Maybe you have heard this already but Lover Eternal comes out tomorrow ;).
BEWARE THERE MAY BE SPOILERS IN THE COMMENTS… HERE IS WHERE YOU SHOULD POST IF YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK AND WANT TO GUSH/QUESTION/SSQQQEEE OR ALL OF THE ABOVE.
I have no idea how many times I have read it, I think at least 5. Everytime I find something new to love about it.
Lover Eternal hurts at times it should have pissed me off. And Rhage gets away with things that would have made me close another book. There is so much pain in the brothers and you can’t help but want to see them get a HEA or at least as close as they can get to it.
The wait is almost over but hey I can honestly say it will be worth it.
Go reread the excerpt at Ward’s site and another on NAL’s site to tide you over. Hey if nothing else… there is walmart at midnight! **And the virgin has nothing to say about it**
(c) Copyright J.R. Ward 2005-2006
Well, there must be sales all over the place, because I just bought mine at B&N this morning. YAAAAYYYY!
Can’t wait to hear what you think of it ;). As of this morning cindy would still only look at hers. But won’t read it..
I bought it on Friday night from Borders, and stayed up until 2.40am to finish it. I tried to put it down after midnight, turned off the light and laid down. Gave up ten minutes later and went back to it.
I’m a huge nitpicker and I know that some people think my Amazon reviews have been harsh at times, but.. I truly think this is one of the best paranormals, one of the best romances I have ever read. Yes, ever. I love that it was so different to Dark Lover – that’s something that’s driven me crazy with other series. The repetition and similarities. This was a complex book that was an ambitious idea, extremely well executed. I really believed that the sexy, drop-dead gorgeous vampire warrior was vulnerable and head-over-heels in love with this dying woman. I didn’t have to suspend disbelief at all; I really believed it. That surprised me.
I’m a big logic and continuity freak (that’s actually my job!) and I was struck by how well plotted, well written and well edited Lover Eternal was. There were a few things that I would have liked spelled out a little more clearly, but that’s just me . I really did believe that Rhage fell in love with Mary, and that scene when he comes back from ‘wearing himself out’ just killed me. Twisted my guts into knots and made me want to throw up a little. Then what happened next made me SQUEE. And cry again. I did have minor niggles with the resolution of Mary’s illness..I think it was over and done with a little too quickly and I had a moment of WTF when the Scribe Virgin gives her speech to Mary and Rhage. But it didn’t bother me a whole lot because I loved the characters and the plot so much. Besides, I wanted to read the preview for Lover Awakened. *evilgrin*
And how much did I love the fact that J.R. set up Lover Awakened through the second half of the book? Yeah. A whole lot. I think I’m going to have to sell an organ to get my hands on an ARC. Maybe not one of *my* organs… but still. 😉
I won’t read through these post to hard except to say, I started LE about 15 minutes ago only to discover that Marissa has not been returning Butch’s calls. All I can say is I am already tense. (Yes, Sybil, I have officially started only I have been up too long and can’t see straight)
As of this moment I’ve been up 18 hrs and need to hit the bed. I will miss the rest of the fun but look forward to catching up whenever my head rises from my pillow next.
Night-night.
CindyS
cindy I laugh at your 18 hours 😉
Thanks for your help this morning!
I can’t wait to read LE, I pick up my 3 copies tomorrow!
Cindy- Butch and Marissa don’t have an easy road of it… but I love them together. I’m about 57 pages into their book right now and all I can say is WHOA.
Miss Kitty- maybe it’s the lawyer in me, but I am very detail orientated. Things really bug me and if the plots are smooth and logical I can’t let the books go! And yes, I wish I’d had more space at the end too… but maybe that will come as the series progresses!
Rose- I hope you like Rhage! 🙂
Lover Eternal was a little longer than Dark Lover, right? It was very detail oriented and I really appreciated that. Logic hiccups bug the bejesus out of me, because yes, even vampires have to adhere to the laws of their own universe and be utterly convincing. I really didn’t even have to suspend disbelief with this book. Also, usually I can nitpick a bunch of grammatical or spelling mistakes. Only one in this book and it was a contextual spelling thing. I’m a sucker for good editing, as well as great writing.:) Congratulations on an amazing piece of work.
Miss Kitty, I tell you, I pour over the gallies when I get them looking for typos. It’s so hard to get a MS totally clean of those buggers!
Well, all I can say is thank God for vacation days! I took one and indulged in LE until I was forced to attend to nature things like the bathroom and food. I will admit that for me, Zadist had initially been okay and I couldn’t quite get the with tats and piercings. But now, all I can say is that he is simply H-O-T… smoking! What is a girl to do until September JR?!