Review: Dark and Brutal
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2014
I sat and read this book straight through in an afternoon.  It was a little darker than what I normally care for, especially because Princess Meorie seemed resolved to her fate while Princess Dareena seemed oblivious to what was truly going on despite the fact that she played the role of captor.  I usually love Julia's work, and have more of her books awaiting me on my Kindle, but despite the surprise ending I cannot rate this any higher than a 3.I can understand some of the more negative reviews, but the description given of the book was not misleading.  It is just that after reading some of this author's other offerings such a Bidding War and Holiday Escort, a tale that deals with what appears to be someone's predetermined doom is just so different and does not leave one with the same happy feeling at the end.