Im on a vampire roll! J.R. Wards series about the Black Dagger Brotherhood is my latest read. I’ve read the first half of the series before, in Norwegian. They’ve just hit the bookstores in English, and I bought them at once.
The story is set in an alternative to our world, in Caldwell US, somewhere outside New York. They have an enemy called The lessening society. The lessers are undead, former humans who’s got their heart taken out by the Omega, an evil entity. The war between the vampires and lessers happens in the shadows; humans do not know of either race.
The series follows the members of The Black Dagger Brotherhood. Each book is about a different Brother. The Brothers are stronger, bigger and better than normal vampires; they are soldiers and it’s they who fight the lessers. Each brother has their own dark past and story. Of course, romance is the key, and each book has a female involved…
Although there is a different main character in each book, it’s also main plot; the war against the lessers. The story is always told in third person, and jumps between different Brothers and also lessers. This gives the storytelling depth and makes it more interessting.
The books are:
Dark Lover
Lover eternal
Lover awakened
Lover revealed
Lover unbound
Lover enshrined
Lover avenged
I haven’t found the last two books yet, and Im dying to read them.
This series is a must-read. It has amazing characters, the Brothers with all their dark secrets, and some great sidecharacters. The plot, with the lessers, is new and refreshing, a different take on the modern vampire. The social classes within the vampire society (with the Glymera, the Brothers, the Doggen and so on) and the Scribe Virgin is original and interessting. I wasn’t too impressed by the language in the Norwegian version, but in English it’s good. Simple, but full of depth thanks to the vampire language the author has made up. It makes it authentic. Even though every book follow the same pattern (male meets female, male has dark past making relationship difficult, battles with lessers, big dramatic action towards the end), it doesn’t get boring, because each of the Brothers are unique and captivating. I highly recommend these books. But beware, these are for an adult audience, there are explicit sexual content and detailed violence.
J.R. Ward has started a new series, about Fallen Angels. The first book is released now in September, I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Recommended for:
Gender: Females
Age: Adults
Similar reads: Nora Roberts’ books with more fantasy-ish plots
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