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Not one of the best BDB series books. It could have been so much more.
Vishous is one of my favorite vampires from the Black Dagger Brotherhood. He is such a cunning, incredibly cerebral vampire so naturally I was so looking forward to his story. I didn't enjoy Lover Unbound that much. V should have been the main focus of the book. There were just too many subplots and too much of Phury's upcoming story in the next book. Heck, this book could have been called Lover Enshrined: Phury's Story Part I. He has that big of a role in this book. Not that I mind subplots involving John Matthew, Phury, Qhuinn, Blay, and Zsadist because I like to know what the others are doing, but the side stories really took away from Jane and V. They barely have any time together and their romance is so rushed that it's unrealistic. You don't get a real sense of their relationship the way you did with Z and Bella. That disappointed me. V is such a great character. He deserved to be the only focus of the book. I read somewhere that V is Ward's least favorite characters, and it shows.
The book starts off with a bang. The writing is tight. You find out a bit of information that is going to surprise you. It makes sense of course when you think about it, but wow it's such a shocking revelation. Then the book just goes off on tangents and doesn't focus enough on the two main characters (Jane and V). Jane isn't very likable. V is not like the V we know. The only good parts are the funny interactions between V and Butch and the bathroom scene with V and Jane. The bathroom scene *fans self* you have to read the book just for that scene. It's probably one of Ward's best love scenes although it's more on the dom/sub side.
By the way, this is not the book you should read to get started on the series. You should read the four other books that precede this one or you'll really be lost. So if you've read the previous Black Dagger Brotherhood books, you know that Z has some unconventional tastes when it comes to sex. Yes, there is some very mild bondage and some mild S/M, but it's very brief and completely consensual. I think people imagine it to be worse than it is in the book. I think Ward held back actually. I've read more intense BDSM scenes in other books. What she describes is pretty tame.
I was disappointed in the ending. Ward didn't have to end it like that. (spoiler) In the book, V gives Jane some of his blood and says it will extend her life. So why couldn't that have been the way to prolong her human life instead of making her what she ends up being? Also, if it's possible for Jane to become what she became, why not Darius or Wellsie?
Vishous is one of my favorite vampires from the Black Dagger Brotherhood. He is such a cunning, incredibly cerebral vampire so naturally I was so looking forward to his story. I didn't enjoy Lover Unbound that much. V should have been the main focus of the book. There were just too many subplots and too much of Phury's upcoming story in the next book. Heck, this book could have been called Lover Enshrined: Phury's Story Part I. He has that big of a role in this book. Not that I mind subplots involving John Matthew, Phury, Qhuinn, Blay, and Zsadist because I like to know what the others are doing, but the side stories really took away from Jane and V. They barely have any time together and their romance is so rushed that it's unrealistic. You don't get a real sense of their relationship the way you did with Z and Bella. That disappointed me. V is such a great character. He deserved to be the only focus of the book. I read somewhere that V is Ward's least favorite characters, and it shows.
The book starts off with a bang. The writing is tight. You find out a bit of information that is going to surprise you. It makes sense of course when you think about it, but wow it's such a shocking revelation. Then the book just goes off on tangents and doesn't focus enough on the two main characters (Jane and V). Jane isn't very likable. V is not like the V we know. The only good parts are the funny interactions between V and Butch and the bathroom scene with V and Jane. The bathroom scene *fans self* you have to read the book just for that scene. It's probably one of Ward's best love scenes although it's more on the dom/sub side.
By the way, this is not the book you should read to get started on the series. You should read the four other books that precede this one or you'll really be lost. So if you've read the previous Black Dagger Brotherhood books, you know that Z has some unconventional tastes when it comes to sex. Yes, there is some very mild bondage and some mild S/M, but it's very brief and completely consensual. I think people imagine it to be worse than it is in the book. I think Ward held back actually. I've read more intense BDSM scenes in other books. What she describes is pretty tame.
I was disappointed in the ending. Ward didn't have to end it like that. (spoiler) In the book, V gives Jane some of his blood and says it will extend her life. So why couldn't that have been the way to prolong her human life instead of making her what she ends up being? Also, if it's possible for Jane to become what she became, why not Darius or Wellsie?
