Lover Avenged (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #7) in Once Upon a Twilight blog

Apr 15, 2009 Pixie/PageTurners Blog(Amber) C. rated it really liked it

I liked it, it was a good book. Something was a little different, not sure exactly what it is....

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Mar 11, 2009 Robin DeJarnett rated it it was amazing

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No stronger allies, no greater friends, no better fighters of honor could a king behold than these assembled afore me

I'd been waiting for this book to come out! Bummer that it's only available in hardback at the moment - I like my stack of matching Brotherhood paperbacks!

First of all - if you haven't read the Insider's Guide - I highly recommend you read it first. There's one tidbit in particular pertaining to Wrath which plays into Lover Avenged. You won't be lost without it, but it really add No stronger allies, no greater friends, no better fighters of honor could a king behold than these assembled afore me

I'd been waiting for this book to come out! Bummer that it's only available in hardback at the moment - I like my stack of matching Brotherhood paperbacks!

First of all - if you haven't read the Insider's Guide - I highly recommend you read it first. There's one tidbit in particular pertaining to Wrath which plays into Lover Avenged. You won't be lost without it, but it really adds to his whole story. And there's a lot of Wrath in this book!

That was the biggest surprise about Lover Avenged - Wrath's story. Of course it centers around Rehvenge and Ehlena, but again, the ongoing plot lines are just as interesting. Tohr fans - just...YAY!

Because the book is centered on Rehv, a half-symphath, we are given a glimpse into that part of Ward's world. Not so much lesser action in this book and almost no Scribe Virgin (though her appearance is...thought provoking). Rehv's loyalty is tested from the beginning, but I'd imagine you can guess how that turns out!

As Rehv's right hand, Xhex plays a big roll in this book, so we get a fair amount of John Matthew (YAY), and by the end of LA I think you'll agree that JM's book must be next. I wonder if it will parallel one of the previous books...(but no spoilers, so I can't tell you which one!) We also get more about Trez and iAm - the Moors - and they're as interesting as 'the boys' (JM, Q, B).

Surprisingly, this book has a quieter tone than the others, I think, probably because there's much less emphasis on the fighting aspect. Not that there's not violence (and sex - lots of that!), but it has a much different feel in Rehv's world.

As for the war...Lash has changed the tone of the lesser side. More dangerous in some ways, a little easier to understand in others (weird, I know). He's no Mr. X, at least not yet. (Mr. X just creeped me out.)

In many ways, the ending of LA was not as complete as the other books. Rehv and Ehlena are together in the end (not a spoiler - all the books end with the couple together - it's a romance!) but not with the 'here's how it's going to work' like at the end of Phury's, Z's, heck, any of the other books. There's more to Rehv and Ehlena's story - the question is whether we'll get it in the next book, or on the boards.

All in all, LA was better than Lover Enshrined (though that one's grown on me a bit). Wouldn't be my pick for the best one of the series (I think that would still be Lover Revealed) but still 5 stars. ...more

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Dec 06, 2009 Cindy rated it liked it

I enjoyed this book but I found myself skipping some parts so I could finish it quicker. I am definitely excited for John Matthew's book though and this book did a great job of wishing for more of his story. ...more

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