the Black Dagger Brotherhood & the SLATB ***WARNING: Spoilers*** (June 1)

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward Lover Eternal ~ J.R. WardLover Awakened ~ J.R. WardLover Revealed ~ J.R. WardLover Unbound ~ J.R. WardLover Enshrined ~ J. R. Ward 
Wrath ~ ~ Rhage ~ ~ Zsadist ~ ~ Butch ~ ~ Vishous ~ ~ Phury

June 1, 2008:   Well a lucky few members of the SLATB have in their possession Phury's story ~ Lover Enshrined ~ and a couple, or few, have even managed to finish the book... yesterday if you can believe it!?
   Jealous? Me?  Uh, I'd rather not answer that, but in one word ~ YES!

     I'm definitely going to have to head out to a bookstore today and see if somewhere, somehow, an early copy managed to sneak its way on to a bookshelf near me.  If not, I'll have to wait for Tuesday ~ but that would be alright if I have to wait... I'm not babysitting that day... WAHOO!!

     So, in honour of the acquisition, and reading, of Phury's story, for now this blog will be available to anyone wishing to discuss Lover Enshrined.   
   If you don't mind reading spoilers before you read the book ~ welcome... but if you prefer to have the ending, or details, unknown until you've read 'em, then be very, very careful!  The SPOILERS start on page 4, so if you want to check anything else out, from pages 1 to 3 are safe.

  Most of all, have fun ~ enjoy ~ Phury's story is HERE!!

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   On the forum ~ Reading Challenge:  What's on Your List? ~  started by Ellen Hartman, J. R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood books were mentioned.
A short while later, ElleJay made the comment that, during the 2007 Challenge, a number of us ~ BIG fans of the Brotherhood ~ came up with a couple of acronyms with which to label our group.  The first was SOTB, or Sisters of the Brotherhood; then ElleJay came up with LATB, Lusting After the Brothers
Then Sadhbh had a great idea... and now that I see it I do remember it circulating last year for a bit... it's the acronym SLATB ~ which combines both of the others... we are, therefore, the "Sisters Lusting After the Brothers!!"
  
  We had a lot of fun and a plentitude of posts and then we compiled a varitey of information, blogs / reviews and the like.  With discussion arising about Ward's BDB series ~ and the June release of the sixth book in the series ~ Lover Enshrined ~ I thought that maybe we could once again have our "Clubhouse" open.
  So I took the information from last year, made a couple of changes and then put it up on my website.  For anyone interested, the SLATB now has a homepage... well, a page anyways.  It can be found here.

  So if you're of a mind, check it out... I'm not 100% finished cleaning it up, but I will get back to it ~ later when I've got some real free time.

 

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Bad Review

Has any of us SOTB read this review?? http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/dark_lover_by_jr_ward/

She doesn't give a great review of Dark Lover. Too bad. SOTB will not like this!

 I for one, can't wait for the next book to come out. i think it's due the beginning of summer, right?

re: Bad review

LOL... well she, and at least some of the commenters that I read, really had it bad ~ in a negative way ~ for our Brothers, eh? Surprised
 Well, as far as I can see, that leaves more for us!  Tongue out

But I have heard one or two other people remark, very negatively, on the Brothers' names... what that Hey? Sealed
I LIKE Rhage... and Wrath, Vishous, Zsadist and Phury... and Tohrment!  They've got GREAT names!

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I agree!! More for us!!

I LOVE Wrath, Rhage(I think he's possibly my favorite), Zsadist, Vishous, Phury, and Tohrment, and whomever else Ward decides to give usKiss

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Who Cares About Names

They could be any name and I'd still go for the brothers. But could you imagine one named Fred, Chuck, Henry okay I must be tired just being silly.

Rhage eh?

Tammy, you like Rhage best?? He's mine!  I thought we were all agreed last year.  SurprisedFrown   
But, but Rhage... Cry Cry

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Deb, ROFLOL

Hoo boy... Fred?? Chuck?? Henry?? Next you'll be saying Dave, or Larry. 
  Where will it end??

