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brendaguilarb's review against another edition
4.0
Mucho mejor de lo que esperaba, en serio, me parecio muy lindo.
felixmarauder's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This was a fun, fast read. Nothing groundbreaking but enjoyable enough that I want to read more in the series!
secretmagic's review against another edition
4.0
I read a lot of vampire books, it's not a surprise when I turn up with a new one. What does surprise me though is the way the 'vampire' myths and lores are constantly changing. I don't think I have ever read about similar vampires, not once, every one is different. And that's true of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. 'Dark Lover' was an amazing start to the series, and I know I'm a few years late and I have friends who rave about the books so I shouldn't have been so shocked by how good it was, but I really did enjoy it.
The Vampires in 'Dark Lover' are not your typical stalk-the-night and prey-on-humans vampires. Sure they do need blood to live and can't come out in the sunlight - one step in those deadly rays and up in smokes - but their survival does not depend on human blood. A male vampire needs the occasional drink from a female vampire's blood to sustain himself (and visa versa for females). I found this concept really interesting. Vampires are paired (male-female) and live off each other; and are able to eat 'human' food like any normal person. Furthermore, they're not considered the 'undead'; that role goes to the lessers A group of humans who have sold their souls for eternal life and promise to kill vampires. Complete role reversal, it's amazing.
I love Beth and Wrath. Beth, a half-human/half-vampire young woman about to go through the transition into full-vampire and Wrath, a Vampire King in denial of his abilities to lead the vampire population. An unlikely match, especially since most vampires don't consider human worthy beings; but so fun to see them get together. Beth breaks through Wrath's tough shell and Wrath helps her find who she really is.
What is awesome about 'Dark Lover' is that we meet the Black Dagger Brotherhood, the reason for the series's creation. And I can honestly say I'm looking forward to meetings more of the brothers in future books. They're tough, sexy warriors with troubled lives. I'm really happy that they're letting Butch in too, he's pretty cool for a ex-cop human, sort of like an honorary member of the Brotherhood.
My biggest issue was with the changing POVs. I have no problem with third person stories and I didn't mind switching between Wrath, Beth, Butch...even Marissa. But when we followed Mr.X, a lesser who was out to get all vampires (especially the Brotherhood), I started to get bored. His POV didn't contribute much to the story. While he helped me understand what a lesser was and what they did, his role could have been left out. Occasionally I wanted to skip his scenes; I didn't, because I figured they were included for a reason, and it does make sense at the end; but it wasn't interesting. Luckily the rest of the book made up for it, and more.
4/5 Stars.
The Vampires in 'Dark Lover' are not your typical stalk-the-night and prey-on-humans vampires. Sure they do need blood to live and can't come out in the sunlight - one step in those deadly rays and up in smokes - but their survival does not depend on human blood. A male vampire needs the occasional drink from a female vampire's blood to sustain himself (and visa versa for females). I found this concept really interesting. Vampires are paired (male-female) and live off each other; and are able to eat 'human' food like any normal person. Furthermore, they're not considered the 'undead'; that role goes to the lessers A group of humans who have sold their souls for eternal life and promise to kill vampires. Complete role reversal, it's amazing.
I love Beth and Wrath. Beth, a half-human/half-vampire young woman about to go through the transition into full-vampire and Wrath, a Vampire King in denial of his abilities to lead the vampire population. An unlikely match, especially since most vampires don't consider human worthy beings; but so fun to see them get together. Beth breaks through Wrath's tough shell and Wrath helps her find who she really is.
What is awesome about 'Dark Lover' is that we meet the Black Dagger Brotherhood, the reason for the series's creation. And I can honestly say I'm looking forward to meetings more of the brothers in future books. They're tough, sexy warriors with troubled lives. I'm really happy that they're letting Butch in too, he's pretty cool for a ex-cop human, sort of like an honorary member of the Brotherhood.
My biggest issue was with the changing POVs. I have no problem with third person stories and I didn't mind switching between Wrath, Beth, Butch...even Marissa. But when we followed Mr.X, a lesser who was out to get all vampires (especially the Brotherhood), I started to get bored. His POV didn't contribute much to the story. While he helped me understand what a lesser was and what they did, his role could have been left out. Occasionally I wanted to skip his scenes; I didn't, because I figured they were included for a reason, and it does make sense at the end; but it wasn't interesting. Luckily the rest of the book made up for it, and more.
4/5 Stars.
kippins's review against another edition
3.0
So I finally succumbed, this has been on my amazon recommended list for forever and then when I joined Goodreads popped up in nearly every genre 'to read'. So I read it and it was OK. I don't mind books in this genre and quiet enjoy Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter.
I felt though that this series was a little short on the happier things in life. Everybodies life is pretty depressing, hell the leading lady even nearly gets raped in the first few pages! And I also felt the Males in this need to lay off the steroids a little bit! I don't really like to picture Arnie as my love interest in books those kinda men just don't do it for me, but hey each to their own.
And what I have to say I love in especially Cole's books is the sense of humor and the bits of wit and sarcasm which are really lacking in this book.
The love scenes were OK but there was absolutely no build up to it so I didn't really care if the two ended up together or not. And in my opinion great sex does not equal great love (it helps) I don't think the two every really had a serious conversation except about what happened with his parents.
So will I read the next one...yes if it's in my library the next time I visit and there isn't much else to choose from but I won't be buying it or putting them on my 'to keep' shelf.
I felt though that this series was a little short on the happier things in life. Everybodies life is pretty depressing, hell the leading lady even nearly gets raped in the first few pages! And I also felt the Males in this need to lay off the steroids a little bit! I don't really like to picture Arnie as my love interest in books those kinda men just don't do it for me, but hey each to their own.
And what I have to say I love in especially Cole's books is the sense of humor and the bits of wit and sarcasm which are really lacking in this book.
The love scenes were OK but there was absolutely no build up to it so I didn't really care if the two ended up together or not. And in my opinion great sex does not equal great love (it helps) I don't think the two every really had a serious conversation except about what happened with his parents.
So will I read the next one...yes if it's in my library the next time I visit and there isn't much else to choose from but I won't be buying it or putting them on my 'to keep' shelf.