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Lover Enshrined
Lover Enshrined: A Novel of The Black Dagger Brotherhood | J.R. Ward
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, theres a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no othersix vampire warriors, defenders of their race. And now, a dutiful twin must choose between two lives...Fiercely loyal to the Black Dagger Brotherhood, Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of the race, becoming the male responsible for keeping the Brotherhood's bloodlines alive. As Primale of the Chosen, he is to father the sons and daughters who will ensure that the traditions of the race survive and that there are warriors to fight those who want all vampires extinguished.As his first mate, the Chosen Cormia wants to win not only his body but his heart for herself- she sees the emotionally scarred male behind all his noble responsibility. But while the war with the Lessening Society grows more grim, and tragedy looms over the Brotherhood's mansion, Phury must decide between duty and love.
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TheSpineView Qhuinn gets jumped by his brothers and his friends as revenge for what he did to Lash. He almost dies. Blay saves him but he can't take him to Havers. Instead they go to the mansion for Doc Jane to tend. The Omega finds his son, who is Lash, when he dies briefly before being revived. The Lessers go Havers and kidnap him. A number of vampires are killed. It would have been much worse, but Z and Phury are there. The Omega makes Lash a Lesser. 2d
TheSpineView Jane is able to operate on Qhuinn and he will recover. We find out that Rehv murdered his father. Cormia realizes she loves Phury. While Phury tells her that she has been released from First Mate duties. 2d
TheSpineView A lot of the things that happened in these chapters were no surprise to me, with the exception of finding out that Rehv killed his father. Is it just me, or does it seem like this book has not focused much on Phury and Cormia? 2d
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julesG No, not just you. I had the impression the book was all over several plot lines but never really invested in the main couple. 2d
Laughterhp I had the same thought. I figured it was because they were too boring to be the main topic. 😬😬 2d
julesG @Laughterhp 🤣🤣 1d
TheSpineView @Laughterhp Sad but true! The subplots, if you can even call them that, were what kept my interest. 21h
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I tried to stick to the reading schedule but my loan was already expired and I had to put my kindle on airplane mode to finish it. 🤫🤫

It‘s been a while since I‘ve picked up one of these books so I forgot how many different POVs you get. Sorry, I found Phury pretty boring as an MC because it was so internal and he never spent time with Cormia. I did like the way the book ended.

TheSpineView Schedules are overrated! 😂 2d
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#BDB #BDBBuddyRead #BDBBookClub

The story opens with the birth of the Omega's son that is born to a female vampire. The Omega has the Fore-Lesser leave the baby in a public place where he will be found. Fast forward 25 years, and Phury is pining for Bella and wondering why he chose to be Vishous's stand-in. Bella is pining over Phury and John is pining over Xhex. Mr. D is made the new Fore-lesser and we get his story. He is tasked with finding...

TheSpineView ...the Omega's son now that he has come of age. Phury asks John to keep Cormia company so she is not lonely. Phury is fighting lessers and learns they now call him the "Torturer" because he is getting off on inflecting pain before he kills them. We learn someone is blackmailing Rehvenge and it has something to do with Xhex. Zsadist tells Wrath what is going on with Phury. It is determined he is unstable and is put on administrative leave. 1w
TheSpineView John, Blay and Qhuinn go shopping and to ZeroSum. Xhex gets into John's mind and sees that he fantasies about her. Xhex realizes she is attracted to John. Thorment is alive, barely. Phury feeds Cormia and realizes that he wants her. Lash starts shit with John and Qhuinn comes to his rescue and almost kills Lash when he cuts his throat. Qhuinn gets disowned and is kicked out of the house. We learn more about Phury as a young male and his vow... 1w
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TheSpineView Lots going on in these opening chapters. The Omega has a son is a shocker. Should we even guess who that is. I think we have all figured it out. I think it is safe to say Phury has bonded with Cormia. Do you think we are headed down the same path with John and Xhex? 1w
Laughterhp There is so much going on with everyone! It‘s been a while since I‘ve read these books, so I‘m trying to remind myself of all the characters! 1w
TheSpineView @Laughterhp Yes! Besides the main storyline, there is John Matthew, Rehvenge, Z and Bella, Qhuinn and Blay. 1w
julesG Wait, Bella is pining over Z. 1w
julesG I read the book a few months ago, don't want to spoil anything. I hate Phury's inner voice, his wizard who enables him. Why did Ward turn Phury into this whining drug addict? I knew there was more under the Hollywood facade, which we got a glimpse of during Bella's abduction, but this is more than I expected. 1w
julesG Have I mentioned that the Chosen/Primale breeding program disgusts me? I'm glad this viscous (pun not exactly intended) circle is broken. 1w
TheSpineView @julesG No pining between Z and Bella just drama over her pregnancy. Glad to see Phury is starting to realize that he cares about Carmia. I agree with you on Phury. I think Ward took his inner demons a bit too far. 1w
julesG I meant vicious, not viscous. 🙄🙄🙄 Autocorrect 1w
TheSpineView @julesG Happens to me all the time 1w
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#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

"Time was not, in fact, a draining loss into the infinite."

