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Envy
by J.R. Ward
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I just loved this story. It's the best of the three I've listened to so far. Just as I suspected that as the series goes along, that more I'll like it. These characters are so well written and flushed out. There is a constant evolution of the characters, such as Jim, Eddie, Ad, Nigel and even Colin. Even evil Devina is evolving. This book totally takes you though highs and lows. The twists and turn are great and you never can tell exactly how things will work out.
I really liked Veck and Reilly together. They are totally believable and the fact that they are similar in many ways and both cops really resided with me. I always like a strong leading lady and we really got that this time around. Reilly is spunky, smart, witty and she loves her some Veck! There were a few chapters were I thought someone needed to knock some sense into her. Not to mention that the entire situation almost went completely wrong, but thank goodness Jim was there to help Veck out.
Let me just say, that if you're reading the BDB series, Veck, is the same Thomas “Veck” DelVecchio, Jr from Lover Unleashed. I could see that a crossover was coming. I'm sure that more and more of this series will cross over here and there. Honestly, I barely remember Veck from Lover Unleashed. He character didn't leave an impression on me in that book. I'm not going to go back and reread that story to catch the connection - so "oh well". If anyone remembers what Veck and De La Cruz were doing in that book, please fill me in!
There is one thing bugging me about the rules of the game and Devina. Ward never clearly explained how Devina can have direct contact with the people in play yet Nigel can't? They both supposedly are the ones running their prospective "teams" and Jim was to be the only point of contact. How odd. I would have thought that Devina would have agents interacting with them, not she herself. I don't know. Also, Devina comes in all shapes and forms. She could be anyone at any given time which is a huge disadvantage for the good guys because Jim, Eddie and Ad can't change their appearance.
Of course no book would be complete without one of Ward's homoerotic bromances. She seems to love writing about bi and gay men. The whole Eddie and Ad relationship is very strange. Not just friends. I mean they have threesomes all the time with a chick and they participate with each other if you know what I mean. Then there's the Arch Angel Nigel and his 2nd in command Colin. Clearly the two angels are having some sort of relationship that's kept quiet, yet the other angels know about it? Very strange.
This book left me with a few questions. Things that I hope are addressed in the next book. Other than the things I mentioned earlier, what's up with Dog? Who is dog? I'm waiting for more background on dog, which appears and disappears at will. And what's up with the vampire?!?! Who is it? Right off his description doesn't remind me of one the BDB men, so who is this huge man dressed like a brother who came to kill the serial killer? Hmm...questions, questions and more questions.
If you've been reading the Fallen Angel books, I recommend proceeding with this one. They seem to get better and better to me. I am holding out hope that the series continues at this pace. If you can stand your books with a little explicit content and you haven’t yet read these books yet, you should! But on the other hand, these books are written in true Ward style, so if you can’t get past slang and sometimes purposeful bad grammar (from the characters), this may not be your cup of tea.
I just loved this story. It's the best of the three I've listened to so far. Just as I suspected that as the series goes along, that more I'll like it. These characters are so well written and flushed out. There is a constant evolution of the characters, such as Jim, Eddie, Ad, Nigel and even Colin. Even evil Devina is evolving. This book totally takes you though highs and lows. The twists and turn are great and you never can tell exactly how things will work out.
I really liked Veck and Reilly together. They are totally believable and the fact that they are similar in many ways and both cops really resided with me. I always like a strong leading lady and we really got that this time around. Reilly is spunky, smart, witty and she loves her some Veck! There were a few chapters were I thought someone needed to knock some sense into her. Not to mention that the entire situation almost went completely wrong, but thank goodness Jim was there to help Veck out.
Let me just say, that if you're reading the BDB series, Veck, is the same Thomas “Veck” DelVecchio, Jr from Lover Unleashed. I could see that a crossover was coming. I'm sure that more and more of this series will cross over here and there. Honestly, I barely remember Veck from Lover Unleashed. He character didn't leave an impression on me in that book. I'm not going to go back and reread that story to catch the connection - so "oh well". If anyone remembers what Veck and De La Cruz were doing in that book, please fill me in!
There is one thing bugging me about the rules of the game and Devina. Ward never clearly explained how Devina can have direct contact with the people in play yet Nigel can't? They both supposedly are the ones running their prospective "teams" and Jim was to be the only point of contact. How odd. I would have thought that Devina would have agents interacting with them, not she herself. I don't know. Also, Devina comes in all shapes and forms. She could be anyone at any given time which is a huge disadvantage for the good guys because Jim, Eddie and Ad can't change their appearance.
Of course no book would be complete without one of Ward's homoerotic bromances. She seems to love writing about bi and gay men. The whole Eddie and Ad relationship is very strange. Not just friends. I mean they have threesomes all the time with a chick and they participate with each other if you know what I mean. Then there's the Arch Angel Nigel and his 2nd in command Colin. Clearly the two angels are having some sort of relationship that's kept quiet, yet the other angels know about it? Very strange.
This book left me with a few questions. Things that I hope are addressed in the next book. Other than the things I mentioned earlier, what's up with Dog? Who is dog? I'm waiting for more background on dog, which appears and disappears at will. And what's up with the vampire?!?! Who is it? Right off his description doesn't remind me of one the BDB men, so who is this huge man dressed like a brother who came to kill the serial killer? Hmm...questions, questions and more questions.
If you've been reading the Fallen Angel books, I recommend proceeding with this one. They seem to get better and better to me. I am holding out hope that the series continues at this pace. If you can stand your books with a little explicit content and you haven’t yet read these books yet, you should! But on the other hand, these books are written in true Ward style, so if you can’t get past slang and sometimes purposeful bad grammar (from the characters), this may not be your cup of tea.