Customer Reviews

Dark Sapphire

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Where was the romance? The characters didn't even really know each other. Don't get me wrong, there was action but little romance. There was little communicating, just a lot of thinking. By the end, one has to wonder how the two of them fell in love when they barely knew each other. I gave it 2 stars because it wasn't boring but had action. There wasn't much of a romance in the story.

This book had an interesting enough story line, but I found that the way it was delivered was lacking. I found the writing boring and it did not quite grip me. I found the characters where lacking and that some of their relationships where a bit far fetched and unbelievable.

I give it two stars only because the concept of the story was interesting and some of the action scenes where good allowing me to actually finish the book. I won't be rushing out to pick up another book by Lisa Jackson any time soon.

Eleven years ago Sheena saved Keegan's life, a fact that he cannot presently remember. Now, she is being sought for the murder of her husband on her wedding night and stowsaway on Keegan's ship, Dark Sapphire. She is discovered several days later and although Keegan thinks he has seen her before, he does not really remember her, although she remembers Keegan.

Sheena is frightened and eventually jumps ship and swims to shore, almost drowing in the process. A farmer finds her and takes her to his home; however, he also found the jewels hidden in her boots and takes one of them. Sheena is trying to reach her father, Jestin, so she can explain what occurred on her wedding night, but Fawn, Jestin's wife and Sheena's stepmother, has her knight, Morgan, searching for Sheena. Fawn is not a nice person. She has borne Jestin three daughters and is again pregnant, swearing she carries a son who will inherit Jestin's fortune.

Sheena and Keegan meet again and spend some time together; however, they are captured by Morgan and she is brought before her father and Keegan's crew are guarded on ship. The Dark Sapphire which was initially taken by Keegan some eleven years before and which he has forgotten, reappears.

All is not what it seems between Fawn, Jestin and Morgan. Fawn has her long awaited son, but all is not well.

This story moves pretty fast, but I can't see giving it five stars.

The heroine helps the hero escape from her father who's just killed the hero's father--they're both young. She asks him to take her with him. He doesn't, but he does take a sapphire ring that's said to be cursed.

Years later, they meet again when she stows away on his ship, running away because she killed her husband on their wedding night.

There's a lot going on--an evil stepmother, hidden parentage, feuding families, but it's a lot of busy-ness without much point.

And the heroine is the type for which idiotic defiance is confused with strength. I really started hating her when she was "asserting her independence" by insisting she could wander around freely on a ship full of men of questionable backgrounds who hadn't seen a woman in months. It's just tedious.

A beautiful story, portrayed perfectly by Lisa Jackson...includes action, drama, romance (duh.) and intense mental situations...then don't forget spicy comedy on a ship...heeheehee...You may just find yourself saying "nay" more than you ever have....

Lisa Jackson writes about characters and relasionships and thoughts and feelings that are so out of the story. These characters never even have time to get to know one another, and their emotions are all bouncing off the walls in such corny ways. Using too many describing words even for the littlest quiet scenes. I call this OVERKILL in the biggest way.