Lover Enshrined (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 6)

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As Primale of the Chosen, the fiercely loyal Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of his race. But his first mate, the Chosen Cormia, wants not only his body but his heart for herself. As tragedy looms over the Brotherhoods mansion, Phury must decide between duty and love

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Not so bad after all   September 7, 2008
M. Ellmauer
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

To be honest, I dreaded Phury's book. IMHO Ms Ward painted herself a bit in the corner with that brother. Just imagine - a whole book dedicated to this bland character, so full of self pity.
But it wasn't so bad after all. OK, I hated "the wizard" and I still can't see anything in Phury, sad history and all, and I am a bit bored by Cormia BUT:
The rest (which is really 2/3) of LE is great. Very well thought out, good character developement (JM, Quhinn and Blay), a lot of new stories begun and some old unrevelled.
Another good point: Inner voices (not the wizard ... but rather the "narrator voice", the point of view - like Mr. D) is done superbly. English is not my first language and it is always a pleasure to read different styles of language and slang.
So, I am looking forward to Thor's book, and think I might even stomach the Reverent's.



J. R. Ward is an amazing Author!   August 30, 2008
Heather Carpenter (atlanta, ga)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

When I started reading the Black Dagger Brotherhood series I was perplexed. If you are a true lover of romance and action novels, this is definitely the series to get in to. This book, Lover Enshrined, tells the amazing tale of Phury, son of Ahgony, and his path along a rocky slope as the race's primale. I highly recommend this book if you have read the other five, and If you are new to the series I suggest you start at book number one, Dark Lover.


True Brotherhood Fans   August 27, 2008
K. Hightower (Memphis, TN USA)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful

First, let me start by saying I read all the negative reviews before I read the book and was even tempted not to read this latest installment in the Brotherhood series. I mean, we all fell in love with the first 3 books. I even loved Butch's book. So, when I read that the romance factor in Phury's book was lacking, I didn't know what to think. But then......I read the book....and I loved the book! I think that if you are a true Brotherhood fan, the switch to this new genre isn't that big of a deal. Though the romance isn't as prevalent, the story has truly blossomed as we are lead deeper into thier world. But, the romance and sexy factor is still pretty hot!! So, though I empathize with those that are really upset with the switch in genre, I also think that growth and depth is a good thing. I look forward to the future of the Brotherhood.


One of the top three of the series   August 26, 2008
claire wharton (Pittsburgh, PA USA)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful

I don't understand why so many people were disappointed with this amazing story.

Some complained that there wasn't enough in it about Phury's 'romance', I say that's what made it really good. Some complain that the other Brothers were not mentioned enough, I say they were mentioned adequately. What else?

I enjoyed the fact that JR Ward gave us more on the next generation of Brothers because obviously her next novels will be about them. I'm also very happy that she managed to introduce a gay character after all, regardless of how negatively people reacted to Butch and V's 'close but no cigar' relationship.

Most of all, finally there will is a formidable enemy and I say it's about time the Brotherhood got a real challenge.

Please buy this book!


Not as good as the rest   August 23, 2008
Sassyk
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I have read all of JR Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood books. The first 4 started off as paranormal romance. Once book 5 & 6 came around the books were leaning more towards paranormal suspense or urban fanstasy. There is nothing wrong with those kinds of books as long as the reader knows ahead of time. Lover Enshrined should not have been promoted as a romance of any kind. It wasn't romantic.

Phury's story is great if you were looking for story lines about everyone else. The plot was scattered with lots attention spent on build up for her next book. Phury's minor appearences in the book were spent not on building his character but downing him. He was abandoned by his family and left blowing in the wind when he is the one character who has always been there for each of them. His romance came out of nowhere. He didn't even really have a lot of contact with his mate Cormia until mid way through the book and then they fell in love so quickly that it didn't even make sense. It was rushed and forced. None of the book was really dedicated to a build up to Phury's love story. He just didn't get one.

I thought the story lines throughout the book that dealt with all the other brothers was great. All the other characters got great development. We got better insight into these characters and there were some great advancements in what is usually excepted in romance novels. I appreciated that. But all in all I have to give this book a 2.5 rating b/c in the end it was supposed to be a romance novel about Phury and it wasn't I felt bamboozled when I finished the book just because I had set my sights so high because of the books before it and I was disappointed.