Review: The end was MUCH better than the begining! (Contains Spoilers)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2014
Ok. When I initially started this series, "Tears of the Broken" was the title of the first book & "The Knight of the Rose" was the second. That was before the 2 books were revised & reedited & put into 1 book, now "Dark Secrets". So this is the 5th book in this series that I've read.  I know, confusing right? Well If I didn't like or understand the first books, I wouldn't have continued.Ok, onward.  This book, like the others, was long & a bit boring in places, but the series itself is the telling of a human girls' life who becomes a vampire in & enters into a Vampiric Kingdom. If you don't know that by now, you really should start at the beginning.Now that Ara is queen & David is king, David begins to show his true colors & although he loves Ara very much, his colors are no less VERY dark.  He rules with an iron fist & believes the ways of his forefathers is still the BEST & ONLY way. He shows no leniency or mercy to those he imprisons. Ara on the other hand is sweet & loving as always & her people adore her.Ara learns what her Mark mean but isn't sure of the reasons, until she listens in on Jason's dream, in which he recounts the betrayal from his POV. I liked that part! When she does this, she can see, hear & feel what Jason des during that time. She tells David & all hell breaks loose!Ara finally finds her voice, or as I like to call it, her balls. But only AFTER trying to take her own life again. David now hates her & tells her so every chance he gets, but Ara still believes that he will forgive her,  despite what everyone tells her. When the Mother of Life tells her she needs to talk to David to find where her heart lies, She does so & then she discovers that David will REALLY have no more to do with her.Mixed in with this drama, we find out more about Drake, Morgaine, the prophecy, The Dagger of Yahanna & A LOT MORE!I must say Kudos to Ms. Hudson for her Editorial Reviews: From the Author on the Amazon buying page for "Dark Secrets" Well done Ms. Hudson. Also,  you ARE NOT A MORON!  I am very much looking forward to "Echoes & Silence", the final book of the series. :)