Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4) in Challenge Overload (PNR and UF Edition)

Sep 24, 2009 Tara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: read-in-2009, read-in-2010, paranormal-romance, read-and-reread, vampires, read-in-2011, featured

10/19/09- I thought I really liked Lover Awakened, but then I don't know how to express how much more I loved Lover Revealed. I really like the story of Butch and more than his HEA with Marissa I loved his delicate relationship with V. I can't wait to read more about Vishous in the next book.

If I had a complaint about this series I would say, you meet and get to know even if a little all the characters in the first book, and it seems after you get their story, they disappear a little.

4/4/10- Yu 10/19/09- I thought I really liked Lover Awakened, but then I don't know how to express how much more I loved Lover Revealed. I really like the story of Butch and more than his HEA with Marissa I loved his delicate relationship with V. I can't wait to read more about Vishous in the next book.

If I had a complaint about this series I would say, you meet and get to know even if a little all the characters in the first book, and it seems after you get their story, they disappear a little.

4/4/10- Yup still love Butch. Still love this book.

3/26/11-(view spoiler)[ I think I finally figured out why I don't like Marissa. I always thought it was irrational jealously because I want a Butch of my very own, which is partially true. But I think that it's because throughout the book she treats Butch exactly like she doesn't want to to be treated. She tries to protect him and despite the fact that she is always aware she shouldn't say it out loud, she thinks of him as weak. As much as she is changing herself, she is still holding Butch to her old way of life. He looks at her at one point and says, "Just once I want to be enough for you." And it's true, at every turn she reminds him that he's just a human. Sure she loves him, but instead of it being because of who and what he is, it's in spite of it. So yeah. Way to give a guy a complex. Then he wants to transition and she doesn't want him to. She wants him to stay as he is and make concessions for her to feed. It is all about what she needs. She finally comes around, because he pretty much guilts her into it. then she starts in with the don't fight because you could get hurt. And in the final pages she seems to realize that she has been treating him that way, but we never get to see a change. We just hear he say it. And even in the chapter after the mating ceremony when he comes to see her we get another glimpse at her thoughts. "With the mating ceremony now completed, and her name in his back back, she has dominion over his body by both law and instinct, a control he willingly surrendered to her, lovingly surrendered to her. He was hers to command and it was, as the glymera had always said, beautiful to be truly mated." that's about 20 lines before the end of the book (not counting the Joyce epilogue). It just feels like she's happy to be mated but it's more about control than love on her part. Like if mating him meant she wouldn't be in control, she wouldn't have enjoyed it. It also makes me feel like it's great right now while she is enjoying everything. But at some point she might decided that she wants things to change and she won't think twice about bending him to her will. It all just feels a little too selfish for my taste. Plus, I think there was too much of her being that way for too long for her to really redeem herself in my mind, without some serious action backing it up. Obviously we didn't get that, and we may never. Being repressed for 300 years doesn't give you carte blanche to be a selfish brat about things.

The 5 stars come because I love Butch and his story and everything about V and about Butch finding a family. I also would like to point out that despite all the lip service paid by both Butch and V, in this book, the friendship is cleared up. V tells Butch he is the only friend he's ever had. And Butch says it's the same for him. So they can keep saying Rhage is part of the troika all they want. There is no troika. When it comes to it, they are a duet not a trio. It's even evidenced in the first night Butch goes out to fight. It's with Rhage and Butch thinks how he wishes it was with V instead. If Rhage was truly his other best friend, it would be just as good to have Rhage with him.

I still can't believe that 4 books have passed and we still don't know who Butch's father is!! (hide spoiler)] ...more

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Oct 03, 2009 DarkHeart "Vehngeance" rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, a-jr_ward, audiobooks

Another brilliant narration by Jim Frangione. Unfortunately the recording was missing about 30 minutes of dialogue during Butch's transition, but I will see if downloading a new copy resolves that. ...more

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Apr 01, 2010 Ashley rated it liked it

Shelves: paranormal-themed, series, romance

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Jan 14, 2010 Mahyar rated it it was amazing

Other three books(Dark Lover, Lover Eternal and Lover Awakened) were so much better, but it was still amazing.

God, I love Vishous so much now.

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Mar 14, 2010 Amber rated it it was amazing

Shelves: vampires, series, paranormal, adult, romance

I didn't think I was gonna like the Butch/Marissa story but I really loved it. There is so much that happens in this book. I love all the twists and turns plus the relationship between Butch and Vishous. Have I told you how much these books rock??? Ward is so Awesome! The way she makes you feel for the Brotherhood is amazing. ...more

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Oct 16, 2008 Jessica B rated it really liked it

Shelves: j-r-ward, own, 2009, vampires

This was another great read from this series! Got to see the Brotherhood from the eyes of a human. There was lots of twists and turns in the story line that made you want to keep reading to see what might happen next.

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