Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

May 19, 2010 Crista rated it it was amazing

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Very few authors are as talented as JR Ward....let me repeat myself....JR Ward is AMAZING!

The Black Dagger Brotherhood series is what got me hooked on paranormal romance, but let me be honest...I think this is the BEST romance series ever regardless of type (historical, contemporary, midevil, western..you name it!) You MUST read this series, but you MUST read them in order. Any deviation from the chronological order of things will cheat you out of the beauty of the series. Now on to my review. Very few authors are as talented as JR Ward....let me repeat myself....JR Ward is AMAZING!

The Black Dagger Brotherhood series is what got me hooked on paranormal romance, but let me be honest...I think this is the BEST romance series ever regardless of type (historical, contemporary, midevil, western..you name it!) You MUST read this series, but you MUST read them in order. Any deviation from the chronological order of things will cheat you out of the beauty of the series. Now on to my review.

Lover Unbound is an emotional read. Not quite as emotional as Lover Awakened (my personal favorite), but is definitely a close second. Vishous has a past filled with torture..at the hands of his own father. He is a tough one. We've come to know bits and pieces about him like his sexual deviancy, his love for Butch, his special "gifts" and "weapons", and his intelligence.

Jane is the HUMAN surgeon who saves his life, and to whom Vishous recognizes as his mate. She matches him toe to toe, and has quite a mouth and a backbone on her. The attraction is intense, and I believe that the love scenes involving these two are the most erotic and sensual of the entire series....(which is saying a lot)!

However there is a problem...(isn't there always :)! Vishous is a vampire and Jane is human...this doesn't work so well (ie. Rhage and Mary). Vampires can't be sustained on human blood, live forever, can't go out during the day ect.....see the problem. Both Vishous and Jane realize this, but they love eachother and want to make it work. Jane knows that being mortal means that she will age and eventually die. Despite this, she tries to balance her life as a surgeon and her status as "shellan" to Vishous.

The ending kind of bothered me...emphasis on "kind of". In order for these two to get their HEA, I knew something would have to give. Ward's answer to the question is VERY unique and unexpected, but as someone who wanted Vishous to "get the girl", I can understand and accept the necessity for the ending. I wish she had been a "pre-trans"...then this book would've been perfect.

After finishing this book, the only thing I'm thinking is "I want more"! Thank goodness Lover Enshrined is next. I hope John and Rehvenge get their stories! I love these vamps! ...more

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Nov 04, 2010 Peaches rated it liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I am one of those people who disliked the ending and Jane's fate. It was totally unfair to V to have his shellan as a freaking ghost. I don't care how happy they are but Jane is not real! She's gone, here ghost is all poor V has left. I'm not a fan of paranormal stories but I still loved and enjoyed BDB because it sounded a lot realistic than so many other trashy paranormals. But the ghost thing was a bit too much in my opinion. If J.R. Ward wanted a twisty ending soo much, she should have kille ...more

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Jul 30, 2014 Erika rated it liked it

I almost gave this 2☆'s because of the "outcome". But since I loved a good portion of it up until that point I will give it 3....I still feel very meh about this one and honestly have a bit of reluctance moving forward in the series. That said, I've grown attached to the characters and need to see it through. ...more

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