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Lover Unbound: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood | J.R. Ward

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Lover Enshrined: A Novel of The Black Dagger Brotherhood | J.R. Ward

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We will be reading book six in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series in November. This is Phury and Carmia's story. I am sure we will get more of the other brothers also. I am especially looking forward to getting more tidbits about John Matthew.

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The story is moving g along now. John has survived his transition and realizes he is as tall as Zsadist and taller than Lash. As usual, Lash tries to start shit. Z has man to man conversation with John. He promises John that he will keep all of John's secrets. Vishous takes Jane home and erases her memory. Manello is worried about Jane and goes to visit her. V sees him there and loses his shit. Butch stops V from

TheSpineView ...doing anything Rash. They have a good old-fashioned knockdown fight but are good afterwards. V can't resist making love to Jane but puts it in her head that she is dreaming. Jane wakes up and thinks she slept with Manello. However, he tells her no they didn't. Now Jane thinks she is crazy 2w

TheSpineView Vishous and Carmia are both miserable over their mating. In the end, Vishous storms out and can't go through with it. At a meeting with all the Brothers in Wrath's office, Phury offers to take Vishous's place. The Scribe Virgin agrees to the plan. @PageShifter @Laughterhp @julesG @ShananigansReads @DuckOfDoom @InkedBookworm13 @tdrosebud @CoverToCoverGirl @StayCurious @BooksNBowls @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 2w

TheSpineView I feel so sorry for Phury. He holds so much guilt over events that were out of his control. I think they all need therapy. God help us if a man ever thought he needed therapy. I also think there is some grand plan here. The SV has something up her sleeve, I sure of it. I wonder how much she knows of the future and if she tries to influence it? 🤔 2w

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julesG I've said it before, I hate the SV's whole breeding program. She had planned for her own son to be her prize stallion?? I'd love to slap her with a hardcover edition of each of the books. I'm utterly sorry for both, Vishous and Phury (different reasons, of course). 1w

julesG Men/males going to therapy? So far only one Brother was willing to try (?) and it has done him good. They could all benefit from therapy, they all carry lots of baggage. 1w

TheSpineView @julesG Agree. However, if I am thinking like an author, how do you write the actions of a character? A goddess would be a narcissist probably, because their word is law... literally. From that view point, I see why the plot is that way. The means justifies the end from the SV's pov. Also, religion in general is bogged down in dogma and tends not to change with the times. It also creates tension in the plot. It makes me dislike the SV's character 1w

TheSpineView @julesG...and the reader needs someone to put blame on... maybe this is what Ward was thinking when she created the character and the belief system as part of the world building. A whole thesis paper could be written on this. Anyway, I am in total agreement with you. As a mother, I couldn't do something like that to my child. The whole breeding thing just gives me the creeps. 1w

julesG I understand from writer's POV, but still. Ugh!!! You're right, a thesis could be written about it. 1w

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In chapters 14 - 26, starts with Zsadist talking to Phury about Bells's pregnancy. She is bleeding and is rightfully worried. He takes her to see Havers. John is not feeling well yet goes to class anyway. Quinn and Blay tell him they have his back when it comes to Lash. Vishous realizes he has fallen for Jane. Vishous recalls more of the times he spent in the camp with his father. He realizes he can read Jane's..

TheSpineView ...and Jane desires him even though he is a Vampire. He also released a bonding scent when he let Jane pleasure him. He knows he has to send her home soon. Phury takes out his frustration over Bella on a lesser. He is so distracted that another lesser attacks him and he is injured badly. He insists on going back to the mansion because he doesn't want to upset Bella if he runs into her at Haver's clinic. Jane is asked to help Phury. She does... 2w

TheSpineView ..surgery to repair the damage to his skull and face. The operation goes well, though Jane is not sure about Phury's sight. Vishous and Butch are talking after the surgery, and Butch says he approves of him and Jane as a couple. V admits he used to be attracted to Butch but not since Jane. Butch admits he knew but is cool with it. V is happy he gets more time with Jane and takes her to his condo for some alone time. John goes with Qhuinn and Blay 2w

