Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Feb 10, 2014 ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ rated it really liked it

Shelves: carmen-s-reading-challenge-of-2014, paranormal, part-of-a-series

Still loving my warriors but Rhage is an extra delicious warrior. Can I have one?

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Nov 21, 2013 Pheonix Fanfiction rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: a23-black-dagger-brotherhood-jrward, 0-favorites, 0-books-read-in-2013, 0-books-read-in-2017, current-series-reading

Some of my fav. Quotes and some of my thoughts while reading this book;

0.0% "Going to start this before I go to bed, only going to read half hour or so! Sooooo excited!!!"

12.0% “What the hell is that?” Butch whispered, fumbling to make sure the door was locked.
“Rhage in a really bad mood.”

23.0% “His unfettered honesty made her think she could tell him anything and he’d respond with exactly what he thought and felt. Good or bad.
“Hal, do you have any kind of filter between your brain and you Some of my fav. Quotes and some of my thoughts while reading this book;

0.0% "Going to start this before I go to bed, only going to read half hour or so! Sooooo excited!!!"

12.0% “What the hell is that?” Butch whispered, fumbling to make sure the door was locked.
“Rhage in a really bad mood.”

23.0% “His unfettered honesty made her think she could tell him anything and he’d respond with exactly what he thought and felt. Good or bad.
“Hal, do you have any kind of filter between your brain and your mouth?”
“Not really.” He finished the Alfredo and moved the plate aside. The steak was up next. “So what about your parents?”

26.0% “I’d rather be here talking with you than inside one of those females.”

43.0% “If I felt you less, it would be different, easier. But you do something weird to my body, so totally controlled is the only way I can be with you. Otherwise I’m liable to lose it, and the last thing I want to do is scare the hell out of you. Or worse, hurt you.”

46.0% “She’s not just any female to me,” he murmured. “I would have her as my shellan, if I could.”

50.0% “I’m out of my mind…. This is…Shit, I can’t…I need to stay away from you.”
“Why? I don’t want you to stop—”
He talked right over her. “I’m starved for you, Mary. I’m so damn…hungry, but I can’t have you. I won’t take…you.”
“Rhage,” she snapped, as if trying to get through to him. “Why not?”
“You don’t want me. Trust me, you really don’t want me like that.”
“The hell I don’t.”

56.0% “I’m not yours,” she whispered.
The rejection didn’t faze him. “Fine. If I can’t have you, then you do the taking. Have all of me, part of me, a small piece, whatever you want. Just please, have something.”
She reached up to his face, stroking the perfect planes and angles of his cheeks and jawline.
“Don’t you fear pain?” she asked.
“No. But I’ll tell you what scares the hell out of me. Losing you.”

77.0% “Rhage frowned. “You make it sound like it’s a sacrifice, for chrissakes. I love her.”
“That is the sacrifice. You love her even though you know she’s leaving unto the Fade.”
“She’s not going anywhere.” Rhage bit down on his molars. “She’ll be fine. It’ll be rough, but she will be fine.”
“Forgive me.” Wrath bowed his head. “Of course she will.

79.0% “My twin’s not broken. He’s ruined. Do you understand the difference? With broken, maybe you can fix things. Ruined? All you can do is wait to bury him.”
Her mouth opened slightly. “That’s so…callous.”
“That’s reality. If he dies before I do, it will kill me. But that doesn’t change what he is.”
She pointedly separated herself from the male. “I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks.”

80.0% “You know, you were never the possessive type before.”
“That’s because I never had something I wanted to keep.”

89.0% “I love you, Rhage. I love you something fierce.”
Those heavy arms wrapped around her and he buried his head in her neck. “I didn’t think you ever would.”
“Am I that hardheaded?”
“No. I’m that undeserving.”
Mary pulled back and glared at him. “I don’t want to hear you say that again. You are the very best thing that’s ever happened to me.

94.0% “But isn’t it…ugly?”
“No. Not to me.” She pressed a kiss to his chest. “It’s fearsome and terrifying and powerful and awe-inspiring. And if anyone ever tried to get at me, that thing would wipe out a neighborhood. How could a girl not be charmed?
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“It’s a part of you, not all of you or all of what you are. And I love you. With it or without it.”

