Lover Reborn by J R Ward

Lover Reborn (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #10)

by J. R. Ward

In the darkest corners of the night in Caldwell, New York, a conflict like no other rages. The city is home to a band of brothers born to defend
their race: the warrior vampires of the Black Dagger Brotherhood.

Now back in the Brotherhood - and unrecognisable as the vampire leader he once was - Tohrment is physically emaciated and heartbroken beyond despair. When he begins to see his beloved in his dreams - trapped in a cold, isolating netherworld - Tohr turns to a self-serving fallen angel in hopes of saving the one he has lost. When he's told he must learn to love another to free his former mate, Tohr knows they are all doomed . . .

Except then a female with a shadowed history begins to get through to him. Against the backdrop of the raging war with the lessers, and with a new clan of vampires vying for the Blind King's throne, Tohr struggles between the buried past, and a very hot, passion-filled future . . . but can his heart let go and set all of them free?

Reviewed by Angie on

3 of 5 stars

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Sooo...this one is a bit on the boring side. It does pick up in the last third or so, but Lover Reborn felt like filler much like Lover Enshrined. Although there was a scene near the end that made me cry, which hasn't happened since Z's book.

Tohrment and No'One was a pairing that I was never 100% sold on. Their attraction to each other just seemed forced and convenient, although I did like that they were reunited after all those years. Tohrment is stuck inside his grief and No'One is stuck inside her own self-punishment, so of course they'd need each other to heal. However, Tohr seriously got on my nerves a lot in the beginning. He kept saying he was trying to let Wellsie go, but then in every single one of his chapters he was trying to hold onto her memory and never give her up. Too much contradiction! As for No'One, let's just say her name is fitting.

This is the second book with a "trouble in paradise" plot, and I liked it even less that the first one! John Matthew has been one of my favorites since the beginning, but I found myself beyond annoyed with him and Xhex. It seems like they've done a total 180 and it doesn't make any sense. Sure his fear of her fighting and getting killed is understandable, but the way they go about handling (or not) it is just frustrating. Somehow everything has become about Xhex being female and John's shellan even though it wasn't that way before. It just again felt like Ward wanted to stir up trouble in an established couple, and it simply didn't work. I didn't care, which is sad, since I adore John.

At least the Xcor and Company plot was carried over, and they are certainly stirring up trouble! I'm still a little confused about Xcor's motives, but it doesn't change the fact that he serious messed up. One he takes a shot at the king, literally, things get serious. Everyone at the Brotherhood Mansion is shaken up, and wondering how to best handle the situation. This plot also introduces an interesting possibility of a love triangle. I'm not sure how I feel about that, but it could be interesting.

I still love this series, but this was not one of the strongest books. There's definitely a solid set up for major events to come, which I'm super excited for (Quinn and Blay!!!!).

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