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LOVER UNBOUND
by J.R. Ward
Published by Signet Eclipse
September 2007
Book Five: Vishous' Story
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other—six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Now, the cold heart of a cunning predator will be warmed against its will…
Ruthless and brilliant, Vishous son of the Bloodletter possesses a destructive curse and a frightening ability to see the future. As a pretrans growing up in his father's war camp, he was tormented and abused. As a member of the Brotherhood, he has no interest in love or emotion, only the battle with the Lessening Society. But when a mortal injury puts him in the care of a human surgeon, Dr. Jane Whitcomb compels him to reveal his inner pain and taste true pleasure for the first time- until a destiny he didn't choose takes him into a future that cannot include her.
FOUL! NO FAIR! DEUS EX MACHINA ALERT!!
Spoilerish
Vishous is an abuse survivor from his "father's" war camp. Where everyone acts like and is treated like an animal and a expendable commodity. He finally comes out as bi-sexual and just able to physically get off on sex as a pain inflicting dom. In this book we learn who his mother is and why she left him to be raised by his father and then left him until the time line of this book. Can you say, "Child Abuse?"
These vampires need more than one small group of people headed by Marissa, straightening out their society. Seriously, you have a group of women, the Chosen, raised to have sex with and breed with the Brotherhood. They are cloistered within an inch of their lives. The Glymera (aristocratic caste) is antediluvian in their attitudes and structure. I don't care how much you need to preserve your race. And, they refer to humans as "MERE?" I think the Scribe-Virgin needs to take a look at her rules and ridiculous behavior. What she does in this book is inexcusable and just when you think she's learned something, um, nope still a selfish bee-yotch of a deity.
These vampires need more than one small group of people headed by Marissa, straightening out their society. Seriously, you have a group of women, the Chosen, raised to have sex with and breed with the Brotherhood. They are cloistered within an inch of their lives. The Glymera (aristocratic caste) is antediluvian in their attitudes and structure. I don't care how much you need to preserve your race. And, they refer to humans as "MERE?" I think the Scribe-Virgin needs to take a look at her rules and ridiculous behavior. What she does in this book is inexcusable and just when you think she's learned something, um, nope still a selfish bee-yotch of a deity.
And, I am really, really disliking the Scribe-Virgin. I think she is morally bankrupt and selfish. I also think she stands as a symbolic J.R. Ward. There's a lot of talk of balance and so getting rid of the Omega is not a possibility unless we get rid of the S-V.
So, the love of a good woman, in the form of the surgical wizard, Jane, saves Vishous from one destiny only to set up one even more tragic. And, of course the woman Vishous wants is human, so we get the whole Rhage and Mary vibe. Each has a tragedy in in their past and one coming. The Scribe-Virgin is like white out for J.R.Ward. Oops, written myself into the corner? I will just pull out the S-V to save the day. That's what happens here as it was with Rhage and Mary. There's your "Deus," literally, in the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Yeah, there's no chariot or such that stands for the "ex machina," so.... Vishous' visions are never wrong, but they don't usually turnout as desired or imagined.
So, the love of a good woman, in the form of the surgical wizard, Jane, saves Vishous from one destiny only to set up one even more tragic. And, of course the woman Vishous wants is human, so we get the whole Rhage and Mary vibe. Each has a tragedy in in their past and one coming. The Scribe-Virgin is like white out for J.R.Ward. Oops, written myself into the corner? I will just pull out the S-V to save the day. That's what happens here as it was with Rhage and Mary. There's your "Deus," literally, in the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. Yeah, there's no chariot or such that stands for the "ex machina," so.... Vishous' visions are never wrong, but they don't usually turnout as desired or imagined.
Still not as much product placement as one through four. I hear it returns with a vengeance. I have heard she doesn't get paid. Maybe she gets gifts in kind from the companies or is picked up in their PR feeds? What do you think it's about?
