Review: Such a great companion novel to A Terrible Love. So good.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2013
This is a companion novel to A Terrible Love, and is Cas's story. Having watched Jess for the past two years while trying to track down a killer, he never imagined that he would fall for the girl he is supposed to be protecting. I was able to read both in the series back to back, so it was still fresh in my mind how Cas was in ATL. It was refreshing to see that he had a vulnerable side to him under all the "bad boy" and domineering exterior, and how he struggled to keep what was supposed be a mission from becoming even more personal to him. I found myself adoring him even more than I already did. Plotwise, I enjoyed there wasn't a lot of repetitiveness. The back stories of a few characters that were given answered some of the questions that I had about them and their actions in A Terrible Love. We also get to see the relationship between Cas and Jewell change through Cas' eye, making the puzzle complete for Cas and Jewell. A Brutal Love compliments A Terrible Love very well, and enjoyed it immensely.