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Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #5)

J.R. Ward

Start date: May 1, 2013

Finish date: May 31, 2013

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Jan 26, 2010 Mandy Beyers rated it really liked it

In the fifth book of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, as Butch and Marissa settle into married life, Vishous deals with his feelings of jealousy and sudden inability to see the future - a curse he suddenly realizes he depends upon. A call to fulfill a promise made before his conception throws his life for a tailspin, and matters are only complicated more by a shooting that lands him in a hospital in the hands of a gifted doctor. As he suddenly feels more for his doctor than he ever thought p ...more

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Jul 22, 2009 Charlotte (Buried in Books) rated it really liked it

Shelves: paranormal-romance, vampires

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Well, tricky one this one. I was aware of the ending before reading this and thought it was a bit of a cop-out. Now I've read it, it still feels like a cop-out.

One of the great things about this series has been the relationship between Butch and V. Of course things had to change because of the previous book and I think I would have preferred it if Ward had waited a book or two before tackling Vischous. Straight off the back of loosing Butch, V is gunned down after finding out that the Scribe Vir Well, tricky one this one. I was aware of the ending before reading this and thought it was a bit of a cop-out. Now I've read it, it still feels like a cop-out.

One of the great things about this series has been the relationship between Butch and V. Of course things had to change because of the previous book and I think I would have preferred it if Ward had waited a book or two before tackling Vischous. Straight off the back of loosing Butch, V is gunned down after finding out that the Scribe Virgin is his mum and he is due to be the Primale - sire of a new generation of brothers. His mum also tells him that he's at a crossroads in his life and once it's resolved his visions and mind reading will come back.

The surgeon who saves his life just so happens to be a flat chested, crop cut, tom boy, brilliant doctor by the name of Jane.

Of course the two fall hopelessly in love and Jane discovers a liking for rough sex with a dominant vampire.

What I found more interesting in this book were the side stories - JM finally going through his transition, Phury heading down a self destructive path but showing the way to the next book (please God let him finally let go of Bella - because Cormia is great). There was very little Lesser action, which was no bad thing after the last 2 books. I found that the passages relating to the Scribe Virgin were incredibly emotional, telling V the truth of his birth then having to deal with his incredible rage. Also revealing the fact the V has a twin, I want to see more of Payne, she must have some serious frustration if she's been in suspended animation for centuries.

But I am glad that Ward finally let V and Butch have "the talk", where V told Butch that he had been in love with him (Butch of course responding in his typical way - I for one would have liked to see his planned reality TV show, oh well).

I didn't cry over Jane's demise, yes V took it hard, but the Scribe Virgin's response got to me more.

I did have one of those moments though (doesn't happen very often), when something suddenly occured to me while I was reading - a sudden realisation of what was to come, which caused me to cry out "MINIVAN!!!!!" Come on - it had to be pretty obvious for me to get it, it was mentioned way to many times. I thought V was smarter than that, only catching the scent before the gun went off. ...more

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Dec 31, 2010 Thenia rated it really liked it

Shelves: reviewed, series, 2011, paranormal, vampires

Vishous is an interesting character whose mind we get to pick in this book. We learn about his past and the things that made him who he is. He has his whole life turned upside down twice over in this book and that changes him again.

Jane is a nice fit for him, though a little two dimensional. I really don't like the Scribe(view spoiler)Virgin and her band of colorless nitwits, but at least they can be justified if only a little. I also liked the fact that there were ...more

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