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A review by alexisliner
Lover Arisen by J.R. Ward
4.0
Another crazy world building installment for the BDB series. I still love the first 12 or so books the most but I've been so excited by the moves Ward has been making with the last few. She's laid out quite a few plot lines very quickly and while it can be a little frustrating to not get all the information all at once, I trust she's working up to something huge in Lassiter's book next year. And I'm more than willing to sit and wait to find out what that something is.
My only issue is that I really wanted to see more of the brothers and other fighters themselves. Aside from Vishous, all the other appearances we got from them felt like tiny little cameos in comparison to what we've gotten in the past. I understand it's kind of the nature of the series though, because we can't follow every single character every single time. We've got to share the love (and the page time) with everybody. I just love the early cast so much, I always feel a little let down when I don't get to see them in new installments. But that's what re-reads are for and I know they'll be back eventually.
That being said, I was really pleasantly surprised by how much I liked Balthazar and Erika as a couple, and also how much I liked Nate. I stay worried about that poor guy. Fingers crossed he gets his happy ending down the line. And holy sh*t Definitely much more enjoyable than the last installment (Lover Unveiled), which also had great world building, but the characters were harder to connect with.
Overall I really liked this book, and I think long standing fans of the series will too. It can be frustrating to watch the series and characters change and evolve, but it's almost always worth it in the long run. Now begins the long wait for Lassiter.
My only issue is that I really wanted to see more of the brothers and other fighters themselves. Aside from Vishous, all the other appearances we got from them felt like tiny little cameos in comparison to what we've gotten in the past. I understand it's kind of the nature of the series though, because we can't follow every single character every single time. We've got to share the love (and the page time) with everybody. I just love the early cast so much, I always feel a little let down when I don't get to see them in new installments. But that's what re-reads are for and I know they'll be back eventually.
That being said, I was really pleasantly surprised by how much I liked Balthazar and Erika as a couple, and also how much I liked Nate. I stay worried about that poor guy. Fingers crossed he gets his happy ending down the line. And holy sh*t
Spoiler
Lash and Devina! I knew it was coming but still. Really afraid/excited to see how that's gonna go. One thing I desperately need is some more information on how the Brotherhood took his sudden reappearance, particularly JM, Xhex and Qhuinn. Their history is deep and I don't like the idea of that all being brushed over. Just some sort of acknowledgement would be great. I'll cross my fingers for that too.Overall I really liked this book, and I think long standing fans of the series will too. It can be frustrating to watch the series and characters change and evolve, but it's almost always worth it in the long run. Now begins the long wait for Lassiter.