Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward...

Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood (Book #3)
Published: September 5th 2006 by Signet
Pages: 434
Rating: 5 stars
Age Recommendation: 16+ (Due to graphic content and violence)

Synopsis:

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other - six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Of these, Zsadist is the most terrifying member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.

A former blood slave, the vampire Zsadist still bears the scars from a past filled with suffering and humiliation. Renowned for his unquenchable fury and sinister deeds, he is a savage feared by humans and vampires alike. Anger is his only companion, and terror is his only passion—until he rescues a beautiful aristocrat from the evil Lessening Society.

Bella is instantly entranced by the seething power Zsadist possesses. But even as their desire for one another begins to overtake them both, Zsadist’s thirst for vengeance against Bella’s tormentors drives him to the brink of madness. Now, Bella must help her lover overcome the wounds of his tortured past, and find a future with her…

Review:

This would have to be my favourite book in the series so far, I loved everything about it and thought it was a perfect book even with the really high expectations that I had for it after reading and loving the first two books in the series.

The plot. To be honest when I opened the book I had no ides what to expect, just because Zsadist is meant to be the dark and dangerous brother and when I read about his character in the other books he just seemed down-right cruel. But after reading this book I have a new found respect for him and he would have to be my favourite brother that I have read about so far. I also really liked the writting in this book and how descriptive it was, it made it really easy to become completely immersed in the story and before I knew it the book was over! I also liked how there were flashbacks into the past not just for Zsadist but also for Phury because I got to learn a little more about Phury aswell as Zsadist.

The characters. With every book in the series that I read I seem to be getting more attached to the characters, they are all written so well and are all really interesting. I LOVED Zsadist's charcter, I thought that he was a very strong character especially after reading about what happened in his past and I also loved seeign how his character evolved throughout the book. I also really ejoyed reading Bella's character, I thought that even when reading about he character in the second book "Lover Eternal" that she was strong. But reading the story from her POV showed me how strong she really was and I thought that she was just a really great character.

Overall I really did love this book it would have to be my favourite in the series so far and now I cannot wait to see what happens next to the brotherhood!

Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward...

Series: Black Dagger Brotherhood (Book #2)
Published: March 7th 2006 by Signet
Pages: 441
Rating: 5 stars
Age Recommendation: 16+ (Due to graphic content and violence)

Synopsis:

In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war raging between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret bound of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Possessed by a deadly beast Rhage is the most dangerous of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.

Within the brotherhood, Rhage is the vampire with the strongest appetites. He's the best fighter, the quickest to act on his impulses, and the most voracious lover-for inside him burns ferocious curse cast by the Scribe Virgin. Owned by this dark side, Rhage fears the time when his inner dragon is unleashed, making him a danger to everyone around him.

Mary Luce, a survivor of many hardships is unwittingly thrown into the vampire world and reliant to Rhage's protection. With a life-threatening curse of her own, Mary is not looking for love. She lost her faith in miracles years ago. But when Rhage's intense animal attraction turns into something more emotional, he knows that he must make Mary his alone. And while their enemies close in, Mary fights desperately to gain life eternal with the one she loves...

Review:

Oh My Gosh!!!! That is all I can say about this book, it was AMAZING!!!Even with the really high expectations I had for it after reading "Dark Lover" it still blew my expectations out of the water.

The plot. I LOVED the plot, it was so different to what I was expecting and I really enjoyed it. I thought that the book flowed at a really great pace and I found myself getting lost in the story and before I knew it the book was over (which I was pretty sad about). I really enjoyed how descriptive the writting was, I found that it was very easy to envision what was happening in the book which made the story so enjoyable and fast to read, and another thing I think I am really going to like about this series is the multipul narration, I find that it makes the book a lot more interesting than if it would have been just from one characters perspective because I get to see what happens in the minds of everyone within this society, rather than just the one character.

The characters. Ahh the characters in this book, I loved them all. I thought that Mary was a very interesting character and really not what I was expecting from this book, but I really did like her character, I thought that she was really strong and really nice and relateable. I also really loved Rhage's charcter, I liked how I got to see what he was thinking and feeling throughout the book and how he struggled with everything that he had going on.

Overall I thought that this was a great second edition to the series and I cannot wait to see what happens in the third book.