Book Review: Star Cursed by Elizabeth Briggs (Zodiac Wolves Book 2)

Genre: Paranormal Romance / Shifter Romance

Tropes: Fated Mates, Rejected Mate, Captive Heroine, Forced Bond Threat, Pack Politics, Love Triangle Tension, Cliffhanger Ending

Spice Level: 🌶🌶🌶🌶

Format: eBook

Series: Book 2

                Ayla didn’t leave the Ophiucus pack because she wanted to. She left to protect them. Unfortunately… no one knows that. To her pack, she chose her mate. To Ayla, that mate is the enemy. Jordan insists he isn’t his father. He claims everything he’s done has been strategic. Necessary. Protective. But their mate bond feels wrong—twisted—and Ayla can’t shake the pull back to Kaeden, her pack, and the life she sacrificed. Now it’s a race against time. She needs to escape—with her best friend Mira—before Jordan forces the bond permanently. Thank goodness for Moon magic.

                Book 2 picks up immediately where Book 1’s cliffhanger ends. There’s no recap cushion. If you haven’t read the first book, stop here and go back. Even describing the premise feels like a spoiler.

                This book opens by playing with your feelings… and then immediately drops you into disgust. Not that I liked Jordan to begin with. I didn’t. And the Sun Witches? Also not high on my favorites list. But there’s a moment early on that delivers a full-body ick that solidified exactly where I stand. After that? The tension shifts. Because once the spice kicks in, it kicks in. And there’s a lot of it. The chemistry is intense, emotional, and messy—exactly what you expect from a fated mates storyline tangled in betrayal and pack loyalty.

    Just like Book 1, this ends on a cliffhanger. And this one hurts. It’s sad. It’s heavy. It makes you question everything. I’m debating jumping into Book 3 immediately. The story is genuinely strong and addictive, but staying in the same couple’s tension arc for multiple books can start to feel repetitive. That said… I’ll probably circle back, because the world-building and emotional stakes are too good to ignore.

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You’ll love this book if you enjoy:

• Fated mates with complications
• Dark, morally gray love interests
• “I left to protect you” angst
• Protective alpha energy
• High-stakes pack politics
• Moon magic and witchcraft elements
• Lots of spice with emotional tension
• Cliffhangers that emotionally damage you

If you thrive on paranormal drama, messy bonds, and heat-heavy romance with serious angst, this series absolutely delivers.

Books by this Author: 

Moon Touched (Zodiac Wolves Book 1)