Tome Thursday: Lover Eternal

 

Hello everyone!

 

Back into the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood we go.

 

I've finally decided to at the very least get the first run of the series on here, and I know I still have like, 5 books to read in total before the new generation takes the stage, but I've been so sucked into The Apothecary Diaries that it's been rather difficult swerving back into vampires haha!

 

But here we are.

 

Chronologically working through the second book in the series, we're going to have a look at its legendary fighter who also happens to be known for his other exploits ... namely, in the bedroom.

 

Or out of it. He isn't all that picky, ya know.

 

This is the story of how he meets the woman who changes everything for him, how he learns to accept that which he's been given, and how, at the end of the day, we all need to accept our destiny with as much grace as possible.

 

Because once we do, we may find loopholes. That's what it's essentially all about in Lover Eternal.

 

Talkie Tuesday: The Black Dagger Brotherhood

 

"Long live the King! Long live the Queen!"

 

Hello everyone!

 

So I know that this show's first season finished airing a little while ago, but I was super busy with work and couldn't get around to actually finishing watching it until ... well, just this past weekend, actually.

 

It's a sad reality we live in at the moment, but work unfortunately must come first.

 

However, having said that, I HAVE now finished, and wanted to share my thoughts about the six pretty much feature length movies that they released!

 

Spearheaded under the Passionflix studio, which I never really knew existed until this show was announced, the project has been crafted rather lovingly, all things considered.

 

I mean, you see people around the world complain about adaptations on the daily.

 

There isn't that much to complain about this one.

 

Because when you draw the line, it's pretty much page-to-screen with The Black Dagger Brotherhood.

 

Tome Thursday: Dark Lover

 

Hello everyone!

 

For some reason, I never actually got around to putting this book on my blog.

 

Or, alternately, finishing the series to begin with.

 

I know, I know, BLASPHEMY.

 

Dishonor.

 

All that jazz.

 

Unfortunately, however, once the series sort of stopped being as interconnected as it used to be - I think the author switched publishers and they focused on the newer books being more standalones than grouped together - my interest dropped.

 

I do have plans to finish, since I'm curious to read about the new generation we only meet as babies initially, but for right now, I think it best if we go right back to the beginning, true?

 

After all, what can an end mean if you don't know how it all started?

 

Without further ado, Dark Lover.

 

Saturday Snippet: Project Ward

 

My next project: finishing the BDB main series.

 

xx

*image not mine

Tome Thursday: The Dawn of Peace

 

Hello everyone!

 

I return with another vampire-themed book, or well, a connected one at least.

 

BookSirens is really good for feeding my obsession with these every once in a while, and then it all depends on my mood I suppose.

 

But I will admit that this prequel is a quick and easy read altogether, which definitely works in its favour.

 

I stumbled across Rebecca Hefner by complete accident when I picked up one of the ARCs she listed on the site, and then breezed through her other series without pausing to take a beat.

 

Her vampire one hasn't really laid such a claim on my heart and my attention as the first, but when there was a listing for a prequel I thought to myself, well, everyone and everything deserves a second chance, right?

 

So I went and requested to be added to the team.

 

It totally paid off.

 

Without further ado, let's just hop right into it, shall we? The Dawn of Peace, which is a very uplifting title, is up next!

 

Tome Thursday: The End of Hatred

 

Hello everyone!

 

So alright, this one took me ... a fair bit.

 

Like I said in one of my other posts, I will grab books off BookSirens quite often, but sometimes with the longer reading periods, it takes me a little before I manage to power through the lot of them.

 

Some are faster reads than others.

 

And some take me some time.

 

Tonight's choice has definitely been sitting there and tapping its foot impatiently for me to start browsing through the pages, and this week I FINALLY sat down so that I did just that. It only took me two days in the end, and that only because I really needed to take a break in between, or else I would have finished in one go I think.

 

But I mean, sometimes you need to stop looking at the words on the page, you know?

