Synopsis
Rhage and Mary
return in a new novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, a series “so popular, I
don’t think there’s a reader today who hasn’t at least heard of [it]” (USA
Today).Nothing is as it used to be for the Black Dagger Brotherhood. After avoiding war with the Shadows, alliances have shifted and lines have been drawn. The slayers of the Lessening Society are stronger than ever, preying on human weakness to acquire more money, more weapons, more power. But as the Brotherhood readies for an all-out attack on them, one of their own fights a battle within himself…
For Rhage, the
Brother with the biggest appetites, but also the biggest heart, life was
supposed to be perfect—or at the very least, perfectly enjoyable. Mary, his
beloved shellan, is by his side and his King and his brothers are thriving. But
Rhage can’t understand—or control—the panic and insecurity that plague him…
And that terrifies him—as well as distances him from his mate. After suffering mortal injury in battle, Rhage must reassess his priorities—and the answer, when it comes to him, rocks his world...and Mary’s. But Mary is on a journey of her own, one that will either bring them closer together or cause a split that neither will recover from...
And that terrifies him—as well as distances him from his mate. After suffering mortal injury in battle, Rhage must reassess his priorities—and the answer, when it comes to him, rocks his world...and Mary’s. But Mary is on a journey of her own, one that will either bring them closer together or cause a split that neither will recover from...
What I Loved
I was so ready and so freaking happy to jump back into the Black
Dagger Brotherhood world, this is a series I hope truly never ends because I
cannot get enough of it! There isn’t a
character I don’t absolutely love with all my heart and to get back around to
Rhage and Mary again and to see how far they have come in their relationship
made the experience all the better. I
fell in love with them in Lover Eternal,
so it was so great to see how their relationship has progressed and grown as
time has moved on in The Beast.
Almost from the beginning of the story Rhage has my heart
pounding out of my chest and tears in my eyes, but of course Mary comes to
rescue! His near death experience starts
to change things for both of them and I loved watching them go through this
next phase in their life together. It
was something that was either going to make them stronger or break them
completely and you’re going to have read the book to find out what the outcome
is!
Of course Rhage and Mary isn’t the
only story that takes place, we finally get some progression with Assail’s
story as well which I absolutely NEEDED!
I miss that man so freaking much and to finally get some sort of turning
point for his character was very rewarding for me. Big things happen for Layla as well and it
looks like the next book will finally center around her and Xcor’s relationship
which I cannot wait for!
Not So Much
I literally have no complaints about
this book because I love the Black Dagger Brotherhood so much! There is one huge thing that happens for the
Vampire race as whole, that is lightly touched upon and I wish was delved into
more. I’m hoping this means that
eventually we will get answers maybe from Vishous or Wrath because it was huge!
To Sum It All Up!
Overall another amazing book to add to
a glorious series! When it comes to
details and emotions this series never falls short of conveying that perfectly
to the reader. J.R. Ward has painted
this urban fantastical world of Vampires and Lessers so perfectly I can’t get
enough of it. Rhage and Mary are one of
my favorite couples in this series and I’m so happy to finally rejoin them on
their journey together.
This book was filled with a lot of ups
and downs, there are times when I had literal tears in my eyes while other
times I was laughing out loud. I don’t
want to give anything away but there is this one scene that involves water that
had me cracking up for hours! While there were other times had my jaw on the
floor and my heart pounding because the scenes were so intense. The chemistry between Rhage and Mary has
certainly not dwindled from when their relationship has first started and I
really enjoyed whenever the two of them would be alone together! I loved that
although Rhage is warrior who goes and fights for his race every night Mary is
the hero in this story. She’s a strong
female lead who holds her own amongst vampires every single day and I love her
for it!
I can’t wait for
next book in this series so we can finally see what happens to Layla and Xcor
and hopefully see if they get their happy ending too. As I said before Assail does have a turning
point in this story and I’m excited to see where this leads him as well,
hopefully we will see some of that path in this next story as well. There is so much of the Black Dagger
Brotherhood that I love I cannot simply fit it into one review but I will say
if you haven’t started reading this series, START RIGHT NOW!!! You will not regret
it I promise!
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