Book Review: Lover Reborn by J.R. Ward

Lover Reborn
Black Dagger Brotherhood #10
Author: J.R. Ward
Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Released: March 27th 2012
Review Source: Purchased
Available: Amazon

Summary: (from goodreads) #1 New York Times bestselling author J. R. Ward’s “different, creative, dark, violent, and flat-out amazing”* Black Dagger Brotherhood continues as a vampire warrior crosses the line between life and death…into a world of dark dreams and darker desires.

Ever since the death of his shellan, Tohrment is a heartbroken shadow of the vampire leader he once was. Brought back to the Brotherhood by a self-serving fallen angel, he fights again with ruthless vengeance- and is unprepared for a new tragedy. Seeing his beloved in dreams—trapped in a cold, desolate netherworld—he turns to the angel to save his former mate, only to despair at the path he himself must take to set her free. As war with the lessers rages, and a new clan of vampires vies for the Blind King’s throne, Tohr struggles between an unforgettable past, and a future that he doesn’t know he can live with… but can’t seem to turn away from.

I had been waiting for Tohr’s book for a whole year and I was lucky enough to be one of the few that were able to get it signed by The WARDen herself!! I am going to give the WARDen much credit for giving us such an amazing series. I can only imagine how hard it must be to have 10 books out in a series and that they are equally good - although, we all have our favorites. I was captivated from the very beginning and now, after reading the tenth book, I still get all those butterflies like I did after reading the first book. The Black Dagger Brotherhood series is STILL my favorite vampire/love series. Lover Reborn for sure doesn’t fall short.

Lover Reborn is Tohr’s book and I totally fell in love with him – as I do with all the brothers after reading their book (hehe). Tohr has yet to move on after losing his Shellan to the lessers. But the rough, tattooed and pierced guardian angel, Lassiter, has told him that he needs to move on or else his Shellan wouldn’t be able to go to the Fade, but instead, remain in The In Between. Now Tohr has no choice but to put on his big boy pants and try to move on. Next thing he knows, he starts to get close to No’One, Xhex’s mother. They have a long history together and are both equally broken, so it makes since for them to fall for each other. The only thing is he starts to feel guilty because he thinks he is betraying his Shellan, Wellsie, by getting close to No’One. Wrath also has his set of problems. The Band of Bastards are stirring up problems and want to take Wrath’s crown, at all cost.

The WARDen has done it again. Lover Reborn is amazing! I loved that she didn’t just focus on the Tohr, but gave us a little peek as to what all of the other brothers and their Shellans were doing. I am ecstatic to announce that the WARDen has officially announced that the last and final installment is going to be about Quinn and Blay and I couldn’t be any happier. It’s been a long time coming and I cannot wait to see what happens. At first she had mentioned that it was going to be a Novella, but, nope, it has been confirmed that it will be a hardcover installment. The next 11 months are going to be torturous for me, but very much worth the wait.