 

And so without further ado, let's jump right into my pick of the week, which is a vampire-inspired book, titled The End of Hatred.

 

Tome Thursday: Where Winter Finds You

Hello everyone!

As I mentioned in last week's book post, I have a few stragglers left from my Christmas reading binge that should have honestly been done in December, but since there's only four Thursdays you have at your disposal then, it's really impossible to fit EVERYTHING in there.

Tonight's topic is one of them.

It probably doesn't seem too Christmas-y though since there really isn't much mention of the holiday, but what it IS is definitely cold and wintry and filled with ice and snow, which is pretty accurate for this time, I suppose.

Or mostly accurate. We all know how the weather is at the moment.

Anyway, if you're lucky you have some snow, but if not then you just have frost overnight and some weird warm temperatures over day. The times when we got to frolic in the fluff are long, long gone, and I don't think they're ever coming back.

But before I get too melancholy about it, let's take a look at Where Winter Finds You, shall we?

Tome Thursday: Prisoner of Night

Hello everyone!

Now that we've mostly gotten over our OHSH*T moments during the Game of Thrones premiere, it's time to do a little bit of a book review yet again. After all, that's what Thursday's are for!

And I'm back with yet another vampire book.

Because, vampires.

I have this binge I occasionally go on where I will read through every book I can reach within a certain genre or maybe even just series, and right now I'm working through J. R. Ward's books yet again, but I found time to catch up on the short story she published right before The Savior hit the shelves.

If it's vampire, it has Black Dagger Brotherhood over the cover, and it features some new characters of this world? Count me in!

Besides, there's never enough of the Warden to go around.

So Prisoner of Night, please be seated, and let's start your interview, shall we?

Tome Thursday: The Savior

Hello everyone!

I'm back with a non-Star Wars book review, can you believe it?

I hardly can myself.

It's been a bit of a ride for me, traipsing through the galaxy far, far away, and I know I'll return over there eventually again, but maybe not quite so soon. I have a few other books on the list that have been BOUNCING around, trying to get my attention.

Although the item of tonight's blog post didn't need to do anything.

It sort of only had to get published.

Readers of this blog might know and recall my almost-undying love for the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J. R. Ward, and the fact that I've pretty much reviewed ... about half ot the books so far? Did I get to half? More?

Anyway.

When it was announced that Murhder was getting his own book, I was HELLA intrigued. Because he's the only insane Brother, and has been name-dropped all over the place. So with The Savior, we finally get to hear his story.

Tome Thursday: Dearest Ivie

Hello everyone!

If I tell you when I'm typing up this blog post you probably won't believe me, and yet, here I am.

It's 6 in the morning and I'm breathing in the fresh, summer air from outside without melting, because it's said that today is supposed to be the hottest day of the season so far before we get a storm front and it rolls over everything like some sort of bulldozer.

And yes it's bringing lower temperatures right along with it, so there we go.

I got up early because I feel as if I get more things done when I'm not halfway to a melting point, and judging by what I can hear from the city itself I'm not the only one who thinks that.

So without further ado I'm going to stop blabbing and actually start the blog post which will go up about twelve hours from now.

As I'm not in the mood for something complicated, I chose Dearest Ivie.

Tome Thursday: The Thief

Hello everyone!

With my book reading situation now resolved, even though it really wasn't that bad, I can now return to catching up on all the new releases which came out in the meantime.

See, the good thing about e-readers is that the light from their screens isn't the same as from a computer or phone or television, it's less damaging to the eyes and therefore you can read more and quicker (unless you read for 24 hours straight, but that's beside the point haha).

So of course once I got my Kobo up and running again I had to load all my favourites and the new releases, which turned out to be a bit of a pile in the end.

And then it was just the task of chewing through what I'd set myself up to read.

Among those waiting on my TBR list was the newest book by J. R. Ward.

So of course, tonight's blog post will be all about The Thief.