But you're right.. I really can't see any of the Brothers with any of the above names.... Surprised

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Sticking my head in the sand

I am not even going to read the review.  Instead I am opting for the sticking my head in the sand scenario.  Or better yet, covering my ears with my hands and saying "nah nah nah nah nah".  I don't think I can stand to hear something bad uttered about the Brothers.  I love 'em all!

Yuck!

Personally I found that review horrible. That person made zero sense! I went as far as reading the comments and the people went on a trashing spree. What do they know about good writing! Oh well.

And I find the names awesome lol names like Fred or George just wouldn't fitTongue out

People who look down on others are the real freaks of this world.

On Names

I think they're just fine the way they are and once you get to know them they just couldn't be anyone else.

That reviewer made

That reviewer made absolutely nooo sense to me either.  

 

ROFL Deb! Those would be horribly geeky names for the hunky BDB brothers.  to funny!

How bout, Hi, i'm George, this is my brother George and my other brother George???? OK, i was kidding! I used to watch that show(Bob Newhart). lol

Kathy Laughing

Kathy D

The review website says it all...

I mean the name describes the reviewer to perfection.  Not like Dark Lover? - come on!  She must have been smokin' something or just plain asleep.  Just thinking about anything negative said about Wrath gets my blood pumping.  Well.... ahem... actually any thoughts about Wrath gets my blood pumping Embarassed.

Thanks for bringing back the SOTB/LATB site - this will be fun!

~ ElleJay - Team member of Novel Obsession
There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the pleasure is having lots to do and not doing it!

Kathy

Thanks for the link to your site. It looks great. I am anticipating Phury's story so much.

I don't think I will read that review. I will probably get mad. I love the brothers names. They are excellent heros. Yum!

Margie :)

Jill, I know what you

Jill, I know what you mean... even knowing that everyone's allowed their own opinion, I feel like saying "Are you blind?? or just crazy?"   Crazy, huh??  Undecided

Sarah, you know I think that most of them didn't read the books and the ones that did, pfftt... obviously weren't paying attention!

Deb you're so right... the names are ... perfect!  JR was inspired and is a genius... but then none of us are biased or anything.  Wink

Kathy... George??  George is worse than Chuck?  My uncle was named George... sorry, just really, really can't see it!

ElleJay... yeah... Brothers... blood pumping... Shoot ~ that's not going to do us any good anyway.  Frown And yep, I think this is going to be a blast! 

Margie, the brothers are the BEST!  There are some out there that are close to our BDB, but the Brothers will always rule.  Laughing

   So anyone... is there anything else that you can think of for me to add?  I wasn't sure about putting all our *names* up... I still have the basic information that I took from the old site ~ and if you want I can easily just add our ID's back onto the page... or something.
  And really, if there's anything that ANYONE would like to see, just let me know... it still belongs to all of us!

 

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ID's

We don't need our names up we all know who was on the list but we will welcome any new admirers to our group. No dissing our guys though. You need to be a fan.

It doesn't bug me if someone doesn't like the BDB

it's their loss - there's just no accounting for taste (poor eejits)

Obviously JR Ward is right to keep on writing, because there are A LOT of SLATBs out there 

and if I can reread the books hundreds of times in a year and still find enjoyment, she's gotta be doing something right Laughing

Now
I don't get all the Brothers in the same way all the time, but that's
no reason to diss them or to disagree with the fans of the Brothers I
don't get - I'll just agree to differ

Hugs

Sadhbh 

 

 

You're Right

Think how lively it would get here if someone got on and trashed the Brothers. Hum, might be fun!

Entertaining

If someone didn't like it based on personal opinion and really had a good reason why they didn't like it, the whole thing wouldn't be so bad. Those people it seemed trashed it just to do it. And yeah it would be quite entertaining if someone like that dared to come around here lol.

People who look down on others are the real freaks of this world.

Having BDB withdrawal

I sent my BDB books to my DD in CA so she could read them.  She just moved to a new apartment yesterday - threatened her with dire consequences if she damaged or lost my books.  She called me today and said "are these books about vampires?" and I told her to just read them, that she was going to love them.  She better hurry up and read them so she can send them back to me so that I can reread them again before Phury's book comes out.  Starting to have withdrawal symptoms.

