The series centers around a secret band of brothers who defend their race against a society hell bent on wiping the vampires out. The Brotherhood is made up of six of the most damaged, ruthless, but loveable vampires ever. With names like Wrath, Rhage, Zhadist, Phury, Vishous, and Thorment, they exude masculine strength and a “don’t fuck with us” vibe. Both the Vampires and the Lessers fight this war discretely to keep both their existences secret from the human world.
While the storyline follows their fight against the Lessening Society, it also goes in to great detail about both their personal demons and the one thing none of them expected to find, true love. Each book tells the story of a different Brother, their dramatic past that leads up to their “curse” (whatever that may be), and the unlikely heroines that they fall in love with whether they want to or not. But these heroines are anything but plain. They are dynamic enough in their own right to carry the story as well. JR Ward hasn’t set up the perfect Happily Ever After though. These characters are so raw and vivid because Ward allows them to be flawed; hard but compassionate; arrogant but loving. Some of the characters make you want to curse at times while at other times you just want to weep for them.
I have become mesmerized by the enchanting and dark world JR Ward has created and I am counting down the time until the next installment comes out in April of 2010. Here’s a rundown of the books so far:
Book One
Wrath’s book
Lover Eternal
Book TwoRhage’s book
Book Three
Zhadist’s Book (Everyone’s favorite)
Book Four
Butch’s Book
Book 5
Vishous’ Book
Book 6
Phury’s Story
Book 7 so to speak
A great guide to how JR Ward met the Brothers and how they came to life as well as a wonderful Novella of Zhadist and Bella.
Book 8
Rhevenge’s Book
And the much anticipated:
Lover Mine
Book 9
John Mathews
Coming in 2010
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