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J. R. Ward's novels are my guilty pleasure. I don't care for romance novels, and I had to have my arm twisted by a friend to agree to try the first one. Once I did, though, I was hooked. Ward has created an alternate reality that is at once believable and mind blowing. She changed the vampire mythology just enough to make it fresh, and was able to back up her changes credibly. Her characters are generally multifaceted, flawed and alive and she manages to weave intricate plots around the Brotherhood and their world that keep the reader interested until the very end You know it has to be good if, despite the romance and sex elements, my husband and I both wait impatiently to read the latest installment. Her writing, her world and the deep appeal of the characters is just that good.

And then came Lover Unleashed.

In this series, each book focuses on the love interest on one of the Brotherhood (Rhev being the exception) and, as the series has progressed, spends equal time dealing with various other issues going on with the other Brothers, the vampire community, or the fight with the lessers. Lover Unleashed is different in that the focus is on a female this time--V's twin, Payne--but spends almost equal time rehashing issues with V as well.

Payne's romance with Manny was nice, but nothing earth shaking. I had been expecting Manny back since V's story, and enjoyed the well-played irony of it. Sadly, the strong and interesting Payne first seen in the previous book, did a reprisal of Cormia's role and was a wide-eyed innocent, blushing and bashful, excited by everything around her, with only rare glimpses of the powerful female she had seemed to be. Manny's treatment was almost identical to Butch's revere and careful treatment of Marissa. Not a bad thing, of course, but stale. Then there was the whole "Sexual Healing" business between them that was really pretty silly. I was reminded of when Laurel K. Hamilton quit writing plots and started writing sex scenes with some dialog in between (the last of those I tried to read, several years ago, I literally threw across the room in disgust). This silliness is what I would expect from Hamilton, not from a writer with Ward's talent.

The plot recycling didn't stop there, unfortunately, nor did the disappointments.

With V and his inability to deal with the stress around him, he imitates both Z and Phury from previous novels, and his and Jane's marital difficulties strongly resemble the emotional difficulties experienced by Z and Bella. As for the resolution. . . while I was glad it was all resolved, I wasn't so keen on the way it got there. I felt kind of icky as a result of reading some of it.

Qhuinn reacts to his heartbreak in a manner not unlike Z's early behavior. Of course, I was only half reading that. By now, the Blay/Qhuinn drama is old and boring and should have been ended at least one book ago, if not two. And she expects us to put up with it longer? Great.

I must say, though, that the introduction was a great short story and I was very interested to see what happened and what will happen to the new character, Xcor, that she introduced with that story.

It sounds like I didn't enjoy Lover Unleashed, but to a certain extent I did, certainly as much as an average 3 star fluff novel. I read it in two days, all 500+ pages of it, and found parts of the conclusion satisfying. I especially liked the brief looks into the lives of the Brothers--Rhage making popcorn, for example--and wished that there had been more of this kind of exchange.

Ward still has the ability to juggle multiple plot lines with ease, and there were still flashes of the humor and verve that makes her books so fun. On the whole, though, there just wasn't enough life and sparkle to Lover Unleashed. It fell flat in so many ways.

I've grown to care about these characters, to admire Ward's writing, and to look forward to each new release. Lover Unleashed simply didn't live up to the expectations I have for Ward, for her talent and her abilities. The first several books in this series were stellar, top notch all the way, but I've been seeing a gradual decline in the quality. I worry, seeing the plot lines being recycled, that she is running out of ideas, or perhaps spreading herself too thin, what with both sets of novels under this pseudonym and the others she writes as Jessica Bird. I fear that she'll do what Hamilton did and give up writing plots all together and trust her name and her sex scenes to sell the books. I hope next year's book will prove me wrong. If not, it will be my last


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Lover Unleashed Black Dagger Brotherhood Book 9 JR Ward 9780451233165 Books Reviews

FINAL DECISION I enjoyed this book because the major stories were all ones I cared about. The vast majority of the book is one of three stories Payne and Manny, V, Jane and Butch, and Qhuinn and Blay. For me, it felt more relationship focused and that pleased me. I also really liked going deeper into V, Jane and Butch's relationship.

THE STORY Payne, the twin sister of V, has spent hundreds of years imprisoned by their mother, the Goddess Scribe Virgin because Payne killed their father. During a training session with the King, Payne is seriously injured with a broken spine. V and his mate Jane desperately need the help of the human surgeon, Dr. Manual Manello. And thus, Manny is dragged into the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a world of vampire warriors. The connection between Manny and Payne is intense and immediate, but there cannot be a future between them even if Payne recovers.

OPINION LOVER UNLEASHED is a typical book in the recent Black Dagger Brotherhood series. There are multiple stories most of which began in other books and many of which continue past this book. For me, the plus of this book is that the largest chunks of the book are about the twins Payne and Twin and those they love.

The main story, of course, is Payne and Manny. I liked this story because of Manny himself. Ward does an exceptional job of quickly making Manny a character I want to root for. His brief interaction with the BDB a year ago (although wiped from his memory) has changed him. Jane's "death" has left him with a great deal of emptiness in his life. When he is brought to heal Payne, it really is love at first sight for these two. Payne's character remains a little more opaque in the book and I didn't feel as much connection to her, but I really did like the interaction between these two.

