Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward

Once in a while you run across a series that captivates you to the point that your dreams are full of the characters. I’ve found such a series in the Black Dagger Brotherhood. This unique adaptation of vampires brings the paranormal genre to a whole new level. JR Ward has brought this intriguing world so vividly to life that you close your eyes and picture the massive warriors in great detail.



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:




DARK LOVER   
Book One
Wrath’s book







Lover Eternal
Book Two
Rhage’s book







Lover Awakened
Book Three
Zhadist’s Book (Everyone’s favorite)








Lover Revealed
Book Four
Butch’s Book







Lover Unbound
Book 5
Vishous’ Book







Lover Enshrined
Book 6
Phury’s Story







The Black Dagger Brotherhood: An Insider’s Guide
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.







Lover Avenged
Book 8
Rhevenge’s Book












And the much anticipated:

Lover Mine
Book 9
John Mathews
Coming in 2010




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