tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post3392971012529858798..comments2024-03-28T01:04:21.897-06:00Comments on Gossamer Obsessions: "Dark Lover," by J.R. WardAnimeJunehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-45812889209966240172012-06-21T04:20:48.967-06:002012-06-21T04:20:48.967-06:00What an excellent writer this is! Dark Lover will ...What an excellent writer this is! Dark Lover will easily make the best seller lists and win awards. I love paranormal romances (as well as all other kinds of romances - having read hundreds of them) and this is top quality. At first, I was dismayed by the level of violence and cussing in this book, it being even grittier than Kenyon's and Feehan's works. Still, I think Sherrilyn Kenyon fans will love this. The romance was superb - not overboard on the sex but plenty of detailed sensuality - just perfect! We get to meet several lovable(ha!) characters which will make up future books in this series and I will read them all, even if I am flinching a bit at all the blood, gore and language. The romantic line is worth it.Canadahttp://zombie4moderndays.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-11820065323074128712012-04-14T09:41:40.355-06:002012-04-14T09:41:40.355-06:00Wow, I had no idea about Storify. I'll check i...Wow, I had no idea about Storify. I'll check it out!AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-6147839895042482102012-04-14T04:43:51.480-06:002012-04-14T04:43:51.480-06:00By the way, please please Storify your live tweets...By the way, please please Storify your live tweets on reading this book, they were FANTASTIC.fairykatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-23132341198389791552012-04-08T15:13:07.005-06:002012-04-08T15:13:07.005-06:00"Beth: ...go on."
God, you make me laug..."Beth: ...go on."<br /><br />God, you make me laugh even when you're eviscerating my favorite books.Nicola O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947359287796827837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-76622896618528185842012-04-07T09:08:28.420-06:002012-04-07T09:08:28.420-06:00Mepamalia -- > true, but the reason I've ne...Mepamalia -- > true, but the reason I've never gotten into most paranormals in a big way is that, well, the paranormal element works as a great opportunity to make alpha males even alpha-ier. Beta males are EXTREMELY rare in paranormals - I think the only ones I've ever read has been Hugh from Demon Angel and Lannes om Wild Road and that's it.AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-7677386454566406452012-04-05T15:46:33.724-06:002012-04-05T15:46:33.724-06:00Still laughing at your review. Thanks! I persona...Still laughing at your review. Thanks! I personally enjoyed the bejesus out of these books till Lover Mine and then haven't kept up with them. They're fun unless you start trying to... you know...think too hard about them in which case (as your review shows) they fall apart like a cheap suit. Don't be too quick to say "no" to Kresley Cole though -- those books have some righteously fierce heroines to go with the heroes.mepameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05967521027234468350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-72935914979179079862012-04-04T16:55:37.973-06:002012-04-04T16:55:37.973-06:00Willaful: Thank you so much! Yeah, Phury didn'...Willaful: Thank you so much! Yeah, Phury didn't have a whole lot of personality other than OMG HIS HAIR IS AWESOME. Like EVERY CHARACTER points it out!<br /><br />Jami Gold: Enjoy!<br /><br />Anna Cowan: Heartbreak? Eep...<br /><br />Anachronist: Well, it depends on how you see it. For me, it's too silly and over the top to be real. For others, it's different.<br /><br />Megan Frampton: LOL, hey, everyone has their guilty pleasures.<br /><br />Kmont: *airkisses* Mwa!<br /><br />RRRJessica: Good Lord. Yeah, taken seriously, I have serious problems with most of the characters. I did NOT care for Wrath's casually abusive treatment of Marissa AT ALL. Nor the fact that they go around murdering people with no real code of honour. Even famous historical warriors like knights and samurai had codes of honour and they probably weren't 100% bloodthirsty 100% of the time. Just because they're dedicated to protecting the race doesn't mean they have to love violence.<br /><br />Kmont: So I should slowly back away from the other books in the series, I take it?<br /><br />Kati: Duly noted next time I'm at a conference. And actually, I got a LOT of tweets from Zsadist fans (and one person roleplaying as Zsadist on Twitter) after I made the "disgusting pig" tweet about him.<br /><br />Holly: Wow. Like, I understand authors being proprietary over how their characters are depicted (Robin Hobb is huge against fanfiction), it doesn't look good when you personally and meticulously police your own messageboards.<br /><br />Lusty Reader: Kresley Cole, huh? Mmm, I think I'll personally pass. The over-Alpha male caveman paranormal types are an absolute turn-off for me - and I actually only read this book because the series and discussions about it are so prevalent in the romance blogosphere. <br /><br />I find that heroes in paranormals are hypermasculinized - and the magic aspect gives authors a way to make them bigger, meaner, stronger than they normally would be as regular dudes. I mean, if there's a romance series about sweet shy Beta males who also happen to be paranormal creatures, set me up, baby!AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-26732751466034942292012-04-04T12:35:15.127-06:002012-04-04T12:35:15.127-06:00i LOATHED the first two books, could barely slog t...i LOATHED the first two books, could barely slog through them...thus i ADORED this review and all your live-tweeting while reading it! so while i avoided the crahckhead as so many others have for BDB i am just as ashamed of my love of the horrible/awesome/terrible Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole. so ummmmmm... i highly recommend those, ha!Lusty Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04035437543878036158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-6592336370247373712012-04-04T12:09:07.070-06:002012-04-04T12:09:07.070-06:00Fer crying out loud. I've seen these names flo...Fer crying out loud. I've seen these names floating around for pretty much ever, and I only JUST NOW grasped that "Zsadist" is supposed to be like "sadist."