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FIVE AT LAST STARS.

“You've always had me ... and my heart. My soul. Everything. I wish it hadn't taken this long for me to man up.”



April 28th 2013 was the date I started my brotherhood journey and here I am three months down the line and finally up to date with the black dagger brotherhood series and what a journey it has been. I've said this before but it has to be said again I never thought I would be so caught up in a series about vampire warriors and their love, pain, war and lives. Lover at last, follows the same pattern as the others in the series interweaving the brothers lives by chapter but the shining stars in this tale is Blaylock and Qhuinn our very own 'Qhay', this story has a taste of everything to suit most paranormal romance lovers - suspense, action, war, love, drama, unrequited love, declarations and as a added bonus to top off this genre we see a continuation of epic vampire warrior life.

“You are perfect the way you are ... I'm proud of you. And I love you, Always. Forget about your old family ... you have me now. I am your family.”



What's it all about ...
'Lover at last' not only gives the reader the love story we have all been waiting for between Qhuinn and Blay, but we also get some side stories that I have to say made me sit up and take notice, these 'non Brotherhood' characters have only fuelled my JR Ward fascination and I'm hoping for more. We see a love interest blooming between a mortal enemy Xcor and our chosen Layla, a twisted romance with a dark and dangerous vampire named assail and a mysterious human spy, Marisol and last but by no means least we get to see more of my favourite shadows, iAm and Trey. So going back to the duo that captures the hearts of any lover of this series - Qhuinn and Blay, their journey to their own happiness is a long and twisty road, we see a lot of up and downs as the couple go from best friends, to almost enemies to passionate no strings sex and finally to lovers at last. A story not to be missed in the series, heartache and tears to be expected but JR Ward delivers to her readers once again with a taste of epic love and longing of hearts.

“I lived for the night, because I could go over to your house. It was the only thing that kept me going. You were the only thing, actually. It was… you.”

What did I love?
The author cleverly had me invested so thoroughly in these characters, that it was inevitable that number eleven in the black dagger series was highly anticipated read for me. The fact that I was new to a M/M romance didn't really register as my focus was drawn to characters that I loved rather than the story of sexuality. Blay and Qhuinn could have been purple, spotty, aliens or otherwise and I still would have felt the connection and heartfelt drama. I enjoyed the introduction and development of other characters outside of the brotherhood any love theme or additional story that gets the butterflies going is a true bonus for me and this book delivers just that, we had several love themes going on and I only hope to see more. As always the writing is captivating and entertaining and the only thing I have to say is I'm sad to have to wait for the next book in the series.



Final thoughts ...
This book was top quality for my reading taste. I can't recommend the series more than I have previously but i'm always left wanting more, there is nothing not to love and I'm convinced I'll be re reading favourite bits of the series over and over and living vicariously through friends who start the series. 'Lover at last' not only tastefully explores the genre of M/M romance but also touched my reading heart as we finally witnessed two favourite characters finding their perfect ending, what more could a reader ask for.

The only thing left for me to say is that I'm more than ready for my Vampire king in the next book of the series ... Wrath I HEART you.