Jilly's Reviews > The Savior

There have been a few duds in this series, but this isn't one of them. I think Ward may be getting her groove back, babies! Kronk must have pulled the lever because this was a fun ride.


Okay, not that fun.

Because, yeah, as is the custom, everyone is going to be dying and saying tearful goodbyes to their loved ones and such... but we can know that it's all going to turn out okay. Usually. *cough Trez got screwed cough*

This book focuses on John Matthew and Murhder... Yes, it's spelled correctly, and don't act surprised! There's Rhage, and Qhuinn, and Tohrment, and Vishous, and Rehvenge....and, I just need to say, JR Ward, putting a fucking extra "H" in a name doesn't make the name better. It just makes the letter H worse. Is there supposed to be a thing with vampires and silent consonants? Just stop. Or, if this helps make things more clear: just stohp.

Okay, that's been said. And, let's face it - it needed to be said.

So, Murhder is the ex-lover of John Matthew's mate, Xhex. (sigh. I just pronounce this in my head like the letter "X". Is that right?) Xhex's mother is mated to John Matthew's adopted father, so I guess this makes it a step-brother/step-sister romance? Except the parents got together after the kids did, so less creepy, right? It's not like a red-neck family reunion-slash-singles mixer. So, it's okay. Still, the water is a little muddy.


Obviously we can handle a little muddiness.

Murhder has been mentioned in past books as a member of the Black Dagger Brotherhood who went crazy and got kicked out. For the past 20 years he has been living in a Bed & Breakfast Inn, in the attic. Acting as their ghost.
Um... okay? Everyone needs a hobby?
I mean, I would have picked painting or maybe spent some time in therapy, but pretending to be a ghost in a haunted hotel works too. I guess.


Aww, who's a cute little ghost? You are!

Murhder is also obviously a sexy ghost-vampire too because when he meets up with a human scientist chick, she is totally wanting to get into his sheet.
But, their love is forbidden... blah blah blah...



Plus, you know... he's crazy and all.

Anyway. Lots of drama ensues.

Speaking of crazy, my favorite angel, Lassiter makes his appearance in exactly the way we would expect from him:

Lassiter, the fallen angel had come into the room...and he was wearing gold lame' on his golden body. Which wouldn't exactly have been a problem, except...

"Are those assless chaps?" Sarah asked, "or am I seeing things wrong?"

Man, I love that guy! Also when he says, "who's your daddy?" So awesome!