Review: Enter a deep, dark, disturbing and dangerous world
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2012
Once again the story-telling talent of Julia Madeleine shines through with vividness and suspense-filled clarity.The Truth About Scarlet Rose is a story of a woman with little to no morals.  She has treated her children horribly, focused all attention and need on herself and now that her kids are grown, she fills them with guilt because it was their fault that her life is nothing.  Scarlet is no better than a monster, in my opinion.Fiona, Scarlet's oldest daughter, has been forced into the life of a stripper from the age of sixteen - yes, by her mother.  Fiona has also been supporting her mother since that tender young age and in return, has received only hatred from Scarlet.  When her ex-stepfather, Charlie comes back into the picture, Fiona finally finds peace and comfort with someone who truly cares about her.When Charlie's brutally murdered body is found, however, Fiona's life is sent into an even worse tailspin than it was before.  She is determined to find out who the murderer is, why her mother is acting even stranger than normal and exactly who this strange young man, who appears claiming to be Charlie's long lost son.  The questions continue to pile up and secrets threaten to boil over.Filled with twists, turns, secrets, deep anger and emotions, The Truth About Scarlet Rose is a story that will keep you reading long into the night.  I found myself deeply attached to Fiona, yearning and aching for her to find happiness.  Also, I found myself absolutely despising Scarlet.  I had read Scarlet Sins prior to this story, which gives a lot of background into the person Scarlet is - her early life and why she is how she is.  However, even with that knowledge, I was shocked and stunned with how she treated those around her as well as her twisted mind.I truly love Julia Madeleine's writing.  She never ceases to engulf me withing the worlds that she creates, the characters and the scenarios.  Her writing is smooth, intense and gratifying.  I found myself hooked on the storyline of The Truth About Scarlet Rose, feeling with the characters and trying to get even deeper into their minds - particularily the mind of Scarlet.  With The Truth About Scarlet Rose, readers will enter a deep, dark, disturbing and dangerous world filled with sex, drugs, murder and psychological mind games.  This is a story that will stick with the reader long after the final word has been read.Favorite Quote:  But there were shadows within her that she could feel on the edge of her thoughts.  Dark shadows that whispered to her.  They were waiting for her, waiting to sneak up on her and take her down when she least expected it.