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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780451222725
Edition: 1st Printing
ISBN: 0451222725
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: June 03, 2008
Publisher: Signet
Studio: Signet
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As Primale of the Chosen, the fiercely loyal Phury has sacrificed himself for the good of his race. But his first mate, the Chosen Cormia, wants not only his body but his heart for herself. As tragedy looms over the Brotherhoods mansion, Phury must decide between duty and love
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Rating:  -
What happen here, I have never been a fan of paranormal stories but these series really caught me from the start. Unbound did it for me, in a way I could understand Vishous and all his traumas and the story was fast enough to kept me awake. Phury's story was the brother that I wanted more to know, but OMG while the other books were finished in two days this one I'm struggling...I think skipping pages will be the best alternative asap.
Also please, tell me when is the John's story, I can't wait...I hope it's better than Phury's!!!
Rating:  -
I got this one because I wanted to hear a continuation of story with the character Phury after meeting him in book 3 (the only other book I've read in the series, and was a 5 star for me). The romance was lacking at best and that voice was annoying as hell, but the rest of the story (with Qhuinn) made the whole thing worth what I paid for it. A good book at any rate, just not the best.
Rating:  -
I thought that Lover Unbound was distasteful with its male rape, S/M, sexually confused "hero", and dead mate returns as a ghost plot, but this offering was truly one bitter disappointment.
I so looked forward to Phury's story because the twins relationship deserved a proper resolution and each their own HEA, but Phury was regulated to the trash pile as a pathetic, self-loathing drug addict pinning for his brother's mate. Zsadist came across as an ungrateful jackass and Wrath appeared to be as lousy a vampire king as he was a vampire leader, unable to keep the brotherhood and his race from falling into disarray. I found Cormia to be even more insipid, uninspiring, and tepid as Marissa, Jane, and Mary - these are the chosen females to restore hope and provide continuity for this fractured species? Ward just does not have the flare (or interest) to write charismatic, strong, and intelligent female characters, human or vampire (the exceptions were Wellsie and Bella).
For the most part, I skimmed through most of the book trying to find even a trace of interaction/connection between the featured couple on the book cover. The author fleshed out the romance more with the homosexual attraction bewteen the two new vamp converts!
I have lost all interest in BDB, which is a shame because the premise offered so much promise for creating and building upon an intriquing, new vampire society. The author has gone off the rails basking in her popularity and shrugging off her base audience. I will not recommend this series to anyone. I am off to seek out real paranormal romance.
Rating: -
The Phury book as a whole was awesome. The side stories are what saved it though. The romance with Phury was a little lackluster and his little inner voice with a name was sooooo annoying. BUT, I read it, don't regret it, it's a good addition, and she redeemed herself with the next book. DON'T JUDGE J.R. Ward's writing with this book. Read the series from the beginning and you'll see that despite the weaknesses in this book, it is a valuble addition to the series as a whole.
Rating: -
JR Ward is an incredible storyteller. She has invented an amazing world and her dedication to her series and her fans are very strong. Lover Enshrined is a book with some weaknesses, which mainly involves the love story between Phury and Cormia. This is well known to be Phury's story and assumed that this is a romance first and foremost. I hate to disappoint you, but if you were looking for an incredible and sexy love story like the past ones, look somewhere else. The romance here is more of a subplot if anything else and Phury and Cormia's relationship is the weakest storyline. I have lead myself to believe that Ward is slowly moving away from the romance umbrella and moving toward the Urban Fantasy genre, with romantic undertones. Ward is now at a crossroads with her series and with Lover Enshrined her readers have a decision to make. Her hardcore fans will most likely stick to the very end. The other circle of readers will become casualties because after Lover Enshrined, some will not want to continue on.
At the end of Lover Unbound, Phury became the Primale to the forty Chosen, women who were born and bred for the sole purpose of being impregnated and giving birth to future warriors or brothers to ensure their race's survival in the fight against the evil that is the Omega. Phury took over this responsibility from his brother in arms, Vishous, who found his soul mate, Jane. Phury, knowing this responsibility would likely destroy Vishous, volunteered for the job. Phury was also given a First Mate from one of the Chosen, Cormia. She resides in the mansion with Phury and his brothers, waiting anxiously for Phury to mate with her. She is ready and willing to open her legs for The Primale and be whatever he wants of her. But Phury is in a very bad place. He is a full blown drug addict and has a demon on his shoulder called the Wizard who whispers seeds of doubt into his ear. To escape, Phury smokes to the point of being numb, and he has even moved on to injecting needles with even more deadly drugs with the help of his dealer, Rehvenge.
Phury and Cormia suffer, as both cannot reach each other because they are very much strangers and products of their making. Some readers are going to be on the fence about Cormia much like they were about Marissa in Lover Revealed. But keep this in mind; Cormia is who she is because of her environment.
The one group of characters that truly shined was Blaylock, John Matthew and Qhuinn. These three musketeers are so dedicated to each other that you will get a good idea of what the future holds for them. The one character who made this book and changes the whole vampire society and Brotherhood as we have known it is Qhuinn. There is quite a cause and effect that happens and because of Qhuinn's reaction to a certain situation and the way he acts, he starts a domino effect that will enable the Omega to have more power then ever and the possibility of destroying the vampire community in Caldwell. Because of Qhuinn, his "brotherhood" with Blaylock and John Matthew becomes stronger than ever.
Rehvenge is also very prominent and we find out why he is being blackmailed and what he must do to keep his blackmailer happy. I have always thought of Rehvenge as an anti-hero and he is such a big presence whenever he appears. Well, I can happily say Rehvenge is a true hero in every sense of the word, as worthy as any of the other Brothers. You thought Zsadist was tortured? Sorry, what Rehvenge goes through puts all these men to shame. Again, it is all about sacrifice, and Rehv has made a lot of them He and Phury are alike in many ways.
So, where does this leave me and my final impressions of Lover Enshrined? I was very much hooked from the first page of the Prologue to the very last word. Ward gives us quiet a shocker in the Prologue and doesn't let up for the next 500 plus pages. This is a very dark and intense book filled with more bloodshed and deaths than any other before. There are many victims and the strongest ones realize they may not be able to save everyone and maybe even themselves.
Lover Enshrined may not be my favorite title from JR Ward but I find myself still in awe of her world building, characters and her ability to write such books that can not be compared to any other even though the love story was a bit too stale for my tastes.
Katiebabs
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