Review: Dark Mystery
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2012
Mystery, romance, brutal murders, and a confusing ending. This is the best way to describe this book, and this will be one of the more challenging reviews for me to write. This is also a rather short book, but I have to say that it is anything but an easy read.For the first few chapters of the book, I was really mesmerized. The author had me right there. Although the murder described was quite horrid and brutal, I was somewhat intrigued. I am sure that the kind of "murder ring" described in the book that find its inspiration from Eastern practices is something that occurs without anyone's knowledge. I was sickened to read about the rituals described, but I also wanted to see the perpetrators come to justice.Unfortunately, the book began to get very confusing as it continued. I was able to figure some of the characters out and how they figured into the story, but there were definitely some holes that just did not make sense. I so hoped that everything would get worked out and explained by the end, but it really was not. And I was highly offended by the epilogue. As far as I am concerned, murder is murder--no matter if it justified or not. It is one thing if you kill in self-defense or accidentally. But pre-meditated murder is something that should never go unpunished.I was offended by the flagrant use of profanity. While I do not like profanity, when it is used and if makes sense, I can excuse it. Not so, here. And the sex scene did not even seem to make sense.You might wonder why I gave it a 3-star rating if there were so many thing I did not like. Well, I would say that the author does have a talent, and the premise behind the book is somewhat intriguing. I also think that some people may find the book really interesting. Perhaps if the book had been longer, it may have even been better.I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated in any way, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.