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Chirpee, April 27, 2007 (view all comments by Chirpee)
I have just finished the first four Black Dagger books and this one was my favorite. I loved that Ward gave Z depth and made him into a character you could really get into and care about. He had seemed so brutal and cold in the other books, it was nice to see what that was all about, and also to see him heal. The book also builds the plot nicely for other books to follow, I know I couldn't wait to start #4 after finishing this one. My only complaint about the series so far is that once she's done using each brother as a main character for a book, we don't get to see much of them. I'm still interested in Wrath, Beth, Rhage, and Mary, and would like to see more of them in future books.

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Lemnecknick, April 1, 2007 (view all comments by Lemnecknick)
I did not like this book at all. And I do like this kind of romance but it just didn't have any heat at all. Frankly I was bored and never even finished it, which is very unusual for me.

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Kenda Montgomery, January 25, 2007 (view all comments by Kenda Montgomery)
Book one, "Dark Lover", is released and I am intrigued. Book two, "Lover Beware", releases and I am breathless. But "Lover Awakened"...I am beyond stunned. J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood will always be a coveted group of books on my shelf. Her weaving of each brother's story is flawless. From the young vampire trainees to the astounding leading male, readers will feel every emotion, every struggle that each character faces.

Zsadist harbors, like all the brothers, a dark and tortured soul. In previous books he is touted as a vile man, accused of various crimes and potential ones. What lingers beneath the surface is a lost soul yearning for one that makes him complete--Zsadist just doesn't know it yet. Awakened begins where the previous installment left off, with the search for the missing Bella, a member of the glymera, their aristocracy. Zsadist feels a connection to the beautiful woman and his body is trying to tell him what his heart wants to deny. When he manages to extricate her from their enemies, the Lessers, he vows to destroy the one that took her. How he will manage to do this and keep the growing arousal she causes at bay, he isn't quite sure. And he will have to figure out if what he is fighting are indeed his body's needs or his heart's.

Zsadist's background--that of a blood slave--comes slamming to the forefront in "Lover Awakened". Since his release hundreds of years ago, he hasn't exactly been living life. Just as it seems he's almost become comfortable with the angst and tortured feelings, Bella enters and stirs his buried heart like no other has ever been able to--not even his real brother Phury. Their attraction is the most pulse pounding of the series to date and that's putting it mildly. Wrap that heart-wrenching plot around the evolving storylines of Butch, the human cop turned friend, Vishous, and now Bella's brother, Revhenge, and "Lover Awakened" easily becomes my favorite so far.

My few problems with the series are ones that will most likely be solved with later installments. The Lessening Society is still a very mild player, though the one called O was featured much more prominently than any of them had been before. I am still wondering though what in the world the two groups, or rather, their deities (Scribe Virgin for the vamps, The Omega for the lesser) have against one another. The lessers have great potential to be terrifying enemies, yet their role is significantly less than that of the Brothers. Thank goodness the Brothers and their females are so vivid. Despite the continued questions, it's an amazing entry into the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Stay tuned for what's in store for Butch as Vishous steps up the cop's honorary membership into the group. "Lover Revealed" hits shelves March of 2007.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780451219367

Author:

Ward, J R

Publisher:

Signet Book

Author:

Ward, J. R.

Subject:

Vampires

Subject:

Romance - Fantasy

Subject:

Love stories

Subject:

Fantasy fiction

Copyright:

2006

Series:

Signet Eclipse

Publication Date:

September 2006

Binding:

Mass Market Paperbound

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

448

Dimensions:

6.78x4.26x1.28 in. .50 lbs.