Is it a curse or a self-fulfilling prophecy?

Either way, Clara Wieland’s favorite song is probably (likely) Taylor Swift’s “The Prophecy”, because boy does she wish there wasn’t such a thing as the Wieland Curse, whether it does or doesn’t exist (she believes it does…her brother and best friend don’t). 

The delightful in-book Wikipedia entries tell us readers about the many deaths of members of the Wieland family, some from the most unusual and astonishing circumstances. While the public consciousness within the world of this book seems utterly captivated with the Wieland Family Curse, once has to wonder: Is it a curse or is it just the unchecked negligence of a family that has so much money it seems there’s no problem they can’t simply solve without throwing cash or their name at it?

This modern gothic technothriller has complex family dynamics that will cause you to emotionally invest yourself more than you’d expect from such a story, the plot is not only engaging and compelling but also manages to throw plenty of twists and turns in without ever feeling like it’s making things complex for complexity’s sake, and the political/social undertones give the whole story dynamic a murky, seedy feeling that lingers after the last page has been turned. 

 

I was provided a copy of this title by the publisher and the author via Netgalley. All thoughts, opinions, views, and ideas expressed herein are mine and mine alone. Thank you.

File Under: Gothic Fiction/Literary Fiction/Suspense Thriller