Tome Thursday: The Story of Son

Hello everyone!

It's time for another book review and, lo and behold, I'm actually doing much better this week than I had the last one. If you'll recall, I had to switch books right before my review because - to my everlasting shame - I hadn't finished the one I wanted to write about, originally.

This one also isn't exactly the one, BUT, and a big but, I've actually wanted to put it up here for a long while and never got to it before.

As you all know, J. R. Ward is one of my all-time favourite authors, and has been ever since I first started reading her Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Despite the fact that the past couple of books involving the Brothers haven't exactly given me much satisfaction (and indeed I don't even mention one anymore!) I still thoroughly enjoy going back and reading the original stories because, well, sentimentality.

Also, the Brothers themselves.

So when I stumbled upon a novella set in the same world but not quite part of it, I figured I should read it.

That's how I nibbled on The Story of Son.

Tome Thursday: Blood Fury

Hello everyone!

Another book review this Thursday and once again I'm back with a J. R. Ward creation.

As opposed to the last one which I reviewed from this particular world, however, I actually liked this book.

If you recall, I have a very loving relationship with most of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, mostly because I feel as if the guys are tough, but eventually unbend a little, and the girls can stand their ground (more or less) and soften towards the guys in the end.

Then there was the book which will not be named, and the highly successful as well as likeable Bourbon Kings series, and now we're back with the trainees!

The kids from the Black Dagger Legacy series have grown on me since before these books even began, but then again, when you also get the chance to catch up with the Brothers and their extended family, well, what's not to like?

So without further ado, allow me to present the third book in the BDL series, titled Blood Fury to continue with the bloody trend (pun intended).

Tome Thursday: The Chosen

Hello everyone!

So, two weeks ago (almost at this point) another book by author J. R. Ward dropped, aka, it was released to the general public, and in case you don't know by now, I have a lot of respect and appreciation for the Warden, as she's called online.

Basically, her series of vampire warriors have gotten my attention from the moment a very good friend of mine recommended them and I met with HRH Wrath, son of Wrath.

Since then, there have been fifteen books in the main series and two now in the accompanying series, Black Dagger Legacy, which is a spin-off for the training center and the trainees that are becoming warriors under the main characters' tutelage.

Honestly, if you look at me and my love affair with the Black Dagger Brotherhood even on this blog, you'll notice that I've pretty much read and reviewed a whole lot of the books - read more than reviewed, actually, since I have yet to put the final dot on the lot of them. But I do believe it is safe to say that I have passed the halfway mark, especially with this blog I should thing.

So without further ado, allow me to introduce the newest Warden book, titled The Chosen.

Tome Thursday: Lover Reborn

Hello everyone!

Time for yet another book blog and, as this spring seems to be in the sign of them, I have been re-reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood novels from the beginning (although yes, I have started them prior to spring; even I can't read that fast!). Right about now I'm at a pause around numbers ten and eleven, which for any book series is a whole lot, actually.

Thinking about it, I need to dig really hard to try and remember any other which would have been so successful with an original series to come to these high numbers and still continue to write.

But that aside, I mostly stick ith these books because they're a very good, entertaining and relaxing read. Do they have drama? Of course. They also have a whole lot of romance and subplots that mean you have to keep your wits about you and keep track of what's happening through the whole four or five hundred pages, but that's the magic of book reading anyway.

I've done quite a number of J. R. Ward reviews at this point and I just keep coming back, which does mean that eventually I'll have them all bagged up nicely, with tags to go along.

I'm definitely looking forward to that day!

In the meantime, let's jump right in to Lover Reborn.

Tome Thursday: Lover Unbound

Hello everyone!

Happy World Book Day! I would have wished you a happy first March if I'd been doing this post yesterday, but as it so happens this is even better.

But hey, at least it IS March!

If nothing else, that's something to be very happy about. In my case, it also means tossing out the heavy, furry winter blanket for a thinner one, and pulling the netting down over the window because the bugs are out in force already. How do I know this?

