JR Ward was chosen as Author of the Month over in my Historical Romance Chat Yahoo group! Nope, not historical, but that's okay, because it made a nice change, and meant that I moved another new to me author I have been wanting to read up the list!In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There also exists a secret band of brothers like no other - six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Among them, none relishes killing their enemies more than Wrath, the leader of the Black Dagger Brotherhood...
The only purebred vampire left on the planet, Wrath has a score to settle with the slayers who murdered his parents centuries ago. But when one of his most trusted fighters is killed- orphaning a half-breed daughter unaware of her heritage or her fate - Wrath must usher the beautiful female into the world of the undead…
Racked by a restlessness in her body that wasn't there before, Beth Randall is helpless against the dangerously sexy man who comes to her at night with shadows in his eyes. His tales of brotherhood and blood frighten her. But his touch ignites a dawning hunger that threatens to consume them both…
Yes I know that everyone in blog world is busy reviewing Lover Awakened...what can I say...I'm behind the times!! Actually I have only started reading paranormals in the last few months, so for me this whole world that JR Ward has created is pretty fresh - no comparisons to Alcheron (whoever he is) for me!! I'm not going to go into a whole description of the plot (there is one hereif you would like to read it)
So where to start? Well...I liked it a LOT. So much so that I went into just about every bookshop I went past while I was on holidays just to see if any of them had it. They didn't! So I still haven't got hold of Lover Eternal, but I will! I liked the characters, the tensions between them, especially once the human cop Butch was added to the mix. I did kind of wonder how a blind vampire could be a kick-ass fighter, but what do I know!!! I was creeped out by the Lessers, as I was supposed to be I would guess and at times freaked out a little by some of the Brothers, but my overall impression was a good one! I don't know that I am on my way to becoming a JR Ward fangirl (from what I hear she has enough of those already) but I will continue to read her books, and hopefully enjoy them!! Heck, I will probably end up buying her books, and I am really trying not to buy any books at the moment!
I loved the way that Wrath was able to let himself show Beth how much he loved her, and also that Beth was able to be the one that protected him at some points instead of it all being a one way relationship. I do have to say that the mating ceremony seems a bit extreme though!! Maybe because like Beth (Elizabeth) I have quite a long first name! Can anyone say Ouch!
With more Black Dagger Brotherhood books already out, and more planned, it looks like I will be spending more time in Caldwell, New York in the future.
Rating 4.5/5
I, too, read Dark Lover a bit late, after everyone was done with it, and I was very happy to see I didn't have to wait for the next book to come out because it already was. Good luck finding the other two!
ReplyDeleteI still haven't read it. I have it--bought it based on tons of recommendations--but it's buried in TBR mountain somewhere.
ReplyDeleteI am one of the very few who still haven't read this, though I have it in my TBR. I've kind of been resisting because of all the hype, but I will probably read it soon. Everyone seems to like at least the first two.
ReplyDeleteIt is worth reading. I had resisted for ages because I didn't really do paranormals but I am glad that I did read it!
ReplyDeleteLike you, this was one of the first paranormal books I read. It wasn't my favourite BDB book but I'm loving the series. I was fortunate, though, that this was recommended to me by a friend so I wasn't aware of the all the hype before I read it.
ReplyDeleteI loved this one too! From what I can tell LE was not as popular as DL but I mistakenly read LE first, and I really liked it. I wonder if I would have felt the same if I had read them in order? Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading LA ... just waiting for my packag from Amazon! :D