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This is just a reminder that November's book for #BDB #BDBBuddyRead #BDBBookClub is Lover Enshrined. There are 57 chapters, which means we will read 14 chapters for the first three weeks and 15 chapters the last week. Happy Reading!

@PageShifter @Laughterhp @julesG @ShananigansReads @DuckOfDoom @InkedBookworm13 @tdrosebud @CoverToCoverGirl @StayCurious @BooksNBowls @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

ShananigansReads Can't wait! 2w
TheSpineView @ShananigansReads 👍❤️🧛‍♂️ 2w
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#BDB #BDBBuddyRead #BDBBookClub

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.

@PageShifter @julesG @Laughterhp @ShananigansReads @DuckOfDoom @InkedBookworm13 @tdrosebud @CoverToCoverGirl @StayCurious @BooksNBowls @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

julesG 🥳🥳 4w
TheSpineView @julesG 🖤🧛‍♂️🖤 4w
StayCurious I‘m so behind but I am motivated to continue- really enjoying the series 3w
TheSpineView @StayCurious I love this series too. Don't feel you have to keep up. Read as you can 3w
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Here are my August #bookspin and #doublespin picks!

My bookspin is actually just a Black Dagger Brotherhood book, but this is where I‘m at next in the series.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!!! 1y
Gissy I need to reread some of J. R. Ward books. Looking forward for your reviews in these two🤗 1y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love the BDB series! 2y
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This is possibly the hardest book to read of the 6 I‘ve already read. I vividly remember the tinge of sadness amongst the happy ending, thinking of Phury not really being in the Brotherhood anymore. I‘m glad I have 19 more books to read, so hopefully that entire story arch ends up a little happier too. This was a rather philosophical book, which I rather liked.
#jrward #BlackDaggerBrotherhood #LoverEnshrined

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Holy [word I omitted from this quote]!!! I am SO using this line.
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#jrward #BlackDaggerBrotherhood #LoverEnshrined
@TheBookHippie oh the people I could use this line on.

julesG 🤣🤣🤣 3y
julesG Btw, I'm about to dive into book 1. 3y
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BookwormAHN Love it 😸 3y
Oldschool_millenial I heard about this phrase in a folklore class in college. It's a good one! 3y
GingerAntics @julesG YAAAAAAAAAAY!!! Good luck in there. 3y
GingerAntics @Oldschool_millenial a folklore class? Really? Hm. Folklore is the last thing I would have tied these books to… though I suppose Ward has created a type of folklore within her series. 3y
kspenmoll 😂 3y
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Another truly hideous audiobook cover. Were they even trying here?! As it turns out, what I thought I remembered from this book actually happened in the last book… but I *think* it brought vague memories of what happens in this book. We‘ll see I guess. Let the adventure begin (continue?!)!!! Let the adventure continue with this new beginning?! Dunno.
#jrward #BlackDaggerBrotherhood #LoverEnshrined

GingerAntics THIS IS OFFICIALLY THE LAST BOOK THAT I READ! This is my final reread as I work my way through this series. When I last read this series, this was the last book and we were all patiently waiting for the next one. I guess I waited just a little too patiently. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3y
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I‘m learning not to be surprised by anything with this series. This love story irritated me a bit but the background stories made up for it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

CoverToCoverGirl Agreed, I love this series but Phury‘s book felt more like an abbreviated love story because there were so many storylines in this one—it was more about world building to set up future storylines. 4y
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I liked this book more than the last one. I liked that Phury had a drug addiction and had to overcome it. It was a little awkward with Phury going from celibate to not. I loved the drama with John and his friends. A villain is back in the story and gave the story more depth! I cannot wait to see what happens to John and the lessers in the next few books.
#bookstagram #bibliophile #litsy #littens #review #bookreview

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Carolhreads
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4 stars

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Emmybird01
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4/5 for this paranormal romance. I love this series. This book was really good too. I loved seeing all the different character storylines. I loved Cormia and Phury. I cannot wait to read the next book.

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#SuperSeptember #readathon Book 3
@Andrew65

The sixth book of the Black Dagger a series is very detailed and interesting. It seems more action-packed than the others. I like the direction the whole story seems to be taking. I liked that Phury's addiction is portrayed in his head as a self destructive voice for reasons understood only by him.

