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A review by intensej
Lassiter by J.R. Ward
3.0
The fallen angel Lassiter is in love with Rahvyn, but he sacrifices himself to the demon Devina to save a member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Devina uses a spell from this powerful Book to manifest a perfect partner to suit her (the Omega's son, Lash). However, in order for the spell to work, Lassiter has to give up his loved one. Rahvyn falls for Lassiter, but her trust in him is destroyed when she believes that he is only with her to protect the Black Dagger Brotherhood from Devina.
My expectations for this book were not that high, but I was still disappointed. The instant-love between Lassiter and Rahvyn felt like it came out of nowhere. I did not like the overly flowerly and ancient way that Rahvyn talked.; it felt distracting and forced. Also, Rahyn's powers felt like a lazy plot device to "kill" Wrath. Just kidding--he's not dead, he was just hiding in time. The epilogue did a lot of work by bringing Wrath back. The sentient Book reminded me of the Fever series by [a:Karen Marie Moning|48206|Karen Marie Moning|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1497612477p2/48206.jpg]. Although I liked the concept of the powerful book in Lassiter, Ward basically abandons this plot point and the whole story lacks closure. It looks like the next book in the series is going to take place 33 years in the future with Nalla (Zsadist and Bella's daughter) and some unnamed person. I think it'll be interesting to see the characters after they have grown older, but I am not looking forward to that much angst between Zsadist, Bella, and Nalla.
My expectations for this book were not that high, but I was still disappointed. The instant-love between Lassiter and Rahvyn felt like it came out of nowhere. I did not like the overly flowerly and ancient way that Rahvyn talked.; it felt distracting and forced. Also, Rahyn's powers felt like a lazy plot device to "kill" Wrath. Just kidding--he's not dead, he was just hiding in time. The epilogue did a lot of work by bringing Wrath back. The sentient Book reminded me of the Fever series by [a:Karen Marie Moning|48206|Karen Marie Moning|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1497612477p2/48206.jpg]. Although I liked the concept of the powerful book in Lassiter, Ward basically abandons this plot point and the whole story lacks closure. It looks like the next book in the series is going to take place 33 years in the future with Nalla (Zsadist and Bella's daughter) and some unnamed person. I think it'll be interesting to see the characters after they have grown older, but I am not looking forward to that much angst between Zsadist, Bella, and Nalla.