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Dark Lover (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #1)

J.R. Ward

Start date: January 1, 2013

Finish date: January 31, 2013

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Challenges: What's the Rush

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Feb 03, 2009 Dina rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance

I had this book sitting on my TBR for a while, but I wasn´t too compelled to read it because, quite frankly, vampires were always a bit too creepy for me. Anyway, I was finally convinced to give it a try and, thankfully, I was not disappointed. :)

I confess that the whole bloodsucking stuff is still kinda creepy to me - I know some people find it sexy, but I just don´t get it -, so I thank J.R. Ward for toning it down and not making such a big deal out of it. These BDB vampires are completely ...more

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Aug 06, 2009 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it liked it

The BDB series comes so highly recommended but I just handn't manage to get to it til now. It was pretty much what I was expecting, not that that is a bad thing, but I'm more a UF than PNR girl. I did get involved in the story though, I was three quarters through at 2am and had to force myself to put it down to get some sleep. It's hard to resist all those bad boys with hard bodies - but lets just say my dreams were sweet:)
What did bug me was the whole Mr X thing, I am sure I rolled my eyes ever ...more

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Apr 06, 2009 Adele rated it really liked it

This is Based on Wrath and Beth's Story.
OK so it tool me a while to figure out that wrath was blind.
and i kept getting annoyed with the whole Mr X bits.
Overall this book was really good. i skimmed through the who Mr X recruitment thing...I felt it wasn't all that relevant, until later in the book(i had an "AH! so that's why!" moment), but i still don't regret skimming through those bits.
vey hot in places. i loved the awkwardness of butch lol. ...more

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Apr 15, 2009 DarkHeart "Vehngeance" rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, audiobooks, a-jr_ward

Hmm... just finished the second part of this two part recording and it wasn't the end of the book. Tohr just reported that he'd seen Haver's ask Z to kill Wrath. Um... will have to check with audible to find out what's wrong with the recording. ...more

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Nov 08, 2009 Angie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance, vampire, warriors, read-in-2009

Wow - really enjoyed this book. Can understand now why everyone goes on about this series. I couldn't put it down. Can't wait to read the rest. ...more

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Feb 02, 2009 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it it was amazing

Shelves: genre-paranormal-romance, subject-pn-vampires

Wow I LOVED this book. I was hooked from the first few pages!! I can't wait to read the rest of the series. ...more

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Feb 28, 2010 Nairabell rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance, 5-star, read-in-2011

Wrath is the last purebred vampire on the planet. After watching his parents slaughtered by members of the evil Lessening Society, Wrath found himself the reluctant king and leader of a band of warriors known as the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Now he's mourning the loss of his friend and warrior Darius, and finds himself with another unexpected responsibility. Darius has left a half-breed daughter, Beth, and he needs Wrath to protect her.

This is the first in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series wh ...more

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May 04, 2009 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance

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Feb 12, 2010 Ashley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-themed, series

Wow. I devoured this book! It was written very well, the new additions to the genre in vampire lore extremely interesting and exciting. I loved all the characters, and though it switched from character to character, I didn't find myself minding, in fact, I really enjoy it and relish the need to devour the rest of the series! Highly recommended!!

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