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 4y
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This is my least favorite book so far in this series. That being said I love this series. There were elements of this book that I found really annoying and they centered around Phury the main brother in this book. It will not stop me reading on as I really do like the brothers.

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This one was not as captivating as the other books have been. Can‘t wait to read the next few in the series to see what happens with other characters

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Whoooa completely forgot about this app! Pregnancy will do that to a person! Welp onto reading :)

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PenguinInFlight
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I felt this installment dragged a bit. I wanted to smack Phury across the face and smarten him up a bit. There were some things that drove the series forward, and I really did like those parts...but Phury is my least favorite brother.

On to Rev‘s book now, and he is one of my favorites. 😍😍

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When I saw the prompt for #readingresolutions for #creepycharacters I had to scroll thru my Goodreads list a bit as I generally don‘t like or read books with a creep factor. BUT...the Lessening Society in this series are ALL creepy and gross and freak me out. I haven‘t made it last book 6 yet but intend to at some point.

stargazerblue49 I hate baby powder because of that series 😂😂😂 7y
cobwebmoth @stargazerblue49 Yes! Every time I smell it I think of Lessers. 7y
Bostonmomx2 @stargazerblue49 omg lol I forgot about the baby powder! 7y
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JoRead I haven't made it past #6 either!! Funny thing is I keep buying book as they come out 😅 7y
Bostonmomx2 @JoRead I think my library is well stocked on this series but I‘m just not sure I‘ll ever get caught up. Vampires aren‘t really my jam but I have enjoyed these first 6. 7y
stargazerblue49 @JoRead I got stuck between Payne and Tohr‘s books because instill wasn‘t over what happened to Tohr and I haven‘t been able to move on, but I, too, keep buying the books and putting them on my shelves! 😂😂😂 7y
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I don't like the phrase #guiltypleasure. It implies you should feel bad for how you feel, which never made sense to me. I've never felt bad for reading anything I've enjoyed, whether it's smexy #vampires, splatterpunk #horror, Brontë & other literary gems, #romcom chick-lit, formulaic Mills & Boon, or smutty #erotica. There's a book for everything - something I've always loved about reading 😁 Pleasure should never carry guilt. Read with abandon!

Shaila Totally agree!!!! 7y
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Bostonmomx2
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It took me a week to read this so while good, it just didn't suck me in (no pun intended lol). The Lessers freak me out so much. I might be done with this series.... not sure.

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In my quest to get thru some of the 100s of Kindle books that languish unread on my device, I'll restart this. Not sure why I got 10% thru it prior but will just restart....

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Phury just isn't that interesting to me. He's the whiniest brother, for sure. I liked Cormia a lot. And, the Blay/Quinn/JM storyline.

Larkken I wanted to like this series more than I did 😏 7y
josie281 I fell this series slipped in quality along the way. 7y
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#slaythatseriesreadathon is this weekend. I may join in and either read the next black dagger bro'hood book OR whichever #harrypotter I'm up to. I just need to force myself to finish HP .

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Well my work program went down so I'm forced to grab my kindle, sit outside with my cutie pootie dog and read! Such a shame 😂😂 #dogsoflitsy #bostonterrier #renonv

Megabooks ❤️❤️ 8y
krismac Your grass is so green! Pretty view too! 8y
Bostonmomx2 @krismac I'm actually staying with my mom for a little bit helping her a rough patch so it's her view, not mine sadly but I'm definitely enjoying it while I'm here! 8y
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CoverToCoverGirl However will you manage??!! ☺️ 8y
Tanzy13 🐶 8y
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I've had a bad month reading wise so far. Only finished one book at this point. I still have about 150 pages to go in The Thorn Birds but good grief that book is borrrrring. I'm half way thru ACOTAR and it's okay but not pulling me in the way of hoped. So what's a girl to do? Start yet another book! I love love love this series but a little bit nervous about this one. We'll see. Fingers crossed!

stargazerblue49 Not better than Zsadist, but I still love love love this book 🖤🖤🖤 8y
Bostonmomx2 @stargazerblue49 oh I'm so happy to hear that. I had heard this one is where things start not being so good. I don't really love Phury so it would be nice if this book changed that for me. I liked book 5 because the lessors weren't in it much, they freak me out as does the Omega 😳 8y
stargazerblue49 V's book is good, too. She lost me at book 10, I think, though I still intend to pick it back up eventually. I am interested in the new stuff that she has coming out with the Black Dagger Legacy books and with Wrath and Rhage each getting a second book. 😬 8y
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Currently Reading this beauty 😍💀📚

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These books just draw me in