TheSpineView ...to ZeroSum. While there, John meets Xhex and she learns who John really is. Once they leave, they run into two lessers, which John kills. Thank goodness, John is an excellent shot with a gun. But he has another seizure once he stabs them both. He awakes at the mansion and has started his transition. Layla is there to drink from. But John is still struggling with his past and not able to have sex with her. Layla feels it is her fault. 2w

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TheSpineView Phury takes his bandages off and can see. @PageShifter @Laughterhp @julesG @ShananigansReads @DuckOfDoom @InkedBookworm13 @tdrosebud @CoverToCoverGirl @StayCurious @BooksNBowls @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 2w

TheSpineView Every time V has a flash back to his time in the training camp with his father it makes me wonder, how could the Scribe Virgin let the Bloodletter be the father of Z. She could have chosen anyone. I get that she wanted a powerful warrior. However, there had to be others that were close in strength and cunning without the physo path tendencies. 2w

julesG I'll never understand why the SV chose the Bloodletter for procreation. She can't have been that desperate. 2w

julesG Speaking of the SV, why does she make whores out of her Chosen? "donating" blood is fine by me, but the rest feels morally icky. 2w

julesG I know, I've rushed through the first 10 books again, but do we get an explanation for John's seizures? 2w

TheSpineView @julesG Right! That part of the story doesn't work for me. 2w

TheSpineView @julesG Agree. Especially since she is female. 2w

TheSpineView @julesG Not so far. It has been so long since I read the first, I think, 14 or so books I can't remember. 2w

julesG I'll check the Wiki. But I think we don't get an answer. 2w

julesG Wiki says he has seizures when he has flashbacks to his former life. Well, duh!!! I thought we'd get something more substantial. 2w

TheSpineView @julesG Jeepers... we already knew that! Sigh... I 'm thinking maybe when Darius's memories come to the surface it over loads his brain and causes the seizures. 2w

ShananigansReads @TheSpineView I will never understand that decision. Could you imagine leaving your 3 year old in that camp? Hell I wouldn‘t leave a 30 year old there. 6d

TheSpineView @ShananigansReads IK! This part of the plot never made any sense. A God who doesn't set the rules??? Right... 6d

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Lover Unbound: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood | J.R. Ward

Every time I read about the transition and how it changes the scrawny lad into a muscled giant.

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This is book 5 and the story of Vishous and Jane. The story starts with a glimpse of Jane as a child. Her parents are cold and controlling. Her younger sister, whom she adored, dies very young. A game on the Ouija board says she will marry someone named Vishous. V is wanting a relationship like Butch and Marissa have. While Phury is still pining over Bella. Quinn goes through his transition and tells John and Bley

TheSpineView ...all about it. V finds out his mother is the Scribe Virgin and she wants him to become the Primale. Basically, he will be her prized stallion and he will service all the Chosen starting with Cormia. Cormia , as well as V, are not happy about this. V is gravely injured in a fight with lessors. He ends up in the human ER where Jane is now a trauma surgeon. She saves his life. Manny is the Chief of Surgery and likes Jane. She wants a job at.. 4w

TheSpineView ...Columbia but Manny is trying to talk her out of it. The brothers come for V and he insists that Jane come back to the mansion with him so they kidnap her. Z tells John that Lash is coming back and he has gone through the transition. He says not to start anything with Lash. Z basically says he has John's back. Jane awakens at the mansion. Though she asks V several times what he is, he always deflects. She is starting to figure things out. 4w

TheSpineView V is acting liked a bonded male. He is very possessive and protective over her. However, he does promise to take her home when he is better. @PageShifter @Laughterhp @julesG @ShananigansReads @DuckOfDoom @InkedBookworm13 @tdrosebud @CoverToCoverGirl @StayCurious @BooksNBowls @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 4w

