Dark Masterpiece - Mar. 2008
MR Review: MR Reveiwer Loretta
Dark Masterpiece
by Brianna Robertson
Art student Evie Austin has spent several years idolizing the famous and elusive painter, Traevyn Whitelaw. After an agonizing final report on the man who also happens to be the most private and secretive person she has ever tried to do research on, her professor picks her for the once in a lifetime opportunity to be Traevyn Whitelaw’s apprentice for the summer.
Ecstatic, Evie knows her summer is going to be amazing, filled with lengthy discussions on art and beautiful things with the man she admires above all others. What she doesn’t expects is to get stuck taking her sullen, sarcastic, seventeen year old brother with her at the last minute and she definitely doesn’t expect Traevyn Whitelaw to live in an isolated Gothic mansion by the ocean. What’s worse is the man she imagined to be so cultured and refined is no more than a sinister, snarling ogre who acts like having Evie and her brother is the worst intrusion imaginable. But she’s convinced there’s more than meets the eye to the dark brooding artist with the painful past, and spunky, outspoken Evie plans on finding out just exactly what the man is made of.
While reading Dark Masterpiece I wished I was a part of the story. You could feel the raw emotions coming from Traevyn. This book has it all, romance, mystery and humor. This is the first book I’ve read by this author, but it will definitely not be the last. I loved it! The characters are extraordinary. The compassion and tenderness will leave a lasting impression. Brieanna makes you feel a part of the lives of the characters. I enjoyed this read immensely and I know I’ll be going back to read it again. I hope to read something on Traevyn’s brothers Talis and Julian as well as Evie’s brother Seth.