Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood Series #2)

NOTHING LESS THAN FANTASTIC!

I really liked "Dark Lover" and I was looking forward to Zsadist's story in book 3, so I figured I rush on through this one to get to his story. I was completely swept into this book! I didn't care for Rhage/Hollywood too much in the first book so I certainly wasn't expecting to find him one of the best, most fun male characters I have read about in a long time! The first date scene where Rhage has dinner with Mary was so cute and endearing...for both of them. I loved Mary and I could see how Rhage feel for her so quickly. Though not conventionally beautiful, and scarred from her battles with cancer, Mary was a friendly, compassionate and accepting person. She learns he is vampire and wants to help. She learns about the 'beast' and wants to help. She sees the beast...and I wont' spoil that by saying how that goes...but this is obviously a caring and compassionate human being. I read some of the reviews here where readers didn't feel she was deserving of Rhage because she was whiny. She had battled cancer before, and now it was back worse than ever. She had battles of chemo treatments to look forward to..losing her hair... I have had some experience with people close to me having cancer. This woman had every right to be whiny and it wasn't even like it was over the top. I didn't think she was really even whiny as I read the book. She wanted to protect Rhage from watching her become sicker until she died. Like she had watched her mother. For the first time in a long time, I could really understand the attraction between two people that leads them to fall in love in the span of a book. Kudos to J.R. Ward for making me believe in this romance. Also, the other portions of the book were likewise amazing. The story of Z's fascination with Bella...the warrior to be being taken in by Wellsie and Tor..the lessers getting crazier by the minute. This book was chock full of good stuff. Put me on the side of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Even though I may have to hide the titles when I am out in public, I am hooked!

10 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Cool

I thought the duality of Rhage was wonderful. Sooo beautiful on the outside but what was hidden beneath the surface was so ugly. Hollywood's longing for a special person was touching. He was not thrilled with the lifestyle he was forced to endure to keep civilians and the people he loved safe. Mary was pretty cool too. SHe had health issues but her spirit was strong. The depth of love Rhage demonstrated to Mary was just plain awesome.

10 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

If you are into the paranormal genre as I am then this is a series you have absolutely got to read. It's modern in every way down to the language and music and still filled to the brim with escapism. God the guys are hotttttt!

This book is the second in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. Rhage is a gorgeous, ego-maniacal vampire warrior within The Brotherhood. He's almost too beautiful too look at and has appetites that are almost insatiable.

Mary is a human counselor who has battled leukemia that was in remission. She is about to have her life utterly turned up-side down and inside-out. She meets Rhage and finds out she is out of remission.

Because you are not certain which rules this author will follow (i.e. feeding from humans, no sunlight, reflections in mirrors) you don't know exactly what to hope for as an outcome with Mary and Rhage.

Every emotion that can be felt will be felt at one point or the other while reading this book. If you are a true romantic you will probably openly weep.

There is lots of Mary and Rhage in Lover Eternal but you aren't left wanting for the other guys, either. Wrath, V, Phury, Butch, Tohr and Z are all on hand to keep us entertained.

These Brothers are Grey Goose drinking, Escalade driving, designer clothes wearing warriors that listen to rap music and know how to keep us captivated.

6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

AWESOME! Total Tearjerker!

I LOVED Rhage's story. "Lover Eternal" was my second favorite in the BDB series. Zsadist has my heart and refuses to share it with any of the other brothers lol. Now, back to Rhage. The complexity of Rhage's life is interesting and heartbreaking at the same time. Such a beautiful man on the outside but trying to fight off the ugly beast inside him nearly destroys him. Then he meets Mary Luce who by the way is my favorite of all the "shellans". What she is going through as she and Rhage fall in love will break your heart and Rhage makes the ultimate sacrifice to ensure her health and safety. A beautiful love story.

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Loved It !!!!!!

Another book in the series that is just OUTSTANDING ! The way that Rhage cares about Mary is amazing... The storyline completely drew me in I couldn't put it down.

The brotherhood is one of the best series I have read in a long time..
The warriors are amazing in everything they do in the books. They are strong warriors yet prove that they love their ladies...

It has an equal balance of love,sex,drama they all have me so involved in them I read them in no time .. They are REAL page turners and all of them are a permanent staple in my library.

I would love to see some more from the brotherhood... :)

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

My favorite of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

I LOVED this book. This one is my absolute favorite of the series. After this one the rest are good but cannot compare to this one!!

