Comments on: REVIEW: Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward

By: EC Sheedy

EC Sheedy — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:33:12 +0000

I just finished LA yesterday, and I have to say I really enjoyed it! And I didn’t expect to, because of Rehv. Silly me. I mean really . . . an addict, drug dealer, pimp? What’s not to like? LOL but JR made me care–again, and I fell for him the same way I did for all her big bad boys. I liked the way this book took us back to Wrath and Beth a bit, too.

Bottomline? Ward tells a great story. Love the Brotherhood and will continue reading as long as she keeps writing them.

Thanks for a great review, Sandy

By: Sandy M

Sandy M — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:24:02 +0000

No, Leslee, you’re not the only who still loves the BDB! I’ve loved every book so far, don’t mind a bit the way she’s taken the series or what she’s done with the characters. She’s still entertaining me and keeping me interested, so I’m on board for as long as she writes these books! I’m right there with you too on John and Xhex’s story.

Nicola, John is definitely all of those things, but I think he’s got that underlying innocence/sweetness, whatever adjective you’d like to use there, about him too, i.e., how he took to Wellsie and Tohr, starved for love and attention, devastated at the loss of both of them, even his shyness/embarrassment about sex, how he’d blush when talk about it came up, etc. That was taken away in his new experience with Xhex in this book, even with the way he now looks at Tohr is tainted because of it. That’s how I see it anyway. Devon might have another take on it. Hope that makes sense!

By: Nicola O.

Nicola O. — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:37:38 +0000

Huh. I never thought of JM as sweet. Lost, damaged, alienated, yes. Holding on to a basic core of honor and integrity in the face of personal devastation. But sweet? Not really.

By: Leslee

Leslee — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:40:51 +0000

I also really liked this one. I wasn’t sure I would like Rehv either but those scenes where he revealed his loneliness, etc were so poignant that I got really emotionally invested in him! John and Xhex are up next. I really hope that Ms. Ward continues the balancing act in their story because I need the relationship stuff as well as the Brotherhood and their fight with the lessers.

Thanks so much for letting me know I wasn’t alone in my continued love of the BDB!

By: Sandy M

Sandy M — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:17:25 +0000

No, Devon, I hated to see that side of John go too, but can’t say that it surprised me when Xhex treated him like she did. I still have hope that when their book comes around we’ll see some of the old John again.

By: Devon

Devon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:46:36 +0000

I agree with much of what you said, though I wouldn’t have given it an A+. But then I never give out A plusses. And I do think there were some issues. Lash definitely makes the lessers more interesting.

I wasn’t happy with the Xhex/JM storyline. I enjoyed their dynamic, and I’m annoyed that she made JM into a run of the mill jaded, bitter tormented guy. I loved his sweetness, but perhaps I was in the minority.