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So, I just realized I've never done a review on one of my favorite books ever. I don't know why I skipped this, maybe because I couldn't write anything to do it justice? I'm not sure, what I do know though is that I completely love this book. J.R Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series is one of the most addictive series for vampire fiction/ urban fantasy? / paranormal romance fans. I haven't read a book in this series that I didn't enjoy. I love them all but my favorites are Zsadists story(this one) and Vishous's story(Lover Unbound). I don`t want to give away to many spoilers, so I won`t make it super long. Anyway, on with the review.
Lover Awakened is the third book in the BDBH series by the amazing J.R Ward. It follows the story of Zsadist and Bella. Zsadist's story really begins in Lover Eternal when he meets Bella, and Lover Awakened starts off right where Lover Eternal ends, with Bellas disappearance. Zsadist is known for many things and one is that he mainly treats his Brothers with lack of respect and often makes his brother to do things that the gentle Phury detests. He has been an outcast his whole life, he has never loved or been loved. (Besides by his softer sided brother Phury, and even he can't get close enough to him to be 100%). Zsadist is looked at as a monster and a woman killer; noone really knows Zsadist, not even himself, but what people think they know about him..is completely wrong. Sure, he's done his share of none mentionable things, but you have to realize he's never known any different, he can't know how to show kindness if none was ever shown to him.
Throughout the book Zsadist is mainly pushing Bella away. He thinks he's not worthy of her and thinks of himself as broken and none fixable. Bella is captivated by Zsadist in ways she didn't understand. She feels a connection with him and even though he hates to admit it to himself or anyone, he has that connection with her also. She calms him and makes him feel things he has never felt before. Bella comes from a very high class vampire family and even though she was currently looked upon as 'used goods', she was still looked at a female of too high standards to be with the sadist Zsadist. But Bella doesn't think that way, nor would she want others to, but some people are harder to convince than others. And one person who is hard to convince is her stubborn, alpha vampire male brother Rhvenge. Which causes a few conflicts towards Bella`s goals and happiness.
All around this is amazing story. It was touching and heart wrenching. The writing was beautiful and the characters were perfect. I found this story was put together the best of all the books in the series and has great twists and surprises. I HIGHLY recommend this series to those who haven't read it yet. What are you waiting for? :) ]]>
I recently finished Red-Headed stepchild and found it really refreshing. I know some things are the usual, vampires, mages, supernatural and some romance, but I found I really liked the action and twists and it wasn't focused on the romance as much as usual vampire fictions lately. I'm very happy I picked this up and recommend this to all you Urban Fantasy folks! ]]>
Natasha
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review of A Touch of Dead (Southern Vampire Mystery Short Stories):
"Here's a fun joke you can play on someone! Loan them your copies of the Twilight books. Now, if you've chosen to play this joke on someone capable of experiencing love, wait for them to breathlessly return them to you. Then, when they ask you what...more "
"Here's a fun joke you can play on someone! Loan them your copies of the Twilight books. Now, if you've chosen to play this joke on someone capable of experiencing love, wait for them to breathlessly return them to you. Then, when they ask you what...more "
Natasha
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by Keri Arthur
It's going to be an amazing last book in the series, I can already tell. She's set us up for some interesting stuff! I want to ramble, but I don't want to give anything away to the folks who haven't gotten around to reading it yet! ]]>
Natasha
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"It's not the length of the word; it's how well you use it!" — Rachel Vincent
"It's not the length of the word; it's how well you use it!" — Rachel Vincent
Natasha
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"The moment the door opened I knew an ass-kicking was inevitable. Whether I'd be giving it or receiving it was still a bit of a mystery." — Rachel Vincent
"The moment the door opened I knew an ass-kicking was inevitable. Whether I'd be giving it or receiving it was still a bit of a mystery." — Rachel Vincent