tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post2437213134341623570..comments2024-03-02T14:54:21.802-05:00Comments on The happily ever after . . .: REVIEW: Lover Enshrined by J.R. WardChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-82722729154915328352010-08-19T03:55:37.462-04:002010-08-19T03:55:37.462-04:00I can look for the reference to a site with a larg...I can look for the reference to a site with a large quantity of articles on a theme interesting you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-70414709514165206462008-11-10T13:12:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:12:00.000-05:00Thanks, Maribel! I hope you enjoyed Lover Enshrine...Thanks, Maribel! I hope you enjoyed <I>Lover Enshrined</I>. :)Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-21564725281980700272008-11-10T07:30:00.000-05:002008-11-10T07:30:00.000-05:00Good words.Good words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-22735993603518229382008-06-23T16:19:00.000-04:002008-06-23T16:19:00.000-04:00As always I am a day late and a dollar short, but ...As always I am a day late and a dollar short, but I just adore your review. From the first page this new novel had me hooked. I could not put it down. The action and drama was so breath taking....Damn that WARDen knows how to get to me. I am much happier with this book that with LU and you and I had the same feelings about that. LOL! I am glad to have shared this prized treasure with you. Keep up the amazing reviews. I tell all my friends about them.<BR/><BR/>Ohh....before I forget...you soo need to read the new Gena Showlater series...Lords of the Underworld. They are like the BDB but with Greek Mythological characters....Friggin' Hot!! I am already on the third book. Go check them out.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13905618043044592932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-26707372559216938932008-06-06T08:40:00.000-04:002008-06-06T08:40:00.000-04:00I was actually really apprehensive for this book, ...I was actually really apprehensive for this book, not really liking the whole Chosen/Primale angle. I'm actually glad I let myself get spoiled. b/c it sounds like the romance is weak, but there's lots of other interesting stuff. I can adjust my expectations accordingly.<BR/><BR/>Great review!Devonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526459179535104279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-44339407165456656382008-06-04T16:50:00.000-04:002008-06-04T16:50:00.000-04:00I just finished LE and...weeeeellll...I think the ...I just finished LE and...weeeeellll...I think the whole damn book was just as good as the last one and the one before that!! The romance may not have been the main focus in this one, but it's actually a nice change to get so much detail of the characters and their relationships she has taken so much time to create and perfect. Her characters are phenomenal. I have not one complaint. :)Amy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832983748006739171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-26792279026820822262008-06-01T15:14:00.000-04:002008-06-01T15:14:00.000-04:00Hi Christine...thanx 4 ur reply!***Spoiler***I hav...Hi Christine...thanx 4 ur reply!<BR/><BR/>***Spoiler***<BR/><BR/>I have 2 admit that the whole ‘travel back in time’ thing did kind of surprised me but then again u no JRW luves 2 shock the heck out of us w/ all the twist & turns 2 her BDB series. <BR/>Re if these 2 characters, the SV & the O have the ability 2 travel back in time (1 of which we no of) is coming up now so l8t in the series is another thing that JRW likes 2 throw @ us which somehow bcomes important 2 her storytelling. <BR/>Who no’s if the SV has this ability @ all? Mayb that is y she could have not have gone back in time 2 save Dr. J. Mayb the SV has another hidden ability that we will find out eventually. OR if the SV did have this ‘time travel’ ability, mayb she new if she would have saved Dr. J it would not only have changed Dr. J’s life but everything around it would have change as well...ie: when the O travels back in time 2 the farmhouse 2 do his deed when he travels back 2 present time 2 that same particular farmhouse 2 incident ppl die. <BR/><BR/>Just my thought. Ada:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-50063016538499908162008-06-01T12:38:00.000-04:002008-06-01T12:38:00.000-04:00Hi LeeAnn! I think you should definitely give LEn...Hi LeeAnn! I think you should definitely give LEn a try. It was much better than I expected, give the direction the series has been going since LR. <BR/><BR/>Hi Ada! Thanks for coming by to read my review! :) I understand the balance that needs to be between the Scribe Virgin and the Omega... the good and the evil. That's not the problem I have. <BR/><BR/>****SPOILER*****<BR/><BR/>The SV created her race (the vampires) and the Omega created his race (the lessers). The SV created her own offspring (V & Payne), so the Omega created his own offspring. I have no problem with that balance at all... it makes perfect sense. The problem I have is with the Omega's ability to travel time, not to create his own offspring. If there's truly balance, then the SV should be able to travel through time, too (and maybe would have been able to save Jane?) The fact that neither the SV or the Omega have traveled time in the first five books just doesn't make sense. The Omega's time travel is just another author short-cut in her world rules to allow the story to go the direction she wants. Maybe Ward will have the SV go through time in a future novel, but honestly.... I don't give a lot of credit to the world when new rules pop up so late in the series when the SV and the Omega would have used these abilities from the very beginning if they had them. I take it this new time travel ability didn't bother you?