The
Black Dagger Brotherhood an insider’s Guide
Pub: 2008, Piatkus
Author: J. R. Ward
Cat:paranormal romance
Format: paperback (mid); 502pp
Age Range: adults
The back says
From
New York Times bestselling author J.
R. Ward comes a unique volume that delivers a behind-the-scenes look at Ward’s
addictive Black Dagger Brotherhood series.
Prepare
to enter the dark, passionate world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and get up
close and personal with each of the Brothers. You’ll find insider information
on the Brotherhood, interviews with your favourite characters and deleted
scenes, as well as answers to questions about the series posed by readers.
You’ll learn what it’s like for J. R. Ward to write each instalment of the
series and, in a fascinating twist, you’ll read an interview with the
author—conducted by the Brothers themselves.
This
is a compendium no Black Dagger Brotherhood fan should miss.
Series
Dark Lover, Lover
Eternal, Lover Awakened, Lover Revealed, Lover Unbound, lover Enshrined, [tb],
Lover Avenged, Lover Mine, Lover Unleashed, Lover Reborn,
The things
I
got this book solely for the Novella. Really, it intrigued me when I found out
it existed. Really, I mean this. Truly.
And
in a lot of ways it was everything it was meant to be, everything that I hoped
it would be, only it really showed you Bella, and once you had that second look
at her you saw what a selfish bitch she really is, and once you see it in this
book, you see it in the first one. She doesn’t truly care about Z not the way
everyone says she does, she cares about herself and wants him to fix everything
or it’s his fault even though she knows what he’s been through. Maybe not the
details, but she knows it was horrid.
Okay,
so this is truly my thoughts, and it’s what I see, but that’s the thoughts, and
these are about mine, so...*stick tongue out*
Okay,
so what’s in this delightful book, and why it’s actually a great one to get
(but you must be a fan first, I think, don’t waste the money unless you truly
want to know this, or read it)
I.
Father Mine: a Novella of Zsadist and
Bella and Nalla
II.
The Brotherhood Dossiers: Insider Info on
Each Brother and His Book
III. For Writers: Writing Tips, Advice, and
the Original Proposal for the Brotherhood
IV.
Deleted scenes
V.
Kicks and Giggles
VI.
The Brothers on the Board
VII.
Slices of Life from the Board
VIII.
Question and Answer with J. R
IX.
Time Line of the Brotherhood
X.
Table of Abbreviations
XI.
The Old Language
XII.
The Brothers Interview J. R
XIII.
In Memoriam
Okay,
so there you have it, what’s in the book.
Now
let’s talk about it a little shall we...
The
first is simple done; it’s a lovely story—really beautiful. I actually loved
it. It was beautiful and really showed the trouble he has with his past and his
daughter. It also shows how he really got better, which is something you see in
the books to come.
Next,
this part is actually really good. I liked it, I liked knowing that little bit
extra and the parts that she liked best, and the whys for them all. The
interviews with them, was great too, really, this part was a great step inside
the brotherhood and the way they are when they aren’t dealing with...book life.
Um,
I didn’t read this part. I tried but a page into it, I found I just didn’t care
about that stuff, though I know it would be great for people who want to learn
how to write, I on the other hand don’t write like she does and so I don’t need
her feedback—a little high headed but I did try and found what I was reading
that I needed I already did and the other stuff was so not me it just didn’t
work.
This
part is good and it’s great to see what type of stuff doesn’t make it, and for
the most part you can actually see why.
It’s
all about her favourite lines/parts. Interesting yeah, funny, but if you’re truly
a fan you already have all these things playing in your head every time you
think about the book. Really, they are good parts.
This
part is hilarious. But I have this thing that it’s also very pointed. And there
are parts though they seem to be meant to have you thinking without you ever
able to ever know the answer. Though you might, I don’t know what happens when
they actually get on the boards. It’s great and makes you laugh and have fun
right along with them.
These
are great too; really I liked them, though I read all of them on her web site
rather than this being the first time, so even though I re-read them they weren’t
as good as the first time round.
Well,
you can guess right. And it’s interesting if they are the answers you have
yourself, and some are, I suppose.
Again,
this is interesting to see where they all actually sit.
.....
.....
Well,
it’s an interview without herself, isn’t it. Though I did like it, since she’s
very good at making her characters seem real. Like you are that fly on the wall
of their lives, which at the end of it all is the reason I like the series so
much.
And
as long as you enjoy as something to be enjoyed and don’t look for anything you
can to bitch about it, which there are quite a lot. Really, if you have want to
see the bad stuff you will, but I bet you can’t stop reading it??!
☼☼☼
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