<br /><br />I guess the absence of an H must have thrown me...Cecilia Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836218378416218295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-30310160261243566152012-04-04T08:18:43.797-06:002012-04-04T08:18:43.797-06:00Loved this review & following along with your ...Loved this review & following along with your tweets as you read! <br /><br />I'm a recovering addict of this series, even though its completely ridiculous. I was dedicated through Lover Mine, but haven't picked up the last two. Now that Ward announced who the next book is about, I'm picking it back up, because I can't *not* read that book.<br /><br />Second the comments about Ward's message boards. I got an account over there, excited to discuss the series with other fans, only to find out that the moderators rule with an iron fist and the rules are, IMO, needlessly restrictive. You can't even speculate in more than general terms without your post being designated as "fan fiction" and edited for you. Its kind of bizarre.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17407386419356303084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-34179705402457426792012-04-04T07:51:17.342-06:002012-04-04T07:51:17.342-06:00I should amend my earlier statement, or my statemh...I should amend my earlier statement, or my statemhent - it wasn't Ward's Chosen that made it no fun at my message board, it was her moderator team, who chose not to disclose right away that they worked for Ward, including one man who was one of our moderators. I got confused with the word Chosen, because basically those folks were her "chosen" as well. They were not at all nice.KMonthttp://lurvalamode.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-37655987934343148032012-04-04T07:40:36.117-06:002012-04-04T07:40:36.117-06:00Her fans are SO serious. Serious as a heart attack...Her fans are SO serious. Serious as a heart attack. In fact, I believe at some point or another, the moderators at her "official" boards had to basically say, "No one OWNS the brothers - they're imaginary".<br /><br />Um, really? You had to specifically tell them that? Wow. Hard core.<br /><br />Last romance conference I went to that she was at, there were probably 350 girls with BDB-related shirts on. They're deadly serious in their worship of the series.Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178354927628992485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-23251123078085751402012-04-04T07:02:26.381-06:002012-04-04T07:02:26.381-06:00RRRJessica is absolutely right. I ran a reader boa...RRRJessica is absolutely right. I ran a reader board for a few years, sparked by several of our enjoyment of the BDB books, and Ward's chosen ones tried their stuff at my board as well. They made it a nightmare for a while, actually. They were very, very serious, all of them, about these books.KMonthttp://lurvalamode.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-53257353782552241742012-04-04T06:54:26.557-06:002012-04-04T06:54:26.557-06:00Fantasic review, as usual. Love it!
As a side no...Fantasic review, as usual. Love it! <br /><br />As a side note, though: I completely understand why you would be inclined to read this as a parody. However, as someone who came to Romanceland five years ago as a bruised and battered refugee from the Black Dagger Brotherhood message boards (the official ones, where Ward, aka the Wharden, and her Chosen, ruled with an iron fist), I can tell you that this author is utterly serious about these books, and so are her fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-87382615308472283412012-04-04T06:50:55.736-06:002012-04-04T06:50:55.736-06:00You have made. my. DAY.You have made. my. DAY.KMonthttp://lurvalamode.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-11341933513925236732012-04-04T06:46:37.383-06:002012-04-04T06:46:37.383-06:00I love this post. Thank you! My favorite line is &...I love this post. Thank you! My favorite line is "Darius (or Uhnlucky, as I like to call him)."<br /><br />Ha! Now I am a full on BDB crahckhead, but you are definitely not wrong about the series and this book at all.Megan Framptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196738392230684978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-28602025774577267362012-04-04T06:41:53.594-06:002012-04-04T06:41:53.594-06:00I wanted to lol to no end but your final grading m...I wanted to lol to no end but your final grading made me stop. So it is a serious novel, not a parody? Oh dear...Anachronisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10398058819007642332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-66377609418121707972012-04-04T02:46:28.942-06:002012-04-04T02:46:28.942-06:00Okay, first - this made me laugh A LOT. Out loud. ...Okay, first - this made me laugh A LOT. Out loud. (laughing is always out loud, right? But this was really REALLY out loud.)<br /><br />I was absolutely addicted to this series, until Ward broke my heart with V and Butch. The heartbreak starts here: http://wp.me/pOlrw-9Z and continues here: http://wp.me/pOlrw-a8Anna Cowanhttp://www.annacowan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-91882177773110979922012-04-03T22:44:12.581-06:002012-04-03T22:44:12.581-06:00I enjoy these books and never saw them as parodies...I enjoy these books and never saw them as parodies, but I can completely see your point. :) I might have to re-read them with that in mind. LOL!Jami Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957122956518765455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7348815.post-90058536378475896142012-04-03T22:29:02.231-06:002012-04-03T22:29:02.231-06:00Well, I love it, but only started reviewing at the...Well, I love it, but only started reviewing at the point where it really went downhill for me. (Phury's book, and you casting him with old Michael Bolton is just so beautifully apt! I generally refer to him as Furry.) <br /><br />Awesome, awesome review in every way.willafulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201963128584310884noreply@blogger.com