Lover Eternal

Re-read– I liked it, maybe not as much as my first read through, but enough that I still want to keep going. The drawn out miscommunication between the couple was getting to be a little over the top.

3.5 stars

If you didn't know I love vampire books. Add in a romance and I love it even more. I read the first book in this series 2 years ago and had planned on continuing with the series. I didn't mean to wait 2 years between books but there are so many books and not enough time to read everything I want to read. So far, I've only read the first 2 books and the first one was better in my opinion. I did enjoy this one but there was something about it that didn't work for me, and I can't really put my finger on what that something is. 

This book follows Rhage. He is part of the Black Dagger Brotherhood who are a group of vampire warriors who protect the weaker vampires. I say weaker but they're really not weak. Anyways this is his story and his romance. I loved that Rhage was not only a vampire, but he also turned into a dragon because of a curse that was put on him. I also love the fact that the vampires in this series don't feed on humans. They can feed on humans but it's not as nutritious as the blood of the women of their kind. I thought that was a unique take on vampires. 

As for Rhage and Mary's love story I did love it. It was steamy and sweet but at the same time Mary accepted things way too quickly that it didn't seem very believable. Honestly, I don't really have much to say about this book. I enjoyed it and I still want to continue with the series but this one wasn't my favorite. 

Better than the two I read this week: Rhage is more interesting than Qhuinn and the other guy.

I gave this book 4 stars because I sincerely think the next book will be even better. I liked the first one, Dark Lover, and I agree with the other readers that this one is even more compelling. She really creates a world with this series, and as a reader who gave up on romance some years ago (in favor of fantasy), I have to say this series is bringing me back. This isn't your typical Nora Roberts cookie-cutter story. The author has a punchy urban style that has improved markedly between the two books. She creates her own idiom here, like some of the great pulp-fictionists of the past. There are some awkward moments–e.g. it's “wreaked havoc,” not “reeked havoc,”–but overall it was good enough to read twice over two days. The women in this series are a little flaccid for my taste (pun intended, if you've read the books)–I'd like to see what a really powerful woman would do with these testosterone-flooded vampires–but the world of the Brotherhood is truly seductive. One does need to get over the names. They seem a little silly, and no one seems to notice that they are real words in English–I mean, Wrath, Rhage, Vishous, etc. don't seem to be overly allegorical to anyone in the stories. No one says “Wrath, huh? as in the seven deadly sins?” I pretend they're pronounced Euro-style, and that helps. But as a lit prof who reads a lot of pulp, I have to say this is some of the most promising stuff I've read in awhile. And I swore off vampires after Anne Rice got boring. I can't wait for the next one..

*3.5 STARS. Full review to come.

Liked it! Still getting used to the whole “pure romance novel” thing, eg the heroine is only there to be swept off her feet, but I am enjoying this series now. Love the tormented vamp souls & their happy few, their band of brothers.

Adoro a Mary!!!
Aunque hubo muchas partes donde me aburrí, el final... no me convenció del todo, ¿quién dice que la lastima no es buena?

This was really great. But it ended rather abruptly. It was wrapped up rather quickly and seemed a little out of sequence at first but then made sense later. I am looking forward to the next book.