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TheSpineView I wonder how long it will be before Jane puts two and two together with the Ouija board and V? I am loving this soft side of Z. But I can't shake the bad feeling I have about Lash. What will have to happen before he is kicked out for good? 4w

julesG Lash - ugh!!! He needs to take a beach vacation, with lots of time in the sun. 😈 3w

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ShananigansReads I‘m playing catchup. V‘s story is so heartbreaking. I‘ve actually forgotten most of this so I‘m shocked all over again. Also apparently my brain has completely changed what Jane looks like in my memory. And Lash is back in the training program, ew. 6d

TheSpineView @ShananigansReads Yes, it is heart breaking. Seems like all the brothers have had a tough time. 6d

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Lover Revealed: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood | J.R. Ward

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Apologies for being behind. With this post, I am just about caught up. A lot happens in these closing chapters. Butch has made it through the transition. Phury and Z make more of his size. They comment that in order to be a brother your mother must be a Chosen. Butch is reveling in his new body and he finally gets to hunt lessers. Rhage witnesses Butch inhale a lesser and he is freaked out. Van Dean watches all this go down and reports back...

TheSpineView ....to Mr. X who realizes that he misinterpreted the prophecy. V is having a breakdown and jumps off the balcony of his condo intending to kill himself. At the last minute he dematerializes back to the balcony. Butch hugs V and assures him it will be OK. V is glowing during the hug and it heals Butch. The Scribe Virgin appears and explains what is happening. She proclaims a new Era and names Butch the Destroyer. Marissa is not happy. She doesn't 1mo

TheSpineView ....want Butch to fight. Meanwhile, Wrath tells John that his classmate Hhurt didn't make it through the transition. They discuss his transition and Wrath tells him the Chosen Lalya will be who he feeds from the first time. He also tells John that Tohr is alive and how he knows. He also explains how it is for bonded males. John gets to meet Layla. Marissa backs her things and moves to SafePlace. Butch is back at ZeroSum and he runs into Lash who 1mo

TheSpineView Is dealing drugs. Rehv takes Lash to his parents and we discover that his father is on the council. The fore-lesser shows up at ZeroSum and requests to be killed by Butch. Turns out that Butch can't absorb him so instead he stabs him sending him back to the Omega. The Omega and the Scribe Virgin have a confrontation and the Scribe Virgin sends the Omega packing. Butch practically forces Marissa to feed from him. He can't stand the thought of her 1mo

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TheSpineView ...using Rehv. There is an exception made for Butch and he is accepted into the Brotherhood. Afterwards, Marissa meets Butch at the mansion and says she wants Butch to be her hellren. The ceremony is done that evening. Butch and Marissa go visit Butch's mother. We learn that Butch had a different family. No surprise there. I had already figured that out. @PageShifter @Laughterhp @julesG @ShananigansReads @DuckOfDoom @InkedBookworm13 @tdrosebud 1mo

TheSpineView @CoverToCoverGirl @StayCurious @BooksNBowls @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #BDB #BDBBuddyRead #BDBBookCkub What do you guys think of this book? I am enjoying the reread. I could have done without all the drama between Butch and Marissa but I am glad they are finally together. I am excited to read more about John. He story is still several books away. I am going to enjoy the ride getting there. 1mo

julesG Marissa being against Butch fighting felt a tiny bit hypocritical. She wanted to get out from under Havers' thumb but Butch going out with the brothers isn't okay? 1mo

TheSpineView @julesG I was thinking the same thing. 1mo

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Lover Unbound: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood | J.R. Ward

Hope everyone has been able to secure a copy of Lover Unbound our October book for the #BDBBuddyRead This is book 5 in the series and tells the story of Vishous and Jane. There are 54 chapters in this book. We will read and 13 chapters on weeks 1 and 2 and 14 chapters for weeks 3 and 4. Enjoy! 🖤🧛‍♂️🗡

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