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The Savior
by J.R. Ward
I actually gave this book 4.5 stars.
Murdher was expelled from the Black Dagger Brotherhood 20 years ago. Unknown to the Brotherhood, he had attempted to save Xhex from her Sympath family before he (or anyone else) knew she was Sympath herself. The family had tortured him into madness that has lasted the two decades. This madness was also contributed to by his inability to save a pregnant female trapped in a laboratory where she was being tortured. Now she has contacted him with a plea to save her son and Murdher must return to the Brotherhood for help.
Dr Sarah Watkins has been mourning the death of her fiancee for nearly two years when suddenly the FBI is on her doorstep and asking questions. As she starts asking questions of her own, she discovers the laboratory where she works is torturing a child by experimenting on him, and she risks everything to save him.
When Sarah and Murdher meet while saving Nate, an instant connection is formed. But he is a vampire male and she is a human woman and they seem to be headed for catastrophe. At the same time, Sarah may be the only chance to save Xhex's male, John Matthew, in spite of the Brotherhood's urgent need to get her back to her previous life.
I love the work of JR Ward and I particularly loved this book. In previous books the storylines have become so involved and complex that the main storyline gets a bit lost. That is not the case here. My preference is for couples to pretty much have their own story so I enjoyed this very much. Ms Ward has an absolutely unique writing style which has evolved throughout this series and she is really at the top of her game now. The style changes depending on what she is trying to convery from lyrical to short and choppy and she does a fabulous job. She also writes great (and sometimes utterly hilarious) dialogue which is highly sought after skill by me. The humour and humanity of her characters leavens the violence and stops it from being simply gratuitous.
The other thing that I particularly like about this book is the way her portrayal of the villain has evolved. It is extraordinarily hard to write a believable and interesting villain without them becoming caricatures. The real problem with villains is that they are ultimately boring as we struggle to identify with them. If not, then they become the story itself and having a satisfactory ending becomes quite difficult. Up until now I've felt the villains have been given too much space to the detriment of the story but not in this book. Once again, I think Ms Ward got the space just right.
This is book 17 in the series and I doubt that it is suitable for newbies but I do recommend that you start at the beginning and I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I have. This series is on my reread list and this book will one I look forward to.
Just a warning: f bombs, explicit sex scenes and an angel who wears leopard skin tights and asks "Who's your Daddy?"
Highly recommended
Murdher was expelled from the Black Dagger Brotherhood 20 years ago. Unknown to the Brotherhood, he had attempted to save Xhex from her Sympath family before he (or anyone else) knew she was Sympath herself. The family had tortured him into madness that has lasted the two decades. This madness was also contributed to by his inability to save a pregnant female trapped in a laboratory where she was being tortured. Now she has contacted him with a plea to save her son and Murdher must return to the Brotherhood for help.
Dr Sarah Watkins has been mourning the death of her fiancee for nearly two years when suddenly the FBI is on her doorstep and asking questions. As she starts asking questions of her own, she discovers the laboratory where she works is torturing a child by experimenting on him, and she risks everything to save him.
When Sarah and Murdher meet while saving Nate, an instant connection is formed. But he is a vampire male and she is a human woman and they seem to be headed for catastrophe. At the same time, Sarah may be the only chance to save Xhex's male, John Matthew, in spite of the Brotherhood's urgent need to get her back to her previous life.
I love the work of JR Ward and I particularly loved this book. In previous books the storylines have become so involved and complex that the main storyline gets a bit lost. That is not the case here. My preference is for couples to pretty much have their own story so I enjoyed this very much. Ms Ward has an absolutely unique writing style which has evolved throughout this series and she is really at the top of her game now. The style changes depending on what she is trying to convery from lyrical to short and choppy and she does a fabulous job. She also writes great (and sometimes utterly hilarious) dialogue which is highly sought after skill by me. The humour and humanity of her characters leavens the violence and stops it from being simply gratuitous.
The other thing that I particularly like about this book is the way her portrayal of the villain has evolved. It is extraordinarily hard to write a believable and interesting villain without them becoming caricatures. The real problem with villains is that they are ultimately boring as we struggle to identify with them. If not, then they become the story itself and having a satisfactory ending becomes quite difficult. Up until now I've felt the villains have been given too much space to the detriment of the story but not in this book. Once again, I think Ms Ward got the space just right.
This is book 17 in the series and I doubt that it is suitable for newbies but I do recommend that you start at the beginning and I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I have. This series is on my reread list and this book will one I look forward to.
Just a warning: f bombs, explicit sex scenes and an angel who wears leopard skin tights and asks "Who's your Daddy?"
Highly recommended