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Lover Avenged

(Black Dagger Brotherhood Series)

By J.R. Ward

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Caldwell, NY, has long been the battleground for the vampires and their enemies, the Lessening Society. It’s also where Rehvenge has staked out his turf as a drug lord and owner of a notorious nightclub (ZeroSum) that caters to the rich and heavily armed. His shadowy reputation is exactly why he’s aContinue

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Lover Avenged By J.R. Ward

Ardent fans of The Black Dagger Brotherhood have been waiting impatiently for the story of Rehvenge, half-vampire and half-sympath, an outlaw among outlaws. And New York Times best-selling author J.R. Ward doesn’t disappoint in Lover Avenged, her fir ... (read full critics)

bookpage published on Thu, 16 Sep 2010

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Lover Avenged delivers with a vengence.

JR Ward definitely is growing as writer in this one. My favorite part of this book is what others have commented on as "too much". Ward includes several of the Brother's stories but does focus primarily on Rehvenge & Elaina's story. Rehvenge really grows in this one. While its his love story its gre ... (continue)

JR Ward definitely is growing as writer in this one. My favorite part of this book is what others have commented on as "too much". Ward includes several of the Brother's stories but does focus primarily on Rehvenge & Elaina's story. Rehvenge really grows in this one. While its his love story its great that Ward has let him stay the "bad" boy in this one giving him a real feel as the unlikely hero. Although he's not the one doing the saving in this one. There's some great action and even a new depth to Lash. In her usual style Ward has eloquently introduced the story line for the next book, John & Xhex's story without taking away focus from Rehv. Once again, I'll be anxiously awaiting the next book.

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composing cat said on Nov 19, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

Let's just hope she never stops...

The question I find myself asking is what am I actually going to do if JR Ward ever stops writing these books... I adore them. Maybe, just maybe, as much as Harry Potter or Narnia or LOTR. I also have to admit that I was a little anxious about this book as this was mainly about Rehvenge who we've on ... (continue)

The question I find myself asking is what am I actually going to do if JR Ward ever stops writing these books... I adore them. Maybe, just maybe, as much as Harry Potter or Narnia or LOTR. I also have to admit that I was a little anxious about this book as this was mainly about Rehvenge who we've only seen little bits of before and who I never particularly warmed to. He's a pimp, a drug dealer, a club owner and half sympath (a particularly evil cross breed of a species some bit related to the vampire). Not much to like eh? Wrong. Lots and lots to like my friend.
Rehv is a great character because yes he's flawed and yes he knows it and yes there's a whole lot of self-pity going around but somehow his story is just so gripping I got past everything else. And Ehlena was great as the female love interest. Oh and I love her father, so cute.
In this book Ward changed things up abit. Yes they had the strong male character who fell for a female and they had a turbulent time getting things sorted before the happy ending but there was also a whole bunch of other stuff going on in this book. We usually have maybe one or two other minor subplots going on in every BDB book so far but in this one she had the main plot about Rehv and Ehlena, Lash and his whole lesser story, Wrath and Beth's struggle through his new impairment and also Xhex and John's kind-of love story. And none were minor, in actual fact sometimes I felt the book was just as much about these other stories as it was about Rehv. Maybe Ward felt that Rehv wasn't liked enough to center on him completely or maybe she just had a lot of stories in her head about the other characters that she needed to tell, either way I thought it worked. I never got bored once although I will admit I least liked reading Lash's story but I concede that it is important to the whole tale.
I adored reading about Wrath and Beth again who we haven't seen a whole lot of since the first book and who I think everyone who's a BDB fan feel a deep connection with because of them being the first story told. It was awesome to read a Wrath and Beth sex scene too, I missed him. Their story is sad but in the end it's quite poignant in how Wrath comes to his ultimate conclusion that his life is the way it should be even if sometimes he doesn't agree with it completely.
Quick mention of John, boy has he changed. I'm not sure I like it but I think we saw a glimpse of the old John coming back in the end so Im hoping for a Tohr and John jolly reunion. And Xhex obviously. Hope Lash doesn't get his dirty hands near her and if he does I hope she gives him what he deserves.
I loved, loved, loved this book and just hope she never stops!

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Lauraolsthoorn said on Mar 2, 2012 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

"Whether you have sight or not, I see the future in your eyes."

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Jade said on Aug 27, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

Rhevenge is a revelation. He is the real MAN OF WORTH of this novel. He's not a Brother but he's a warrior, spending his life protecting the people who cares for, struggling with his nature, his past and his future. The war with the Lessening Society is going on, but in this book every character is ... (continue)

Rhevenge is a revelation. He is the real MAN OF WORTH of this novel. He's not a Brother but he's a warrior, spending his life protecting the people who cares for, struggling with his nature, his past and his future. The war with the Lessening Society is going on, but in this book every character is engaging an intimate war:
Wrath with his blindness; Beth with her relationship with her hellren; John with his past and his new feelings for Xhex; Qhuinn&Blay with their friendship; Ehlena with her love for Rhev.

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Jewel69 said on Jul 24, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

"All kings are blind. The good ones see this, and use more than their eyes to lead"

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Wings ...in Wonderland... said on May 4, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Good one. Well balanced and rich in suspense. Rehvenge is an intriguing character and its sympath side adds to it. By the way I like the sympath element in the saga, which enriches Ward's stories without weighing too much on them. Also the sex is not overwhelming and this makes the quality of these ... (continue)

Good one. Well balanced and rich in suspense. Rehvenge is an intriguing character and its sympath side adds to it. By the way I like the sympath element in the saga, which enriches Ward's stories without weighing too much on them. Also the sex is not overwhelming and this makes the quality of these books so much better. Not that I don't like it, but hundreds of detailed pages of sexual intercourses are boring as hell after a while.
There are so many things left unsaid and undone that I can't wait for what comes next in the Brotherhood, which remains one of the best contemporary vampire stories I have read.

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DevilKitty said on Oct 25, 2010 | Add your feedback