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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.


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

This was not my favorite BDB book, but JR Ward is as always a great author and as with anything she writes it's well worth the read. Payne is a good character. I like how she has a lot of anger at her mother. I like the angle of Vishous having a sister, and I like that this book provided a chance to kind of re-do or perhaps more deeply explore Vishous and Jane after the not so great experience that was their book in book 5. That said, while I appreciate Vishous has some unresolved agenda always on the back burner for Butch, it seemed a shame that the emotional development couldn't have happened more with V/J rather than V/B. Just... could stand for a book without so much with the V/B and the leather and whips. Maybe give Jane a chance to play once in a while!

I wasn't particularly sold by the whole Manny and Payne romance. Which is interesting, because in subsequent books, I actually like both their characters a lot. Just... this one doesn't do a lot towards making them have much personality, I guess, particularly on Manny's side. I also get a little annoyed how certain brothers (Vishous) get a whole second book, while other brothers (Phury) were barely even IN this book. Just wish we could see them more evenly I guess? Or spread it around?

I am actually okay with the new characters and new storylines, provided they are interesting.
I can't say this is my preferred book of the series. The story of Paine and Manello plays on the background while parallel stories unfold. And for some reason, for me, it felt flat and just like an add-on and not the story of the couple who should be the focus and who gave the title of the book "LOVER UNLEASHED", for this I'm giving the 3 stars. Because I don't think Paine's story made justice to her character. Which the same didn't occur in most of the previous of the Black Dagger books. The author explored and developed well the stories of John and Xhex, Vishous and Jane, Rhage and Mary, Zhadist and Bella, Wrath and Beth, Butch and Marisa. Ok, Rehvenge and Elhena's story could also have been better developed, because Rehvenge is also such a dark and complex character (I love him), but overall, I liked "LOVER AVENGED" better than I like "LOVER UNLEASHED". So far, for me, the "Raspberry Award" of the most boring story is "LOVER ENSHRINED" (Phurry and Cormia). I still think that story didn't make justice of Phurry's character), nonetheless, I can understand why the author took the path that she did with his story. But, I'm still at loss with Paine and Dr. Manello. However, the parallel events are important and give the readers important facts for following books of this series. This book for sure is an important addition to the series since it explains why the Band of Bastards moved from the Old World to Caldwell, NY and also it shows the challenges of Vishious and Jane's relationship and I can say also a subtle sexual tension between Vishous and Bush. That, in my opinion, is what keeps this book flowing,since Vishious is such a rich and complex being (My preferred after Zsadist, who I believe is the fave of 90% of the Black Dagger Brotherhood fan readers).

With all that said, I don't want to sound discouraging. I would say that you go ahead, read the book and draw your own conclusions. Each person is different, has different expectations and perspectives. I still think this is a must read on the books of this series.
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.