Unfortunately, I found one of their representatives dead on the inside of my window.

SO, the netting got pulled down after winter hibernation, and I shook myself out of my wintry mood as best as I could to sit down and write this review. And I'm still in a Ward mood here so I'm just going to go ahead and type out another one of the Brothers, because what can I say, lord knows that I'm addicted to the lot of them.

It's V's time this round, with Lover Unbound.

Tome Thursday: Lover Revealed

Hello everyone!

What can I say ... I'm on a vampire reading binge, yet again.

I would apologise but in all honesty these books are SO good that I don't feel like any apology is even necessary. And if you haven't yet started reading the series, what ARE you waiting for?

Seriously, you're not getting any younger here.

But I digress; I have a few more books in my little sheep ledger to go through, only they've kind of taken a backburner while I move through the first few in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series yet again. Every once in a while, I get literally bit by this urge to go back to where it all started, with the original Brothers, and compare them to where they are now.

It's truly something to see, considering book number ... fifteen, is it? Yeah, book number fifteen in the main series is about to come a-knocking, and I'm still just as much in love with all these vampires as I was when their numbers were fewer.

And so, of course, feeling that irresistible itch, I picked up my trusted electronic copies, and settled on talking about another favourite of mine: Butch O'Neal.

Tome Thursday: Blood Vow

Hello everyone!

Right back to the bookish section of my reviews, and I have to say I keep skipping over the reviews I have noted down in my little sheep notebook.

I mean, I'll GET to them. Eventually.

I hope.

But good books keep popping up all over the place! Which means I keep getting distracted and I keep trying to keep up, which is starting to show some wear and tear but I have to admit I'm also doing quite a good job. It pays off to be able to fall asleep reading a book, you definitely get through a lot of them in the evenings.

Anyway, I am right back into the vampire world with this one, because in December I was more than a little bit stoked to see that the new JR Ward book had been published!

I have a long-standing and abiding love for her and her Black Dagger Brotherhood series, so this spin-off was a no-brainer for me. More vampires? More Brothers? Count me the heck IN! Thank you very much.

So, without further ado, let's sink our teeth into Blood Vow.

Tome Thursday: Mai Tai'd Up

Hello everyone!

I'm beginning to run out of books to review on here which is kind of a mystery since I do believe I haven't ever stopped reading from the last time I reviewed one! But I think the problem might be that I keep forgetting to note down my thoughts about what, exactly, I'm reading or what I've finished reading at this time, I suppose. 

I'll have to remedy that.

So between battling some bouts of insomnia that have come on me from Lord knows where, becoming addicted to Air Crash Investigation and just generally working, I needed to figure out what I was going to write today.

Turns out, at least I still have a couple of series in the works and that means that I get to pick some of the books in there to talk about.

Worse comes to worse, I can always fall back on the Black Dagger Brotherhood series (but I just started the Fallen Angels one though and it might be JUST as good; seriously, who knew Angels have this kind of warped sense of humour?).

For tonight's book, I'm going to talk about Mai Tai'd Up.

Tome Thursday: The Angels' Share

Hello everyone!

Let's take a deep breath and say what we all know is true: there are some books, and authors, that make us drop everything and anything, especially book-wise, to grab at them, and devour them in one sitting.

Hands up from everyone who feels the same way!

I'm pretty sure there are a lot of us.

For me, there are a few authors who will make me squeal with excitement and then dance around the room once I get my hand on a copy of the book in question. The top of that list has to be Tolkien, but he's sadly deceased, so I have to make do.

Among these, and right around the top, is J. R. Ward. Now, if you've been following this blog, you'll know I'm a sucker for her Black Dagger Brotherhood novels (hot vampires who kick ass? UHM YES!), and when news broke that she'd be trying her hand at a different, contemporary story, I was all for it. The Bourbon Kings certainly did not disappoint, and its sequel even less!