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SPOILER: (I love Butch, the Dhestroyer), almost as much as I do Zsadist - end of SPOILER. My heart aches for Vishous and I'm so glad his book, Lover Unbound, is next. Hopefully, it will make me want to read other books in the series, as it's the last one I purchased. I want to know if Darius will make a return; or when/if John transitions; or if Thorment returns and if so, will be return in time for John's transition.

In spite of wanting to know the answers to those questions, I'm disturbed by the continuing use of the Lord's name in vain. The constant change in the point of view (POV) is giving me whiplash. Sometimes the change in POV happened willy-nilly, often disrupting the flow of the book. I didn't like Marissa as well as I did the other mates. Butch is more than worthy of becoming a warrior but I don't know that Marissa is worthy of him. She constantly pushed him away. In spite of her no longer caring about what the vampire high society thought of her, how could she let go of 300 years of ingrained behaviour. It seems that she only accepted him because of his possibilities.


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Lover Revealed Black Dagger Brotherhood Book 4 JR Ward 9780451412355 Books Reviews

I would give this one four out of five stars. The author is fantastic, and there were many strong points about this book, especially the story arc with Butch's kidnapping and what later happened with the Omega. I also really enjoyed the conflict/confusion between Butch and Vishous. There was a lot of completely raw, painful emotion drawn out, and you just wanted to cringe for both of them in places. All the parts with the Brotherhood were interesting and held my attention. The set up for the next book was great.

My one major criticism with the book was that Butch as a character has never done much to grab me, and unfortunately, his book (where I would have expected a deeper exploration to maybe change that as it has with other characters), didn't do anything to solve that issue. I didn't find myself particularly energized by the relationship between him and Marissa. In contrast, during "Dark Lover" (Book One) when Marissa was being shunned by Wrath, I found her character highly compelling. And during Marissa's scenes alone in this book, I found her interesting too. But as soon as she and Butch were together, I actually found myself skimming most of their scenes. And I really hate to write that, because this is an author I LOVE and in most of the previous books I had the opposite reaction, of wanting to see what happened in the next scene between the two romantic leads. This time around, just very ho-hum, which just kind of dulled things for me overall.
With nearly 700 reviews on for LOVER REVEALED and in light of Ms. Ward's cult-like following of fans (of which I am one!), it would be repetitive for me to detail the plot of this outstanding story. Let me instead convey my opinions regarding what sets Ms. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood (BDB) apart from other urban fiction/paranormal/erotic romance fiction series'.

The vampire brothers of the BDB are warriors, committed to defending their vampire race against the Lessening Society, which would destroy it. In this fascinating, incredible world, Ms. Ward has used our present day setting to incorporate races of paranormal beings who live side by side with us normal folk, but who minimize their interactions with humans so as not to be identified as different. Preserving the secrecy of their existence is of paramount importance to all of the supernaturals in Ms. Ward's world, and the constructs she builds for the societies of vampires, Lessers, and in later volumes in the series, other supernaturals, are detailed, rich, full-bodied, and interesting beyond description. Every species the author invokes has complex social traditions and rituals, a full economic structure, and a political system which is steeped in the history of the particular species. The vampire lore, particularly, is incredibly complex and utterly thrilling. We learn portions of their native tongue, the "old language", watch poignant, emotional ceremonies that surround their births, deaths, courtships, and marriages, and become completely intoxicated by their charm, power, sensuality, intelligence, loyalty to each other, and dedication to their race.

LOVER REVEALED is the story of ex-cop Butch (given the choice to disappear from the police force and drop off the human map or die, after becoming aware of the vampire species) and Marissa, the most regal, highly stationed and utterly lonely of all the vampire females, who longs to make an emotional connection to another being. Their story is an edge-of-your seat emotional rollercoaster; we ride along with our hero and heroine, hoping they can shed the baggage of their pasts and their many misgivings, as they try desperately to find their happy ending. Ms. Ward's typically complex layering of both plot and characters throws quite a few curveballs at Butch and Marissa, every one of them completely non-cliche and fascinating. We learn that Butch has more of a role in vampire folklore than he realizes, and we hope that he stays alive to have the chance to capture his destiny. The conclusion of LOVER REVEALED is not overly predictable at all; in fact, it is fair, balanced, believable, and has just enough magic for us not be able to have guessed it.

LOVER REVEALED has the most "heart" in the BDB series thus far. It is also as raw, provocative, and sensual as its two precursors in the series, DARK LOVER and LOVER ETERNAL. The sex is intense and smoldering, and it fits the story and the characters so perfectly that it is inspirational! This is Ms. Ward's strength perfect precision among all elements of story, character, action, plot, emotion, sex....all tropes and literary devices...and she is the master. The audio version, narrated by Jim Frangione, is superior; he is able to voice gentle, lonely Marissa as beautifully as he voices the tormented, powerful, out-of-his-element Butch.

My recommendation RUN, don't walk, and get all three Black Dagger Brotherhood novels today. If you've already read LOVER REVEALED, give the audio version a listen. Both are part of my permanent home library.

Please note This serisis should be read in order!
SPOILER (I love Butch, the Dhestroyer), almost as much as I do Zsadist - end of SPOILER. My heart aches for Vishous and I'm so glad his book, Lover Unbound, is next. Hopefully, it will make me want to read other books in the series, as it's the last one I purchased. I want to know if Darius will make a return; or when/if John transitions; or if Thorment returns and if so, will be return in time for John's transition.

In spite of wanting to know the answers to those questions, I'm disturbed by the continuing use of the Lord's name in vain. The constant change in the point of view (POV) is giving me whiplash. Sometimes the change in POV happened willy-nilly, often disrupting the flow of the book. I didn't like Marissa as well as I did the other mates. Butch is more than worthy of becoming a warrior but I don't know that Marissa is worthy of him. She constantly pushed him away. In spite of her no longer caring about what the vampire high society thought of her, how could she let go of 300 years of ingrained behaviour. It seems that she only accepted him because of his possibilities.