100.0% "Just amazing, can't wait to start Z's story later :)" ...more

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Jun 25, 2017 Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, dark, fantastic-heroine, paranormal, from-my-shelf, romance, 4-and-a-half-stars, great-side-characters, all-of-the-feels, erotica

4 stars. I’ve been reading this book all.freaking.day. I could not put this book down for one second. It was crazy addictive and hooked me in from the very beginning. I’m so glad that I decided to continue on with this series.

I enjoyed this one so much more than the first book. It was action packed, exciting and there were genuine moments were I felt myself tearing up a little.

I will say about this series though that I don’t like the beginning of the romances so far. Both Wrath and Rhage’s book 4 stars. I’ve been reading this book all.freaking.day. I could not put this book down for one second. It was crazy addictive and hooked me in from the very beginning. I’m so glad that I decided to continue on with this series.

I enjoyed this one so much more than the first book. It was action packed, exciting and there were genuine moments were I felt myself tearing up a little.

I will say about this series though that I don’t like the beginning of the romances so far. Both Wrath and Rhage’s books had a bit of insta-love which annoys the hell out of me but I guess I can deal with it. It actually kind of makes sense with them being vampires and the whole ‘mates’ thing but it still grinds my gears a little bit.

That aside, I really love this group of characters so much already and I’m only two books in. Rhage was nothing how I thought he was going to be, especially with that name, but the guy is a big teddy bear. I adored him. He had no problem wearing his heart on his sleeves and yet he still managed to be a badass. I also found his Beast to be very interesting and felt it added so much more depth to him as a character.

Mary, I have to admit I didn’t really care for her in the beginning. She annoyed me at first but by the end I had come to love her character as well. She was stubborn as hell but really compassionate and loving. I love that she had such an immediate connection to John and wanted to help him. I felt horrible for all that she was going through but I admired how strong willed she was about it. Also, bonus points to her for sticking up to the guys and not letting them walk all over her.

Besides the insta-love the only other thing that kept this from getting the full 5 stars is that there were some loose ends. I understand that it all continues on in the preceding novels but that annoyed me. I would like a little bit of closure or follow up by the end, please and thank you. Also, there wasn’t enough Wrath and Beth for me. I especially wanted to see how Beth was getting along but I’m sure she shows up more as I continue on with the series.

Overall, great follow up and book 3 is about my favorite character, Zsadist, and I am stupid excited about it. ...more

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Apr 11, 2014 Sunshine✰✰✰ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-vampires, fantasy-paranormal, romance-paranormal-romance

Book 2 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Such a great series. Rhage and Mary are so good together. She tames his inner beast. Literally. Mary is 100% human and it's so against the rules for a member of the Brotherhood to Bond with one, but Rhage does anyway. They both have their rough moments and push each other away, only to run after them and profess their love/need. I love how you have the main story of Rhage and Mary, but the other brothers are still a part of that story. We meet Bella who ha ...more

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Jul 29, 2019 Sona Via rated it it was amazing

Favorite brother!!! Such a treat!!!!!!

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Oct 21, 2017 Maggie Shanley rated it liked it

I like this series and the brother warriors, but I did not like this book as much as the first one. The female lead was irritating and there were some continuity issues with the series that makes the books weak as stand alone novels. I think this series is read best start to finish without long gaps between each book.

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Feb 13, 2014 Rachel C. rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2014-goodreads-reading-challenge

Fantastic story as ever. I have to admit that I just didn't like this one as much as the first one, for several reasons: 1) I don't really care about Mr. O even when the story needs some of the details his perspective gives, 2) I didn't like that this book wasn't devoted more solely to Mary and Rhage, though I understand why, 3) the constant "my man"s and "my brother"s is ok... but I feel kinda like its overdone sometimes, though in a way that says these guys are just really freaking old and hav ...more

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Jun 20, 2014 Cathie rated it liked it

Shelves: vampires, 2014-reads

3.5

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Apr 04, 2018 Taleisin (Tales of a Bookwyrm) rated it it was ok

Shelves: fiction, paranormal-romance, love-stories, paranormal-fiction, vampires, smut

I wasn't a fan of the main couple in this one, particularly Rhage. That said, some of the side characters were great so I will probably continue with the series at some point. ...more

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