit, I didn't see it coming.
So, if you're into mysteries and cursed wells, secrets and YA, you should totally give these books a try. I'm definitely going to reread them both.
5 stars. No extra comments, words needed.
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