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trudyd's review against another edition
4.0
Lover Unveiled was secrets unveiled. I and other readers will finally know about the coffins in the garage. WOOZERS!! The author has done it again. I was sucked into the story. What a rush!!!!
If I could do a creep rating; Lover Unveiled is off the charts. Devina is back and wicked as ever. She is searching for love in all the wrong ways. The book is back giving some hopes and creating fears in the rest.
Mae is one living on a hope and a book. Desperate times mean desperate measures. Desperate times means lots and lots of drama.
Of course it wouldn't be BDB book without a romance. Mae needs a protector. She finds one in Sahvage. I would love to share his history but I can't. I could not do his character justice. Reading about him will be so much better. Trying to figure him out is the bomb.
Oh My!!! The teasers in the epilogue will have the reader pacing until the next book, and the next. I can't begin to imagine what JR Ward is cooking up in that head of hers but I can't wait to read all about it.
5/30/2021 really enjoyed the audiobook
If I could do a creep rating; Lover Unveiled is off the charts. Devina is back and wicked as ever. She is searching for love in all the wrong ways. The book is back giving some hopes and creating fears in the rest.
Mae is one living on a hope and a book. Desperate times mean desperate measures. Desperate times means lots and lots of drama.
Of course it wouldn't be BDB book without a romance. Mae needs a protector. She finds one in Sahvage. I would love to share his history but I can't. I could not do his character justice. Reading about him will be so much better. Trying to figure him out is the bomb.
Oh My!!! The teasers in the epilogue will have the reader pacing until the next book, and the next. I can't begin to imagine what JR Ward is cooking up in that head of hers but I can't wait to read all about it.
5/30/2021 really enjoyed the audiobook
bookishserenity's review against another edition
2.0
1.5/5 stars
This morning I woke up and thought to myself, “I feel generous today”. Which is why I’m giving this book 1.5 stars instead of 0!
I think the book did the best job in describing Mae: no personality, uninteresting and a coward. Sahvage only became interesting at the end, with that revelation.
I’m looking forward to Balthazar and Lassiter’s book. Also, I LOVE Devina.
This morning I woke up and thought to myself, “I feel generous today”. Which is why I’m giving this book 1.5 stars instead of 0!
I think the book did the best job in describing Mae: no personality, uninteresting and a coward. Sahvage only became interesting at the end, with that revelation.
I’m looking forward to Balthazar and Lassiter’s book. Also, I LOVE Devina.
sandyfleener's review against another edition
3.0
Well, I'm not sure
I usually love these books from the 1st word. This one I HAD to force myself to read. Loved the last 1/4 but it was tough getting there. I think maybe because I didn't know anyone and felt lost & confused
I usually love these books from the 1st word. This one I HAD to force myself to read. Loved the last 1/4 but it was tough getting there. I think maybe because I didn't know anyone and felt lost & confused
missanthropyknits's review against another edition
3.0
Mae gets points for escaping Davina's alternate dimension prison but in every other aspect she is the literal worst. In what world ever is trying to resurrect someone a good idea? Her motivation doesn't even make sense, when she has so much life to celebrate, and in the face of objective truth about her bad choices, she decides to continue down her self-destructive path at the expense of her brother, herself, her lover,and later we find, even her adopted mother figure.
Also, she's a total bitch in an attempt to #girlboss which she apparently doesn't understand entirely defeats the purpose. Pro tips - if you have to tear someone down to make yourself look stronger, you never were strong to begin with. The way Mae talks to Savhage is really, REALLY shitty. I hope somewhere down the line the have couples therapy with Mary because seriously, that male should not have to deal with the way his shellen talks to him. Good thing biology overrides common sense in every instance and bonded male hormones supercede plain Jane and total idiot points.
For what it's worth, this one didn't hit me like this the first time I read this. I was totally invested in the twists and turns. It's only on re-read that I'm super annoyed with Mae.
Story gets points for Raven and Savhage, which culminates in the last chapter, and poor Nate who never stood a chance. Big first love feels for that male. Also and forever, Lassiter, who is the entire point of this re-read. Lassiter, that is, and also Jim Frangione
Also, she's a total bitch in an attempt to #girlboss which she apparently doesn't understand entirely defeats the purpose. Pro tips - if you have to tear someone down to make yourself look stronger, you never were strong to begin with. The way Mae talks to Savhage is really, REALLY shitty. I hope somewhere down the line the have couples therapy with Mary because seriously, that male should not have to deal with the way his shellen talks to him. Good thing biology overrides common sense in every instance and bonded male hormones supercede plain Jane and total idiot points.
