December 19, 2010

Review : Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward

Title : Lover Enshrined
Author : J. R. Ward
Reading Dates : 20 Nov - 23 Nov 2010
Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 6)
Black Dagger Brotherhood Series.
The Books in the series :
  • Dark Lover
  • Lover Eternal
  • Lover Awakened
  • Lover Revealed
  • Lover Unbound
  • Lover Enshrined
  • Lover Avenged
  • Lover Mine
  • Lover Unleashed
From Amazon :
In this "frighteningly addictive" paranormal romance sage there's a war raging between vampires and their slayers. Here are the stories of a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. And now a dutiful twin must choose between two lives...

Fiercely loyal to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of the race, becoming the male responsible for keeping the Brotherhood's bloodlines alive. As Primale of the Chosen, he is obligated to father the sons and daughters who will ensure that the traditions of the race survive, and that there are warriors to fight those who want all vampires extinguished.

As his first mater, the Chosen Cormia wants to win not only his body, but his heart for herself. She is drawn to the noble responsibility behind the emotionally scarred male. But Phury has never allowed himself to know pleasure or joy. As the war with the Lessening Society grows grim, tragedy looms over the Brotherhood's mansion, and Phury must decide between duty and love...


Book Review of Lover Enshrined.
Lover Enshrined was an okay read. There were plenty of good parts but nothing that particularly shone for me.

What I found interesting about this book was the main characters’ story. Phury because he offers another look at the past he shares with Zsadist and because of his present struggle with his drug addiction. As for Cormia, I enjoyed reading about how she adapted to life outside of the boundaries of the Chosen. Unfortunately, the pair simply doesn’t click as a couple. There was no spark to their relationship despite their supposed sexual attraction to each other. And that of course ruins the romance part of the tale.

The other quibble I have with the story is how Bella puts down Phury’s feelings for her. While I can believe that he had a change of heart, I couldn’t accept her assertion that he had mixed up his feelings of gratitude with love for her. As I recall, he and Zsadist both started to have feelings for her at the same time. None of them could have known that she’d be able to save Zsadist from himself then.

The part I enjoyed the most was the change in John, Blay and Quinn’s relationships and standing within the Brotherhood. What happens here certainly has me wondering about what changes are coming for everyone.

My conclusion : Borrow for a read.

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December 17, 2010

What's left on my To-Be-Read Pile ?

2010 To-Be-Read List (In My Mailbox, Mailbox Monday)
  1. Canavan, Trudi: The Magician's Apprentice (Review)
  2. Canavan, Trudi: The Magician's Guild (Review)
  3. Canavan, Trudi: The Novice (Review)
  4. Canavan, Trudi: The High Lord (Review)
  5. Follett, Ken : The Pillars of the Earth (Review)
  6. Follett, Ken : World Without End (Review)
  7. Fuller, Kathleen: A Summer Secret (Review)
  8. Garcia, Kami and Stohl, Margaret: Beautiful Creatures (Review)
  9. Gregory, Philippa: The Queen's Fool (Review)
  10. Gregory, Philippa: The Virgin's Lover (Review)
  11. Hauck, Rachel: Dining with Joy (Review)
  12. James, Henry: The Turn of the Screw (Review)
  13. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : Seize the Night (Review)
  14. Kenyon, Sherrilyn: Bad Moon Rising (Review)
  15. Kessler, Jackie Morse: Hunger (Review)
  16. King, Caro : Seven Sorcerers (Review)
  17. King, Stephen: Song of Susannah (Review)
  18. King, Stephen: The Dark Tower (Review)
  19. Larsson, Stieg: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Review)
  20. Larsson, Stieg: The Girl Who Played with Fire (Review)
  21. Larsson, Stieg: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest (Review)
  22. Lawhead, Stephen: The Skin Map (Review)
  23. Lewis, Jon: Invasion (Review)
  24. Miller, Karen: Empress (Review)
  25. Miller, Karen: The Riven Kingdom (Review)
  26. Miller, Karen: Hammer of God (Review)
  27. Nix, Garth: Mister Monday (Review)
  28. Nix, Garth: Grim Tuesday (Review)
  29. Nix, Garth: Drowned Wednesday (Review)
  30. Nix, Garth: Sir Thursday (Review)
  31. Nix, Garth: Lady Friday (Review)
  32. Nix, Garth: Superior Saturday (Review)
  33. Nix, Garth: Lord Sunday (Review)
  34. Nix, Garth: The Fall (Review)
  35. Nix, Garth: Castle (Review)
  36. Nix, Garth: Aenir (Review)
  37. Nix, Garth: Above the Veil (Review)
  38. Nix, Garth: Into Battle (Review)
  39. Preston, L.M.: Explorer X-Alpha (Review)
  40. Preston, L.M.: The Pack (Review)
  41. Riordan, Rick: The Last Olympian (Review)
  42. Robb, J. D.: Promises In Death (Review)
  43. Shelley, Mary: Frankenstein (Review)
  44. Smith, L.J.: The Hunter (Review)
  45. Smith, L.J.: The Chase (Review)
  46. Smith, L.J.: The Kill (Review)
  47. Stevenson, Robert Louis: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Review)
  48. Stoker, Bram: Dracula (Review)
  49. Walpole, Horace: The Castle of Otranto (Review)
  50. Ward, J. R.: Lover Revealed (Review)
  51. Ward, J. R.: Lover Avenged (Review)
  52. Wilde, Oscar: The Picture of Dorian Gray (Review)
  53. Wroblewski, David: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Review)

December 16, 2010

Review : Lover Unbound by J.R. Ward

Title : Lover Unbound
Author : J. R. Ward
Reading Dates : 17 Nov - 20 Nov 2010
Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 5)
Black Dagger Brotherhood Series.
The Books in the series :
  • Dark Lover
  • Lover Eternal
  • Lover Awakened
  • Lover Revealed
  • Lover Unbound
  • Lover Enshrined
  • Lover Avenged
  • Lover Mine
From Amazon :
The ruthless and brilliant brother Vishous possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the battle with the Lessening Society. But when a mortal injury puts him in the care of a human surgeon, Dr. Jane Whitcomb compels him to reveal his inner pain and taste true pleasure for the first time-until a destiny he didn't choose takes him into a future that does not include her...


Book Review of Lover Unbound.
Lover Unbound was a so-so read for me.

While I liked Vishous much better this time around, I have the feeling that this is a residual effect from Lover Revealed. I just can’t seem to care about him and Jane because again I couldn’t see what the attraction between the two main characters was. They simply met and ended up a pair without needing to get to know to each other. That seemed to come after. Besides this, I also find it puzzling how Vishous’s earlier feelings could just disappear like that after he met Jane. Even if he were mistaken about his feelings, the explanation for the change just seems much too simple.

What I did like about the story was revisiting John Matthew and Zsadist. It was nice to see that the most dangerous brother would be the one closest to John Matthew.

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