"A fiery romance for two fighters who are most deserving!"
Reviewed by Annie Tegelan
Posted March 30, 2013
Romance Paranormal
Picking up a new Black Dagger Brotherhood (BDB) book is like
coming home to old
friends. You can't help but smile at the familiar faces.
Like everyone else, I've been dying for this book and knew
that Ward would be facing her biggest challenge yet. Blay
and Qhuinn are the Brotherhood's most beloved members so
she needed to give fans a book that would satisfy the crazy
fantasies that readers have been conjuring up in their
minds since Lover Enshrined. I thought Ward reached a
good balance and excelled with LOVER AT LAST.
For many, this would mark their first venture into M/M so
Ward has the tough challenge of making Qhuinn and Blay's
romance one that wouldn't shock people too much and also
give enough so that avid M/M readers don't feel cheated.
Ward's talent as a writer is fully displayed with this
book. Not only does she gift readers with scorching hot sex
scenes that rock the chandeliers but provides enough heat
and heart that it's just as emotional as
it is physical.
Angst is one thing that has followed Qhuinn and Blay for
most of their journey so it's not a surprise that Ward
would threaten to shatter readers' hearts once again in
LOVER AT LAST. I could understand the personal barriers
that Qhuinn and Blay would have to overcome on their own
before they could accept their feelings for one another. It
was just nice knowing that all their pain would lead to a
lifetime of bliss. The epilogue is more than enough to make
the romantic in me sigh with satisfaction. I was smiling
from ear to ear through the entire last chapter, knowing
that although this is the final chapter of their book, it
is only the beginning of their time together for eternity.
What a perfect ending!
That's not all that happens in this book! At almost 600
pages, Ward covers her bases. She takes a lot of time
setting up future books in the series. Readers get
additional point of views from Trez, Assail, Xcor and a new
character
named Sola. What surprised me the most though is Layla, whom
I didn't like before. Ward accomplished the impossible by
making me love her. What Layla goes through in this book is
crushing and in some ways inspiring. Her strength shows
and I think all women can sympathize with her. Suddenly, I
find myself wanting a happily ever after for her too.
Ward exercises her writing skills by penning different POVs
of the same scene, creating intricacy and depth in an
already well-written series. Not many are able to weave
such intricate story-lines and have such memorable
characters simultaneously. Only Ward can strike a balance
and keep it entertaining.
LOVER AT LAST is everything that rabid BDB fans could want
and more! At times, I felt like I had to take a break.
LOVER AT LAST is so wholly engrossing and so brilliant that
my little heart couldn't handle it all. Ward delivers
heart-stopping action and a fiery romance for two fighters who
are most deserving while shattering reader's expectations
and coming out on top!
SUMMARY
Qhuinn, son of no one, is used to being on his own.
Disavowed from his bloodline, shunned by the aristocracy, he
has finally found an identity as one of the most brutal
fighters in the war against the Lessening Society. But his
life is not complete. Even as the prospect of having a
family of his own seems to be within reach, he is empty on
the inside, his heart given to another.... Blay, after years of unrequited love, has moved on from his
feelings for Qhuinn. And it’s about time: The male has found
his perfect match in a Chosen female, and they are going to
have a young—just as Qhuinn has always wanted for himself.
It’s hard to see the new couple together, but building your
life around a pipe dream is just a heartbreak waiting to
happen. As he’s learned firsthand. Fate seems to have taken these vampire soldiers in different
directions... but as the battle over the race’s throne
intensifies, and new players on the scene in Caldwell create
mortal danger for the Brotherhood, Qhuinn finally learns the
true definition of courage, and two hearts who are meant to
be together... finally become one.
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