For what it's worth, this one didn't hit me like this the first time I read this. I was totally invested in the twists and turns. It's only on re-read that I'm super annoyed with Mae.
Story gets points for Raven and Savhage, which culminates in the last chapter, and poor Nate who never stood a chance. Big first love feels for that male. Also and forever, Lassiter, who is the entire point of this re-read. Lassiter, that is, and also Jim Frangione
geisttull's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as past books in the series. It's always nice to disappear into the Black Dagger Brotherhood world, though
ez_bakes's review against another edition
4.0
I want to love these books. Desperately. But they’re just like not my cup of tea story telling wise. It skips around a lot to other people, setting up future books, sometimes tying back into the current storyline.
They’re masterfully written and the romance is great… when it’s their chapter, though. I found myself wanting to skip chapters to get back to my main lovers storylines.
I’ll def keep reading them, I’m just not dying to keep reading on.
They’re masterfully written and the romance is great… when it’s their chapter, though. I found myself wanting to skip chapters to get back to my main lovers storylines.
I’ll def keep reading them, I’m just not dying to keep reading on.
scubacat's review against another edition
2.0
This wasn't a great book. There were things I liked, but a lot more things I didn't.
First, the good.
I enjoyed Mae and Sahvage's storyline. I actually liked them together. It wasn't this fairy tale, insta-love story. They irritated each other, were at odds in their goals, and seemed to always be on the verge of parting ways. I appreciated the slow build up of their relationship.
Ummm... that's it for the good. Now, the bad.
There were too many story lines going on at the same time. The POV flipped so often, I kept getting pulled out of each story. Some characters literally only appeared in a couple of pages, and really could have been cut completely (or at least not given their on POV chapters.)
Ward had this annoying habit of starting new chapters with brand new characters, even three quarters of the way through the book. We would get first and last names of people that were irrelevant, and have to spend time trying to figure out who they were in the story context, instead if starting with the main characters. This was yet another way I dropped out of the flow of the story.
There seems to be a drastic shift in the BDB world and the rules it lives by. This has been happening for a while, with the introduction of Lassiter (where does an Angel of God fall into a world that only has the Scribe Virgin and the Omega?) but it really ramps up in this installment. We merge Davina from the Fallen Angels series into this one now that we need a new big bad evil to fight, and now we have warlocks and magic. Is there still a Fade? How does that relate to Heaven? Lassiter is an angel, but seems to not having anything to do with God. What about the demon? Is there a hell now? It honestly doesn't make sense with the world we've read about for 18 years.
I've heard complaints that Ward doesn't actually write these herself anymore, or that they are just cash grabs by keeping the series going long past it's natural end. That seemed to be true for this volume. Since Lover Arisen is already out, I'm going to give it a shot, but that might be my last.
First, the good.
I enjoyed Mae and Sahvage's storyline. I actually liked them together. It wasn't this fairy tale, insta-love story. They irritated each other, were at odds in their goals, and seemed to always be on the verge of parting ways. I appreciated the slow build up of their relationship.
Ummm... that's it for the good. Now, the bad.
There were too many story lines going on at the same time. The POV flipped so often, I kept getting pulled out of each story. Some characters literally only appeared in a couple of pages, and really could have been cut completely (or at least not given their on POV chapters.)
Ward had this annoying habit of starting new chapters with brand new characters, even three quarters of the way through the book. We would get first and last names of people that were irrelevant, and have to spend time trying to figure out who they were in the story context, instead if starting with the main characters. This was yet another way I dropped out of the flow of the story.
There seems to be a drastic shift in the BDB world and the rules it lives by. This has been happening for a while, with the introduction of Lassiter (where does an Angel of God fall into a world that only has the Scribe Virgin and the Omega?) but it really ramps up in this installment. We merge Davina from the Fallen Angels series into this one now that we need a new big bad evil to fight, and now we have warlocks and magic. Is there still a Fade? How does that relate to Heaven? Lassiter is an angel, but seems to not having anything to do with God. What about the demon? Is there a hell now? It honestly doesn't make sense with the world we've read about for 18 years.
I've heard complaints that Ward doesn't actually write these herself anymore, or that they are just cash grabs by keeping the series going long past it's natural end. That seemed to be true for this volume. Since Lover Arisen is already out, I'm going to give it a shot, but that might be my last.