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arisaenz's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
reydeam's review against another edition
4.0
For full review:
http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/05/dark-lover-by-jr-ward.html
Dark Lover is categorized as paranormal romance fiction. Yes, I like romance books even those which are bit on the fluff side. They are fun, easy reads. For the most part, they take no brain effort to understand the plot line and so forth. However, I usually tend to become bored with these books about 1/2 through but keep reading because it is fun and I want to know the ending. Dark Lover, no surprise, is big on the romance end...you know, sexual tension and what not. The surprise is how I was not bored.
Dark Lover, yep, surprised me. The plot line was meaty enough to capture and hold my attention. The romance angle, while predictable it was, had enough desire (on my part) to know the couple that I did not become bored. There are intimate moments that books such as these have, but the moments in this book was not so bam in your face. While the intimate scenes did happen -several times - I did not feel these scenes were the soul purpose of the storyline. You know, where the storyline is written only with the purpose on how many times and how many ways the author can get the leading couple into bed. Nope, the story was meaty enough so that the intimate scenes flowed right along.
Another prevailing aspect found in romance novels is the male. He is the rescuer to the damsel in distress. He may have a dark side but...oh...is he ever sweet to the one that is his "other half", his "mate". The other aspect is the woman. She usually is not a true damsel in distress but she certainly is in need of the male's strength, protective nature towards her and his undying need for her. She, by the way, more times than not, does not fall at his feet right away. Convincing of some nature must be done by the male.
Dark Lover surprised me a bit on the prevailing aspects. Wrath, dark and powerful, must take on a role that does not make him comfortable. For some reason, he appeals to me. One other thing, Wrath is a vampire. I must say, the vampires in this story are very cordial. They live differently than other vampires that I have read about. Beth, she is a bit of a damsel in distress but she is not pathetic. She holds her own very well. Wrath and Beth together is appealing. They communicated fairly well with one another. I will say, sometimes, I did roll my eyes and say "come on" as there is so much "you are my mate" stuff going on but with that said, it was not overly done.
http://ibeeeg.blogspot.com/2009/05/dark-lover-by-jr-ward.html
Dark Lover is categorized as paranormal romance fiction. Yes, I like romance books even those which are bit on the fluff side. They are fun, easy reads. For the most part, they take no brain effort to understand the plot line and so forth. However, I usually tend to become bored with these books about 1/2 through but keep reading because it is fun and I want to know the ending. Dark Lover, no surprise, is big on the romance end...you know, sexual tension and what not. The surprise is how I was not bored.
Dark Lover, yep, surprised me. The plot line was meaty enough to capture and hold my attention. The romance angle, while predictable it was, had enough desire (on my part) to know the couple that I did not become bored. There are intimate moments that books such as these have, but the moments in this book was not so bam in your face. While the intimate scenes did happen -several times - I did not feel these scenes were the soul purpose of the storyline. You know, where the storyline is written only with the purpose on how many times and how many ways the author can get the leading couple into bed. Nope, the story was meaty enough so that the intimate scenes flowed right along.
Another prevailing aspect found in romance novels is the male. He is the rescuer to the damsel in distress. He may have a dark side but...oh...is he ever sweet to the one that is his "other half", his "mate". The other aspect is the woman. She usually is not a true damsel in distress but she certainly is in need of the male's strength, protective nature towards her and his undying need for her. She, by the way, more times than not, does not fall at his feet right away. Convincing of some nature must be done by the male.
Dark Lover surprised me a bit on the prevailing aspects. Wrath, dark and powerful, must take on a role that does not make him comfortable. For some reason, he appeals to me. One other thing, Wrath is a vampire. I must say, the vampires in this story are very cordial. They live differently than other vampires that I have read about. Beth, she is a bit of a damsel in distress but she is not pathetic. She holds her own very well. Wrath and Beth together is appealing. They communicated fairly well with one another. I will say, sometimes, I did roll my eyes and say "come on" as there is so much "you are my mate" stuff going on but with that said, it was not overly done.
daphx00's review against another edition
4.0
Seems like the start of a great series. Looking forward to book two!
Review to come.
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missypy's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
librarylandlisa's review against another edition
4.0
This was pretty good. I get the genre now and would totally read more of these in the future.
bandp0601's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
lori_vols's review against another edition
5.0
The Black Dagger Brotherhood is a fantastic, steamy series. “Dark Lover” is the first of the series about Wrath. Each brother, amazingly, has a distinct personality, as do their mates. Good read.
yaakovakiva's review against another edition
4.0
Solid, albeit total cliche material. Steamy-ish (pretty vanilla smut), and interesting paranormal bits. I'm intrigued and going on to the next one.