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Book #2 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood

Lover Eternal is Rhage's story. When Rhage was younger, he was careless and used his killer good looks to get what he wanted. One day Rhage went too far and infuriated the Scribe Virgin. He was cursed for 200 years.

Mary Luce is a woman living on borrowed time. She has lukemia and it's come back with a vengence. When she and Rhage first meet Rhage is instantly attracted to her. Mary thinks her friend Bella has set the two up together because she is dying. Needless to say when they go for their first date, it's pretty interesting.

I had a hard time figuring out how the author was going to make a human-vampire relationship work, but she did. I'll admit I had a hard time finishing the book because I wasn't 100% sure what was going to happen. This is a great book and so far a great series. It's made me a believer in vampires!

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Wow!!

the second book in the series is even better then the first, this is one of my favorites from the series. Who ever said vampires are not sexy and sweet they never met raghe. He is by far one of the most sensual and loving of them all. This book is great from the moment he meets mary and makes her say nothing over and over again to sooth him, till he is deeply in love with her. I will warn this is a tear jerker for you light hearted folks like myself, just when your crying your eyes out, ward twists the tales and has you holding your breath till the very end, and even then you have to read the ending again just to make sure it ended the way she wrote it and not how you wanted it to lol!! which she wrote it exactly how you would want it to end. Props go out to ward in the best vampire series ever.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Wow

At first I didn't think I'd enjoy this book as much as the first book. Boy was I wrong. By the end of the book I was floored. This book had suspense, action, humor, hot romance and even made me cry. I loved it. I finished the book in one day. I just couldn't put it down. I have fallen in love with the Band of Brothers.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great Sequel

I have read some of the other 'less than stellar' reviews of this installment of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, and I am baffled by them. I thought this book was by far the most heart-wrenching and emotional one yet. Granted, it is darker and less stereotypically ¿romantic,¿ but that is what made it unique and compelling¿.and my favorite. Vishous is the darkest soul with the most complex history - and he is the sexiest brother of the group, in my opinion. As for the side stories that Ward develops during the novel, I think they are necessary to extend the series, and never once did I think that they took away from Vishous and his story. I think this book is a must read for those who want to get the full picture of the bonds that make the Brotherhood so powerful.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Definitely a good read!

It's an amazing book in my opinion. You get emotionally tied to the characters even ones you think you shouldn't be attached to. The plot was well written and I never felt bored with the book once. A must read!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Awesome read

This was an awesome book! It does have hot sex scenes, but it isn't overkill on the sex. The actual plot is exciting and suspenseful. The romance aspect gets your heart. I was tearing up during some parts. It is a very creative and well written story. I liked the first book in this series enough to go on to this second book, but the first book did not grip me like this one did. This second book is definitely the best one so far. I have started on the third book, and there are more to go, so my favorite may change. So far i really am enjoying this series, and i highly reccommend it.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Love this series

Love this series!!!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Love the Brotherhood!

The books have everything, action, romance, suspense, and some steamy sex. What's not to like if you're looking for a little escape from reality?

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

<3

I love this series! And I recommend this series to everyone! I love rereadimg these books, they never get old!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

WOW!!!

All I can say about this book is, WOW.... what a story. This book had me laughing,crying, and wanting more. I am in total love with the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After reading Wrath's story, I didn't think that book #2 was going to measure up, but I was wrong. Rhage's story was just has entertaining has Wrath's. I can't wait to take a bit out of the next one.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Vanilla

I read the first book and it was quite alright this second one however is basically a copy and paste of the first with different characters (Rhage & Mary). Here is how the story is formatted. Tough guy meets Girl (the girl always has some kind of problem), almost immediate sexual attraction, Guy want to go out of his way to see girl which is out of his tough guy character, guy and girl have trouble with feeling for each other, the brothers kill stuff Guy find trouble with the scribe virgin, the brothers kill more stuff, guy and girl overcome a trial and happily ever after and crap. Oh and it seems like towards the end The society always kidnaps someone, battle ensues to get the person back, someone ends up outraged. I wasn't expecting much from this book knowing how basic the 1st one was. but after the second one it gets boring because you know exactly whats coming. If you still enjoy reading the books after discovering that they are predictable and cookie cutter then by all means continue on. but after reading the 1st and 2nd and discovering the same set up basically I have nothing else to look forward too from these books aside from curiosity for what will happen with the other brothers. I wouldn't suggest buying it, just rent it from the library or read a few chapters in BN and then buy a series that you wont see coming from miles away.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Great as always

Keep em coming!

Laura

Imma girl....laura's a girl name...

To laura

Ok *starts humping u*