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-77677224854715743592008-05-31T22:47:00.000-04:002008-05-31T22:47:00.000-04:00Hi Christine...again gr8 review! Just wanted 2 com...Hi Christine...again gr8 review! Just wanted 2 comment on 1 of ur replies re The Omega...I think the bk clearly tells us from the b'ing pgs that the storyline will b all about 'balance of life'. It can't all b good & no evil, it can't b all white & no black...there must BALANCE. Just my thought. Ada:)<BR/><BR/>May 31Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-71387225054398219302008-05-31T22:44:00.000-04:002008-05-31T22:44:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-56962492527692406782008-05-30T16:49:00.000-04:002008-05-30T16:49:00.000-04:00Wow great review!!!I wasn’t really looking forward...Wow great review!!!<BR/><BR/>I wasn’t really looking forward to this book in fear of disappointment but now I think I’m staring to perk back up :o)LeeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062542138289353001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-40561996257702294132008-05-30T01:03:00.000-04:002008-05-30T01:03:00.000-04:00CJ: I'm looking forward to your awesome insights o...CJ: I'm looking forward to your awesome insights on LEn as you're reading it. :)<BR/><BR/>Tracy: Sorry about the spoilers. I tried to make sure they were marked. Don't be too mad, what you saw takes place in the first 20 pages and there's 500+ pages of crack to follow. <BR/><BR/>MK: I hope you find LEn over the weekend.<BR/><BR/>CindyS: I heart Z, too!! I wasn't too keen on Butch becoming vampire either. I loved him as a human. <BR/><BR/>Ciara: You're looking for a lot of deets there, my friend! lol You can keep reading!!! ... or email me. :p<BR/><BR/>Stacy: That's exactly what I did. I used to be really active on Ward's message boards and I think I was inadvertently mislead about V's character complexity AND my expectations were raised way too high by the daily hype there. So I rarely went on there since LU, and was able to read LEn with a clear head, so to speak. I think LEn is definitely written better than LU, but I also think my expectations were fairly neutral. <BR/><BR/>kmont: I tried to write my review with as little spoilers as possible. It was difficult considering how much 'juice' there was to this novel. <BR/><BR/>Zeek: Thanks! I'm so glad you liked my review! :) You should definitely read and review LU. I'd love to hear what you have to say about it! <BR/><BR/>JenB: Oh man, poor Jen. Email me. Maybe I could satisfy your itch a bit. <BR/><BR/>Candice: Thank you! I'm so glad you stopped by and I hope you enjoy LEn as much as I did!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-51409894535828151512008-05-29T22:22:00.000-04:002008-05-29T22:22:00.000-04:00excellent review... although I am bummed that JR s...excellent review... although I am bummed that JR seems to be writing less of the love story aspect, but hey I still can't wait to read it:):Candice:https://www.blogger.com/profile/02404947490349552428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-73073590374998288602008-05-29T15:00:00.000-04:002008-05-29T15:00:00.000-04:00Ciara--Prove it.And I should probably clarify my s...Ciara--Prove it.<BR/><BR/>And I should probably clarify my statement about my two favorite characters that supposedly don't show up in this book...***POSSIBLE SPOILER***<BR/><BR/>I was talking about Butch/V (sorry, I know y'all don't read minds...LOL). Wrath and Rhage are my two favorite heroes as far as the romance goes, but the Butch/V storyline is what kept me reading the series. Damn you, JRW.JenBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02838413937781714488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-76357921397171963452008-05-29T09:39:00.000-04:002008-05-29T09:39:00.000-04:00Great review, although I had to skim some; trying ...Great review, although I had to skim some; trying to avoid too much spoilage prior to reading it. But what I did read was in-depth and helpful. Good job!<BR/><BR/>The part you talk about in the prologue...well it sounds to me like it will only reinforce the swiss-cheese worldbuilding many think is a problem with this series. It seems to more books we get, the more convoluted aspects there are. I'm not as gungho about the world building with this series as I am with the characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-23442606121457154872008-05-29T07:06:00.000-04:002008-05-29T07:06:00.000-04:00Damn, you're getting my hopes up here. I'm defini...Damn, you're getting my hopes up here. I'm definitely going to read it, no question, but I have to maintain a level of low expectations in order not to totally hate myself for giving in. Yeah, the time travel thing, not liking it. I'm finding little plot devices like this to be an easy out for our dear author instead of some grand, clever revelation. But I'm hopin...Stacy~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14919278697757441246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-7413812142682279572008-05-29T00:35:00.000-04:002008-05-29T00:35:00.000-04:00JenB - I guess your taste in men isn't terrible af...JenB - I guess your taste in men isn't terrible after all. Wrath and Rhage are my favorites too. <BR/><BR/>But still....JAMIE IS BETTER!