Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2) in Buddy Read Zone

Aug 05, 2012 Yvette Huerta rated it liked it

3.5 stars although i love BDB, and it was a good read, I couldn't move past the whole sick female issue.. She would have been a good mate for Z but not Hollywood... He was too good looking to fall for a mediocre looking, sick female. Don't judge me! That's my honest opinion. I loved the beast!! Although scary he needed to be loved as well. Moving on to book 3 which I hear is wonderful!! ...more

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May 22, 2013 Niala rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Rhage’s story was nothing like I expected it to be... It was so much better!

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Rhage is cursed by the deity to vampires the Scribe Virgin. As a result he now has a beast living inside him. This beast comes out when he loses control and kills everything near it. Its uncontrollable and deadly he is afraid it would hurt the ones close to him. His best efforts control the beast leaves him two options for release: violence and sex. Going through his life with anonymous sex with wom ...more

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Jun 08, 2013 Sarah Oxford rated it really liked it

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy-future-paranormal, romance, 2013, pnr-top-100-challenge

It's been quite a while since I read book 1, it was sometime in 2012 I think. I wasn't writing reviews then so I can't honestly remember why I only read book 1 and didn't keep going. If I hadn't committed myself to a couple of read to review books this week I can really see myself devouring this series. It's completely addictive!

What's not to love?! Alpha males, tough leather wearing vampires to be precise. A lot of action and politics, romance and tension, family dynamics, and a horrible deity It's been quite a while since I read book 1, it was sometime in 2012 I think. I wasn't writing reviews then so I can't honestly remember why I only read book 1 and didn't keep going. If I hadn't committed myself to a couple of read to review books this week I can really see myself devouring this series. It's completely addictive!

What's not to love?! Alpha males, tough leather wearing vampires to be precise. A lot of action and politics, romance and tension, family dynamics, and a horrible deity type figure that has the power to weild ultimate control. Oh yeah I hate her. It feels too easy a get out clause for whatever unresolvable difficulty develops in the plot. It's there in the back of your mind, 'oh the Scribe Virgin will sort it out in some twisted way'. Nevermind though, the world would have lost something if there was no tradition or culture underpinning it.

It was the one thing I didn't like about this book though. It ended so abruptly. I was all ready to experience the heart shattering pain of the illness. I had faith all along there'd be a HEA but I really expected things to get a lot worse before they got better.

Minor point really though. Otherwise I loved this book and the world that's been created. I was concerned that the big gap I'd left since book 1 would mean I wouldn't remember all the details about the world. It came back to me very quickly though. The world is built in a natural and sublte way that makes it feel normal, like the world really is that way. It gels, it doesn't seem at all absurd, it just is what it is unapologetically so I as a reader just accept it and let the characters, relationships and action develop without pesky scepticism getting in the way. No information dumping.

I love the brothers characters, I love that I'm getting to know them each slowly. There are little peices pulling together all the time. Little peices that build the relationships, that tease out their histories, that give hints as to what may be in store for them. In this case I was already getting excited about what was obviously going to be the focus of book 3. The characters flaws are what make them unique and interesting. There's depth and tensions and growth.

This was Rhage and Mary's story and it was a beautiful one. Mary was such a sweet unassuming character but with a strong will and desire to care for others. It was clear how it would play out with his alter ego, to me at least, but I never the less enjoyed watching it play out. Watching the coming together of the two sides of Rhage's character, his acceptance of the beast and being at peace with himself.
Mary's growth was also emotional to watch. The pain of her loss was so fresh but she clearly needed to love, it was so obviously fundamental to who she was, to see her allow that to happen and allow it to be reciprocated was both beautiful and heart breaking.

I have to admire the author here in how she weaves in the meta plot of the battle with the lessors and the evolution of the vampire culture alongside what's fundamentally a romance novel. I'm literally itching to keep reading the series. The story of John and his transistion is going to be fascinating. The story of Zsadist and Bella is going to be intense. I'm nervy about what horrors O is going to inflict (although I'm afraid to admit I skim read the lesser parts). I wanted so much more out of this book but really I think it's that I want to be completely emersed in the world. It's great that it was focused on one couple but I did miss Beth and Wrath and I am desparate to learn more about each of them.

Fantastic series, lots of depth and interweaving threads, multifaceted flawed characters, intense romance and a network of relationships creating a world I'm coming to love and feel part of. ...more

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Jul 23, 2012 Katie-marie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: j-r-ward, bad-ass-boys, paranormal, vampires

This book I think is my favorite. (Writing review after I've read all the rest) I love Rhage and I love how funny he can be. This book made me laugh and cry and I really felt for Rhage. I am officially hooked on anything by J.R. Ward and I can't wait for more.

PS I need more Rhage. I feel like we haven't seen enough funniness from him since his book. I loved him on the boards in the Insiders Guide. ...more

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