Batduck & Battysgirl’s Cove

posted Mon, 05/14/07

Lover Revealed

J. R. Ward

Date: March 6, 2006   —   $7.99   —   Book

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Rating:
(Imagine another half star filled )

From Publishers Weekly
Newbies to Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood may struggle to fill in the backstory, but these erotic paranormals are well worth it, and frighteningly addictive. The six “brothers” are vampires: enormous, tattooed, tormented warriors who protect other vampires from destruction by the “lessers,” desouled humans in the evil Omega’s Lessening Society. Hero and ex-cop Butch is the only human allowed into the Brotherhood’s inner circle, but Butch is no mere human, a fact suspected by one of his vamp colleagues, and confirmed by the sinister plans of the Omega. The book is fully committed to its urban sensibility, the vampires’ rarified language (a glossary is provided) and their revved-up sex drives, and it all works to great, page-turning effect (with the notable exception of a chick lit–like attention to designer brands). Though Butch’s love interest, the virginal, aristocratic vampire Marissa, initially elicits more annoyance than empathy, she grows a spine as the book progresses and Butch’s destiny comes to light. In just two years, the first three books in the series have earned Ward an Anne Rice–style following, deservedly so; this entry should prove no less popular. (Mar.)
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From Batty’s Girl

I am one of these Newbies, but I liked it, and the back story wasn’t  that hard to piece together on my own.  Comparing this new author I’ve found to Anne Rice (even when just referring to her following) seems a bit much, but it was an enjoyable fluffy read none the less.  I’ll be sure to keep my eye out for the other Black Dagger Brotherhood novels as I’m out and about and urge you ladies (and maybe even some gentlemen that like the genre) to do the same for a quick and fluffy read.