The secondary storyline about V's spiral out of control after Payne's injury is the angst filled storyline here. Learning about Payne and then almost losing her has unmoored V from all the progress he has made since meeting Jane. His reaction threatens his relationship with his mate. I absolutely loved this storyline which I think is the highlight of the book. I'm a sucker for these situations where a couple delves deeper into their relationship. Some lingering threads of the series are resolved with V and Butch and I was happy that V and Jane grow even closer as their story resolves.

The minor story with Qhuinn and Blay continues here. Qhuinn has hit rock bottom and it is time for him to start recreating himself. Nothing is resolved here but it seems like the story is slowly inching towards these two's story being resolved. With two others involved in the story, Ward does a good job of keeping everyone likeable and not going for the easy out of making villains out of the characters which serve a function of keeping Qhuinn and Blay apart.

The focus on the internal operations of the Lessers is missing here. Instead, a new group is introduced as foils against the BDB -- the Band of Bastards. It appears that this group of vampires will play an important role in upcoming books.

WORTH MENTIONING I've had a much better reaction to these books now that I space out the reading of them. I think my brain can only process so much before I get annoyed and frustrated. Having read the disappointed reviews of this book, I also think I benefit from having some knowledge about where the series is going so that I don't have unmet expectations. I honestly don't think that the world building in these books is consistent anymore. Things feel less grounded, more fluid and there are well documented conflicts. I read the books for the characters so giving myself a break between books makes the inconsistencies in the story lines less obvious.

CONNECTED BOOKS LOVER UNLEASHED is the ninth book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood. At this point, I don't think there is any way to understand this book without having read the others in the series.

STAR RATING I give this book 4 stars.
J. R. Ward's novels are my guilty pleasure. I don't care for romance novels, and I had to have my arm twisted by a friend to agree to try the first one. Once I did, though, I was hooked. Ward has created an alternate reality that is at once believable and mind blowing. She changed the vampire mythology just enough to make it fresh, and was able to back up her changes credibly. Her characters are generally multifaceted, flawed and alive and she manages to weave intricate plots around the Brotherhood and their world that keep the reader interested until the very end You know it has to be good if, despite the romance and sex elements, my husband and I both wait impatiently to read the latest installment. Her writing, her world and the deep appeal of the characters is just that good.

And then came Lover Unleashed.

In this series, each book focuses on the love interest on one of the Brotherhood (Rhev being the exception) and, as the series has progressed, spends equal time dealing with various other issues going on with the other Brothers, the vampire community, or the fight with the lessers. Lover Unleashed is different in that the focus is on a female this time--V's twin, Payne--but spends almost equal time rehashing issues with V as well.

Payne's romance with Manny was nice, but nothing earth shaking. I had been expecting Manny back since V's story, and enjoyed the well-played irony of it. Sadly, the strong and interesting Payne first seen in the previous book, did a reprisal of Cormia's role and was a wide-eyed innocent, blushing and bashful, excited by everything around her, with only rare glimpses of the powerful female she had seemed to be. Manny's treatment was almost identical to Butch's revere and careful treatment of Marissa. Not a bad thing, of course, but stale. Then there was the whole "Sexual Healing" business between them that was really pretty silly. I was reminded of when Laurel K. Hamilton quit writing plots and started writing sex scenes with some dialog in between (the last of those I tried to read, several years ago, I literally threw across the room in disgust). This silliness is what I would expect from Hamilton, not from a writer with Ward's talent.

The plot recycling didn't stop there, unfortunately, nor did the disappointments.

With V and his inability to deal with the stress around him, he imitates both Z and Phury from previous novels, and his and Jane's marital difficulties strongly resemble the emotional difficulties experienced by Z and Bella. As for the resolution. . . while I was glad it was all resolved, I wasn't so keen on the way it got there. I felt kind of icky as a result of reading some of it.

Qhuinn reacts to his heartbreak in a manner not unlike Z's early behavior. Of course, I was only half reading that. By now, the Blay/Qhuinn drama is old and boring and should have been ended at least one book ago, if not two. And she expects us to put up with it longer? Great.

I must say, though, that the introduction was a great short story and I was very interested to see what happened and what will happen to the new character, Xcor, that she introduced with that story.

It sounds like I didn't enjoy Lover Unleashed, but to a certain extent I did, certainly as much as an average 3 star fluff novel. I read it in two days, all 500+ pages of it, and found parts of the conclusion satisfying. I especially liked the brief looks into the lives of the Brothers--Rhage making popcorn, for example--and wished that there had been more of this kind of exchange.

Ward still has the ability to juggle multiple plot lines with ease, and there were still flashes of the humor and verve that makes her books so fun. On the whole, though, there just wasn't enough life and sparkle to Lover Unleashed. It fell flat in so many ways.

I've grown to care about these characters, to admire Ward's writing, and to look forward to each new release. Lover Unleashed simply didn't live up to the expectations I have for Ward, for her talent and her abilities. The first several books in this series were stellar, top notch all the way, but I've been seeing a gradual decline in the quality. I worry, seeing the plot lines being recycled, that she is running out of ideas, or perhaps spreading herself too thin, what with both sets of novels under this pseudonym and the others she writes as Jessica Bird. I fear that she'll do what Hamilton did and give up writing plots all together and trust her name and her sex scenes to sell the books. I hope next year's book will prove me wrong. If not, it will be my last