Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3) in Buddy Read Zone

Mar 30, 2013 Christy rated it it was amazing

5 STARS!!!!!

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And I thought it couldn’t get any better than Rhage’s book... I was wrong!
 Z’s story was just beautiful. I loved it!

Reader beware... If you haven’t read the first two books, there may be some small spoilers.

“I'm not broken, I'm ruined. Do you understand the difference? With broken maybe you can fix things. Ruined? All you can do is wait to bury me.”

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(Just add the scar and this is my PERFECT Z)

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Zsadist is the broken warrior of the BDB. He had a different upbringing th ...more

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May 08, 2013 ♥ Barb ♥ rated it it was amazing

5 stars for Zsadist and "IT"

This is the third book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. It's about Zsadist and Bella. Zsadist is the tortured, broken, scarred twin of Phury. He thinks he is ugly, and not worthy, until he meets beautiful Bella. Bella sees past his facade and wants to be with him. It takes a while, but Z finally softens...during the NEEDING period. HOLY HOTNESS is all i have to say....that was SIZZLING. I really really enjoyed this one and love Zsadist. You feel me??
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Oct 09, 2012 Renee Nicole rated it it was amazing

Shelves: hot-alphas, favorites, yummy-sexy-time, series-to-continue, authors-i-love, favorite-series

Wow... I'm honestly FLOORED by this book. It just hit every single emotion I have. Hard. Punched me in the gut a few times. Slapped me across the face for good measure.

I don't even know what to say. Every chapter, every story told was beautiful. Emotional. Raw. Just... damn.

I'm too overwhelmed by this book to write a review that would do it justice. ...more

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Jun 09, 2013 Sarah Oxford rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy-future-paranormal, romance, 2013

Oh sweet Virgin in the Fade! This was the best yet!

I absolutely love this book! Bella is such a strong but feminine and delicate character and Zsadist coming out of his cave of suffreing was so beautiful to see. I loved their story although I have to admit at times it seemed more erotica than romance. By the end though that concern was gone. Oh and from a feminist perspective I am so pleased with (view spoiler)

Just like book 2 I love the way the meta plot ...more

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Apr 03, 2013 Kim *Mo Chridhe* rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-supernatural, urban-fantasy, smutty-or-sexy-reads, organized-crime

4.90*!!!

No lengthy review from me right now because I don't have my notes and highlights in front of me but I will certainly gush about this book.

Zsadist!!! Omigod! What a tortured soul! Prior to jumping onboard the BDB bandwagon I've already heard a lot about him and right from the moment when he was introduced in Dark Lover I was plenty intrigued. He seems to be most readers' favourite Brother among the lot and I can see why. We gravitate toward the broken and find them beautiful. We want to 4.90*!!!

No lengthy review from me right now because I don't have my notes and highlights in front of me but I will certainly gush about this book.

Zsadist!!! Omigod! What a tortured soul! Prior to jumping onboard the BDB bandwagon I've already heard a lot about him and right from the moment when he was introduced in Dark Lover I was plenty intrigued. He seems to be most readers' favourite Brother among the lot and I can see why. We gravitate toward the broken and find them beautiful. We want to be the one that heals them. We want to be the bright light in their dark lives! And as expected, I fell head over heels in love with Zsadist.

What I didn't expect was how heartbreaking his story would be. I didn't expect that the story was equally about Z and Phury as much as it was about Z and Bella. I was so frustrated with Z's self-loathing and poor self-esteem that I wanted to hurl my e-reader against the wall numerous times. Enough with the self-sacrificing 'tude and you-can-do-better-than-me mentality already, you idiot! Gawd, I wanted to hug him and reassure him of Bella's love throughout the whole book. I was seriously bawling my eyes out at the library scene towards the end.

What else did I love? Phury's love for Z. I've heard of survivors feeling guilt, and Phury wasn't exempted. He made it his life's mission to find his twin and give him back the life that was stolen from him. And though he believed that Z was beyond repair I was touched that he would still do anything for his brother. So much feels!

And whoa! That ending? I did NOT see that coming. I wonder how THAT will play out.

I'll attempt to write an actual review someday instead of this gushfest. But in case you're wondering why I didn't give it a raving 5*, it's because I can't fully get into the Ward's writing style of constantly changing POV's. I don't mind getting into the minds of 2, 3, maybe 4 characters but I keep losing count in every book. I think that's also the reason why I was annoyed with the Lessers. I never felt that they were sinister or dangerous enough, because their POVs show their weaknesses. Mystery is part of the danger and because we got behind the scenes with them I never fully felt that they were a threat to the Brothers. I don't know if this pattern (multiple POVs) continue in the next books and I can't say that I won't give up and tread through. Really, it's not the actual story itself but the writing style that I'm finding challenging. I'm still hoping that the series gets better and more exciting though. I want to know what happens to Rehvenge, John and the other Brothers!

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Mar 27, 2013 Ashleigh rated it it was amazing

best one yet. I loved Z story's although he did piss me off a lot he got it togther in the end.., ...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Jessica rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, extraordinary, will-retread-again-and-again-and-ag, tearjerker, hot-alpha, pnr, hmmmmmm, love-triangle, moved-me-so-deep-it-hurts, read-in-2013

HOLY 5++++++ STARS
Best so far in the series! So good! On to book 4.

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Sep 19, 2012 Mary Mustachio rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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"He was the cold that made her condense into herself again. And the heat that stopped her from shivering... He was the killer who made her safe."

Oh, Zsadist, let me count the ways. This Black Dagger bad ass is the broken soul every girl is always so desperate to fix. Such a sad and tormented man, you can't help but want to wrap him up in your arms and shush all his worries away... Well, if you weren't so terrified he might bite them off, haha! That is, because up until now, he's been written as ...more

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Mar 14, 2013 deb22luvsbooks rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: series

This series just keeps getting better and better!! I am in love with this series!! This installement had alot of drama...and let me just say, I am getting mighty sick of those lessers!! Sad stuff happens in this one and I am hoping the Virgin Scribe has some sympathy and mercy in the next book!

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