New Review! Jessie's Choice (Descendant's of the Curse #2) by C.S. Kendall 4 Cranky Stars

 

Jessie's Choice by C.S. Kendall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 Cranky Stars


Jessie Mason is a normal teenaged girl who loves musical theater. "I was really getting to like this person." All of that changes on her 17th birthday, when she finds out that she is a descendant of a group of people who drank from the Fountain of Youth many, many years ago. In order to maintain her immortal life, she must answer to The Waters that demand she kill someone once a month. "The waters required life power in order to continue to grant eternal life."


Her assignments are given to her by The Community and for the past seven months, they have been lowlife people who have caused great harm and death to others. So, Jessie doesn't feel so bad in taking their lives and making the world a better place. "I'm happy as long as I know and can fulfill what is expected of me."


But, things start to get complicated for Jessie when the head of The Community, Florence Molly, gives her the latest assignment. Jessie is supposed to kill a man named Linus Filch, who is suspected of abducting and killing two young girls. When Jessie meets Filch, she finds a man who is a loner and not a nice person, but she doesn't get the usual creepy vibe that surrounds her previous assignments. "Never quiet that voice within. It speaks loud and it speaks true."

While Jessie tries to decide if Filch deserves to die, her boyfriend's ex shows up. As if that weren't enough, her younger sister, Cora, is spending a lot of time with a substitute teacher who sets Jessie's radar off. Although Mr. Samson is handsome and all the young girls love him, Jessie feels like something isn't right about him. "When faced with a suspicion about another person, even when it doesn't make sense, I'm usually right."


Jessie's best friend, Addy, is a descendant of a group who are determined to kill all of the Community. In this book, Addy's story grows and she has a much bigger part in this series. She starts to discover things about her dead parents and the Group that lead to her having to make a choice about whom to believe. "Don't you dare use my dead parents to guilt me into doing what you want."

This book is all about choices and being true to yourself, in spite of what the world around you is trying to force you to do. There is a bit of romance as Jessie and Tyler's relationship starts to grow, enough action and intrigue to keep you guessing and enough of an ending to satisfy those who hate cliffhangers. I would recommend that you read the first book in the series in order to fully understand this one. The characters are well-developed and constantly growing and I have come to enjoy being pulled into their world. The story is well-written and I will definitely be looking for more books by this author.

And to sum it up in one quote: "Afterall, even immortal serial killers need to know someone has their back."


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