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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “I read the series in the wrong order: Book 2 then 4 before buying 1 and 3. Book 2, Rhage's story, hooked me and Butch's made me a Black Dagger Brotherhood junkie. I was surprised how underwhelmed I was by Dark Lover, Book 1. I love the intro to the BDB world and the way the king's love story...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This is fun, totally trashy and fantastical fiction. Unfortunately, occasionally the portrayal of the "dark Lover" aptly named "Wrath" descends into the ludicrous and pathetic, but for fun, entertaining fiction with a vampire bite to it, Dark Lover works.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“so love Wrath and Beths story.....”
tanya c wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of the best series!”
Aubrey M wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I had a heard a lot about this series and thought I'd dive in. I was already aware of the strange names and 'gangsta' style lingo of the 'Brothers' so they didn't really bother me too much. Okay, they made me giggle but beside that, I tried my best to gloss over them.
Rae Lori wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
First the good. The narrator Jim Frangione is awesome. At first it was weird to listen to a guy narrating as most of the urban fantasies and paranormal romances have female narrators (save for the Dresden Files, which is my fave audio series by far) but he reads with such intensity that you can't help but fall into the story.
I really liked Beth. She seemed like a fun character with a good head on her shoulders (at least in the beginning) and what little we saw of her discovering her true past would have been a more interesting focus in the story for me.
I liked the world building here that JR Ward has created. It seems like she took time to really create a world and a history with her characters to give them a place to go.
Unfortunately, it didn't seem like they went very far.
The bad. I'm not a fan of constant cursing and hearing this on audio made me cringe a lot. I know the Brothers are to be presented as hardcore 'gritty' gangsta types but it felt like they were only playing at it instead of really presenting their world. Ward seemed a bit to preoccupied with describing how wet and hard her characters became around each other rather than showing what type of characters they are with ambitions, brains and purpose and then introducing the attraction so they felt like living/breathing people. *looks away at someone yelling in the background* It's an eroti-what? Oh, okay. Well, see that makes sense then. Erotica isn't really my cup of tea because it tends to focus on the body parts as characters rather than really beefing the storyline up and making the characters come alive on their own.
The story's strengths lie more in the police procedural scenes and for me, that was much more interesting than anything else. I couldn't help feeling Beth's fear and tensity when she was assaulted and my favorite scene was when Wrath made her attacker pay for hurting her. Awesome scene.
The story meandered later on with so many characters as Ward tries to introduce everyone and how they fit in with each other while juggling the villain of Mr. X and also the Lessers. For a while it didn't seem like it had a direct purpose other than violent killings, random cursing and Beth and Wrath exchanging heated stares and bodily fluids. In fact, I'm still trying to think of what the point was.
I'll give the rest of the series a go since I hear this isn't the strongest of the series but it probably won't be for a while. I really liked the secondary characters like the butler (who's just a big bowl of awesome). Okay, maybe secondary 'character'. I'm slightly interested in seeing more of the background for this particular vampire mythology in this series and what conflicts may arise.
Overall, I'd say the story was a 2 1/2 while the audio itself is a solid 3. Stylistically, it's pretty light reading although there are some dark scenes that deal with street crimes and coarse language. If you're a fan of romantic suspense and are pretty new to paranormal (and want to ease in without too much fantasy coming at you) I'd give this a go. ”
“I can already tell how much I am going to LOVE this series.. This was such a romantic and thrilling book!!”
Amber M wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is one of my favorites, or rhage, or rhev's...i'm not sure. It was slow at first, but it quickly picked up. If you read it, you won't be disappointed. ”
la jam-e wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Got addicting within a few chapters. Couldn't put ownsown towards the end of the book.”
Lesley S wrote this review 11 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A Vampire Warrior, torn between being a king to his race or just another warrior fighting to keep his race safe....Enter Beth...The half human/half Vampire daughter of one of his very own brothers. He must keep her safe....And the story begins. Never, and I mean NEVER have I been this enthralled by a Vampire book. Wrath took me on a ride that I never wanted to get off, which is why I ran out and bought the rest of the series all in one day! He's dark, egotistical, sexy and he stands for rules...All you can really want!”
Zsadist's Girl wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This series is a favorite of mine so of course the first book is the one that draws you in! ”
Jessie M wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“It is totaly great book :D”
Kim wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“For vampire lovers, lovers of fiction, supernatural, romance. I can't wait to read the follow-ups.”
opuslibris wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
