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Cassie Maguire has been avoiding her hometown for years now. She’d run away from it at a young age, and had been avoiding it ever since. Now, a successful doctor, she realizes that she cannot run any longer, especially after she receives the letter from her father requesting her presence at home.
Cassie is a witch, and running was the only way she thought she might be able to get away from the Stanton Curse - the curse that had been passed down to the women of her family from generation to generation, beginning with Cassie’s namesake, her great grandmother Cassandra. Unfortunately for Cassie, she seems to be the one destined to break the curse, and now the time has come for her to return to the small town of Doyle, Ireland, whether she wants to or not.
When Cassie fled Doyle, she’d left everything behind - her family, her friends, and Connor Callahan, her childhood sweetheart. Connor still lives in Doyle, and Cassie’s homecoming stirs up dormant feelings for them both. Connor shares Cassie’s love of medicine, and a whole lot more. Reluctantly, through the turmoil of Cassie’s awful heritage, they draw closer and revisit the feelings they once had for each other.
Sadly, THE STANTON CURSE did not make my list of must-read books. Cassie, the heroine, seemed a bit spineless, and had a hard time making up her mind. Connor, the hero, was also a bit weak. Nearing the end, THE STANTON CURSE did not pick up speed, but, instead, seemed to drag on unnecessarily. However, despite these faults, author Anita Whiting did write the setting exceptionally well, leaving readers feeling as if they had truly visited the town of Doyle, Ireland right along with the heroine.
THE STANTON CURSE was a bit dry in spots, though it seemed to have everything a good story needs - long-lost romance, a creepy curse, villainous villains, and secondary characters that are both likeable and decently written. Still, though it seemed to have all the bases covered, THE STANTON CURSE fell short of being a great book, and settled somewhere into the mediocre category.
Reviewed by Janean Nusz
for The Road to Romance
September 24, 2006
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