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-6279806887972565142008-05-29T00:32:00.000-04:002008-05-29T00:32:00.000-04:00Great review! I have been waiting with baited brea...Great review! I have been waiting with baited breath to see what happens to the poor Chosen Lola or lolita or whatever her name was - you know the one who was so traumatized when John Matthew didn't have sex with her? Does she get a HEA? I hope LE has some happiness for her. <BR/>And I admit to hoping that Cormia gets knocked up. I know, I know - this baby obsession I have is weird. But I don't understand how they are going to repopulate the dying Vampire species if Bella is the only one having a baby. It isn't as if Jane or Mary are going to be any help, and JRW said Wrath isn't planning on knocking Beth up for a hundred years. Anyways.....<BR/>I can't wait to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-51163461461523717992008-05-28T21:02:00.000-04:002008-05-28T21:02:00.000-04:00I came over from Kristie and Katiebabs - great rev...I came over from Kristie and Katiebabs - great review! And I'm glad for some of the spoilers - now I can gird my loins so to speak ;) <BR/><BR/>Also, I'm glad you put the grading up for the rest of the books. I loved the first three and just about died with Butch's and V's book - what a train wreck. Knowing you also had some problems and graded this book better convinces me that once again I need a hit off the ol' pipe. Bad Cindy.<BR/><BR/>PS Z's book was my favourite but then I loved him from the start. I also fell for Butch in the first book which is why I couldn't handle everything that happened to him. I wanted him to remain human and he didn't. And I still think he and V have something ;)<BR/><BR/>CindySCindyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18349459903336460467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-12424100813009742122008-05-28T20:56:00.000-04:002008-05-28T20:56:00.000-04:00Dang it! I went to BooksAMillion tonight, they are...Dang it! I went to BooksAMillion tonight, they are my usually reliable early shelving bookstore. But Noooooo, the girl was all, "Yeah, we have it in the back, but it's got a strict street date on June 3rd."<BR/><BR/>That high school student clearly has too much power.<BR/><BR/>That's just mean, don't you think?!Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178354927628992485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-68430057382170602402008-05-28T18:19:00.000-04:002008-05-28T18:19:00.000-04:00Do you have any idea how hard it is to follow comm...Do you have any idea how hard it is to follow comments when you have to avoid spoilers? Um, really hard. I will continue to buy crack and enjoy it. Now that I've given myself over to the fact that the romances will be less prominent I will enjoy them with no problem. I completely agree with every grade on these books - well, except for LEn since I haven't read it.<BR/><BR/>Great review btw. They always are! :)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-74029651176448559702008-05-28T18:01:00.000-04:002008-05-28T18:01:00.000-04:00OMG!! I read the spoilers...at least one of them....OMG!! I read the spoilers...at least one of them. <BR/>Anyway, thanks for the review. I am sure I will like this because you and I see eye to eye on the BDB action. Yay! More crack!Carolyn Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195853833116263029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-59320401201531431192008-05-28T17:59:00.000-04:002008-05-28T17:59:00.000-04:00LOL Brie! Sorry! I was just at your blog, too. Fo...LOL Brie! Sorry! I was just at your blog, too. For some reason I landed on your "my review is coming" post... I'll go check it out now! :D <BR/><BR/>And hands off Qhuinn! I claimed in the the DIK Hero draft weeks ago! <BR/><BR/>azteclady: LMAO! No pun intended with 'Cop out?' ha ha. <BR/><BR/>I think I waver just like you do with <I>Lover Unbound</I>. I'm just so emotionally vested in these characters at this point, that I just can't break away from the series. And now I'm even more attached to JM, Blay and Qhuinn than I ever was, so I won't be going too far from these guys. <BR/><BR/>I guess Ward is doing <I>something</I> right, huh? But like MK said, what is it that she does? Maybe there's subliminal messages in these books. Now there's a thought.<BR/><BR/>Bottom line is that Ward's talent lies in writing men and their inter-relationships. And not just sexual, but... well... brotherhood, you know?Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00420773211895134710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-56393268471002241482008-05-28T17:27:00.000-04:002008-05-28T17:27:00.000-04:00Okay I guess it was time travel, I was hoping that...Okay I guess it was time travel, I was hoping that wasn't what went down, oh well.<BR/><BR/>And I posted my review last weekend. Oh, yeah, I've called dibs on Qhuinn, so you have a fight on your hands.Briehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303100605089813253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3661609629555743722.post-89598688133479357732008-05-28T17:15:00.000-04:002008-05-28T17:15:00.000-04:00*covering eyes to avoid the effin' spoilers*Christ...*covering eyes to avoid the effin' spoilers*<BR/><BR/>Christine, I fall pretty close to your grading, actually--except that my grades for Butch's and V's books change a bit depending on my mood.<BR/><BR/>At times I can't help but say, "Cop out! cheating! world building inconsistency!" and drop the grades lower than yours. At other times, the crack kicks in, and I get sucked back into the characters and the grades go up to yours.aztecladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14857872357667370906noreply@blogger.com