Lover Reborn by J.R. WardMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I had 4 long hours of car time to think about what I wanted to say about this. I both loved and hated this book. It was wonderful and amazing to get back into this world, but I hated the way Tohr was a total jerk to Autumn/No'One - denying that he was falling in love with her and the way he treated her sometimes nearly killed me. I get that he lost his mate and felt that he'd never love anyone else ever again, but the things he said to Autumn were rude and uncalled for; and they were said in anger cause he was experiencing what he thought he'd never feel again.
The whole John Matthew and Xhex thing was another love/hate part of the book for me. I loved that JR Ward showed us that not all the couples have fairy tale perfect lives once they mate. I hated that Xhex was so stubborn and wouldn't go be with him and wouldn't attempt to compromise before he approached her. When she decided to work in the club, why couldn't she have gone back to JM and lived with him then? Very frustrating.
Now, when you read this part, please don't throw tomatoes at me....but I liked Qhuinn and Layla. I've been saying for several books that I want them together. I wanted to slap her though for her attraction to Xcor. And what was all that "our future is here" or whatever it was Qhuinn thought about Blay? Really? Are we going to be treated to a menage with Blay, Qhuinn and Layla? I'd be up for that ;)
I wanted to shout from the rooftops how glad I was that there was no Omega in this book! Second book in a row without a lot of Lesser action. Could this possibly mean that we're done with seeing them up close and personal? That would be fine with me if we don't hear anything about the Lessers except background noise about the war. Honestly, I think that whole story line went down the tubes with the whole Lash, son of Omega, garbage that happened and then Lash died.
Ahhh, the last part of the book that I want to talk about is the BoB. Now this is an enemy I can get behind. The whole band of them have brass balls to start a war with Wrath and the Brothers. I think those guys have a lot of potential for story. And the fact that two of them have fed from a Chosen and like her and she's thinking of one of them? Yeah buddy!
So, all in all, I laughed, cried and raged at this book. And now I'm waiting for the next one *sigh*
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