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sarahanne8382 's review for:
Dark Lover
by J.R. Ward
Back when I worked in a public library the Black Dagger Brotherhood books was just one of several popular vampire romance series out at the time. For some reason I never read it back then, and instead of reading today's spicy romance novel (50 Shades), I followed my usual trend of reading a popular novel a couple years after it was most popular.
Our hero, Wrath, is the Blind King of the Vampires, but he ignores his role and instead chooses to lead the Black Dagger Brotherhood, an elite squad of vampire warriors who protect their race from those who want to eliminate all vampires. Shortly before he's killed, a fellow brother entrusts his half-human daughter, Beth, to Wrath's care as her body is about to make her aware of her vampire heritage.
The way vampires work in this series is a little different than what you'd expect. Being a vampire is strictly hereditary. They're a separate species, but they're closely enough related to humans that by now all vampires but Wrath have a little human blood in them. They still need to drink blood to survive, but the blood of other vampires, specifically vampires of the opposite sex is best, and they eat real food as well. They can be killed, but the stronger they are, the harder it is to do. They are still required to stay out of the sun, unless they're a strong enough part human or a lesser class of vampire.
I was a little disappointed by this one because it suffered from multiple personality disorder. In the beginning everything was hard and rough and animal. The members of the Brotherhood were all dangerous killing machines. Then once Beth and Wrath got together, suddenly everybody had a soft side and they're really just a loveable bunch of rambunctious boys who, oh yeah, still happen to be really good at killing things. The transition was just a little too abrupt.
Still, I somehow ended up enjoying the story and may read other titles in the series. If you're more into vampires than me (I could take or leave them) you might enjoy this more.
Our hero, Wrath, is the Blind King of the Vampires, but he ignores his role and instead chooses to lead the Black Dagger Brotherhood, an elite squad of vampire warriors who protect their race from those who want to eliminate all vampires. Shortly before he's killed, a fellow brother entrusts his half-human daughter, Beth, to Wrath's care as her body is about to make her aware of her vampire heritage.
The way vampires work in this series is a little different than what you'd expect. Being a vampire is strictly hereditary. They're a separate species, but they're closely enough related to humans that by now all vampires but Wrath have a little human blood in them. They still need to drink blood to survive, but the blood of other vampires, specifically vampires of the opposite sex is best, and they eat real food as well. They can be killed, but the stronger they are, the harder it is to do. They are still required to stay out of the sun, unless they're a strong enough part human or a lesser class of vampire.
I was a little disappointed by this one because it suffered from multiple personality disorder. In the beginning everything was hard and rough and animal. The members of the Brotherhood were all dangerous killing machines. Then once Beth and Wrath got together, suddenly everybody had a soft side and they're really just a loveable bunch of rambunctious boys who, oh yeah, still happen to be really good at killing things. The transition was just a little too abrupt.
Still, I somehow ended up enjoying the story and may read other titles in the series. If you're more into vampires than me (I could take or leave them) you might enjoy this more.