Edgy. Sexy. Romantic. Thrilling. All these words can be used to describe J.R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series, including the latest entry, Lover Unbound.
In five books now, Ms. Ward has taken us on a journey into the lives of one of each of the Brothers, telling us who they are, showing *them* who they are and ultimately bringing them personal happiness after decades, if not centuries, of warrior’s solitude.
In Dark Lover, she introduced us to the blind vampire king Wrath, then in Lover Eternal, came Rhage, a brother with a serious inner beast. In Lover Awakened, we meet the tortured and lethal Zsadist, and in Lover Revealed, the human cop Butch proves to be more than meets the eye.
Now comes Lover Unbound and the story of Vishous, a ruthless warrior and computer guru with a tortured past, an ability to see the future, and a cursed hand that he can use to kill, maim or forge hardened steel. That’s a heck of a package for the tall, dark and handsome vampire, and it’s topped off with a bow of hard-edged sexual proclivities.
Vishous, fondly called “V” by his brothers, is wound tight, a deadly focused warrior with one mission in life: to destroy the Lessoning Society. There is no place for softness of any sort in his life. But then, as fate would have it, a bullet in a dark alley one night lands V in an emergency room and on the operating table of the equally brilliant physician Jane Whitcomb, and he soon finds himself feeling things he’s never felt before for a woman. The crux is that he’s just been given a charge by the Scribe Virgin — one that leaves no place in his life for the first woman he’s ever truly loved. Will they get together or won’t they? You’ll have to read the book to find out, dear friends. It’s well worth the cover price to venture into the world of the Brothers again, and into the heart of our dear Vishous and his perfectly matched lady love.
Though I still think Lover Awakened (Zsadist’s story) has been the best of the books so far, Lover Unbound upholds the same quality as the other books in the series, one I personally consider a must-read for vampire romance fans. There’s plenty of action, intrigue, romance and hot between-the-sheets action. There was less of an appearance by the Lessers in this entry, but they show up at pivotal points in the book. In trade out, we do see more of what goes on in the Scribe Virgin’s realm, a fleshing-out, if you will, of who she is … and it may just surprise some; it certainly did me.
Have you read Lover Unbound? If so, please leave a comment and let us know what you thought.
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(32 votes, average: 4.47 out of 5)
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October 4th, 2007 at 7:57 am
I bought the series on a whim and read all 5 books in a week. Needless to say I fell in love with the Brotherhood. Lover Unbound, in my opinion, was by far the most heart wrenching to date - I think I cried more for V then I did for Harry Potter. I also say “to date” because I have a gut feeling the story of Tohrment will far exceed Lover Unbound in the sadness department. I’m very anxious to see where the future lies for the brothers and for Tehrror, a surprising and most welcome addition to the family.
October 9th, 2007 at 8:52 am
I’m hopelessly addicted to the BDB Brotherhood. LU was a bit different in having several storylines going on at once. That was disappointing to me because I really love V and I wanted more. It seemed the sub-stories were more active this time around. Still, the world created by J.R.Ward just sucks you right in (pun intended) with all levels of emotion and action. I swear I feel like I’m a member of the family, I’m so enthralled with what’s happening w/the brothers and their shellans and the next generation. **One note - if you haven’t read any of the BDB I would not recommend starting w/this one. You need the back story or I think you will be confused**
October 23rd, 2007 at 10:25 am
This brotherhood series is absolutely positively awesome! I would recommend that you read the books in the order they were published. I love to find a new author that is good and for them to have many published books already. J.R. Ward was my new “find”. The only negative comments are that it really irked me when she killed off a few folks in the series. A few were (I would consider) main characters. Besides this the books are just wonderful. Happy reading!
October 31st, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Yes, this book was hot. I really enjoyed the parts with Butch and V, they were warm, sweet, tender, sexy, and very funny; everything a man crush could be. I just love the writing the plots and language are great. JR is a great story teller and I can’t wait to read more books about the brothers. You must start with Dark Lover and read them in order, it is so worth the trip.
November 20th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
I stumbled across this website about a month ago … was in desperate need of something new to read and I picked JR Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood series. I picked up “Dark Lover” and from the onset I was completely hooked on the BDB. I’ve read all 5 books at least 3 times already and I’m not quite sure how I’m going to last until June 08 for tne next book in the series to come out. But “Lover Unbound” is by far the most heart-wrenching and my most favorite of the series. I haven’t been so emotional over a book in awhile and this one did it for me. Tears were falling!!!
I’m so in love with this series that I’ve been passing my books around to friends and co-workers who are all now hooked too! I would recommend this series to all!