I don't think I'm going to visit the negative site as it will just pi** me off.

LOL on the names Deb.  Just can't see the BDB with such average names.

ROTFL Kathy D.  I watched the Bob Newhart show also.

Kathy

A bad review? Never!

We don't need to be bothered with that.  Obviously, they just don't a good story with hot guys when they read one.  Can just image what their relationships are likeWink

How soon will it be June?  Seems like a ton of books I want to read all come out then.  Of course, this one will be first.  Especially since I have 3 that will want to read it too.  None of them are book-keepers, so we take turns buying, but I always get to keep them.  Great deal, huh?  I also have my bf's mom reading them now, so I'm betting she'll want to borrow it too.  Her dd is in VA now, so I can't loan them to her, but I'm trying to talk her into picking them up.  I know these are right up her alley.

I never watched Newhart, but George Foreman has 6 kids (I think) and they are all named George (incl. his dd - its Georgia or Georgina or something of the female version).  I always thought that was too funny.  Talk about never forgetting or mixing up their names.  I always wondered if he numbered them.  You know - #3 come here!  #5 the phones for you! 

Moonsong, love your tag line.  I never thought about that for my pile.  Of course, mine could start an avalanche, but that's another story.

Amanda

Everyone can afford to give away a smile!

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Awesome...a homepage

What do those reviewers know about books that people love?  Everyone that I have loaned the books to have adored them and repurchased their own set.  Hmph!!!  Remember ladies, V is mine.

Laughter is an instant vacation- Milton Berle

Kathy K, I'm really glad to

Kathy K, I'm really glad to hear i'm not the only one that remembers and even watched the Bob Newhart show. Laughing

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LOL Alias...Fun post you wrote! I enjoyed reading it and got several chuckles.  I don't recall a show with 6 children with the same names..it would definately get confusing for sure...My dh's in the shower, and since he's always been a tv finatic, and is working on the square butt to prove it...i'll ask him if he recalls that show.

Kathy D

Inspiration from my exhausted brain

maybe I shouldn't think as much before I write, if it all comes together that naturally

Of course I did have your original acronyms to inspire meSmile

On
the subject of dissing the Brothers, I'd love to see whoever trashed
them diss them to their face, I mean we're talking six slabs of
hunkhood here, with not a one of them under six foot six Laughing

My
grandfather was six foot six, and I have big cousins (not that big
though) so I know how BIG that is, and although size itself doesn't
intimidate me, I don't know if I'd dare diss six BIG men very
proficient in fighting

One of them would probably bowl her over with a little finger to her forehead (why waste the energy?)

And then we could reassure them all that we could never agree with an eejit like that

Hugs

Sadhbh 

Crazy people in the world

We just have to tolerate them. =P Maybe a straitjacket? lOl.

Sadly, I'm having BDB withdrawals too - I lent them to my friend, along with a couple other series, but she still hasn't returned them.

It's been three months. She's already finished with them all.

Twice. =(

Which is good for her, but not for me. I might have to get her a copy of them all for the next holiday, just to get them back.

 

Z's still my favorite! Wink But I can't wait for Phury's book....

Happy reading,
~Kristen

If life gives you lemons, give them to a lemonade stand and read!

Re: Rhage eh?

LOL, yes, Kathy.....of the books I have read, Rhage is my fav.  Love the ideaEmbarassed, but as far as the party goes, yup he is all yoursUndecidedin that room.....Tongue out

Phury is my date, and I have a STRONG feeling he has some surprises in store for meWink, and really, I cannot wait!!!!

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Missing the brothers!

Hi guys,

SLATB..."Sisters Lusting After the Brothers!!"  I absolutely love it!!Smile  I have to say I cannot wait for June to come.  Phury's story is going to be brilliant I'm sure!  Girls I've got a new Lover Enshrined decounter on my profile page.  It is taking forever to count down though...Yell  But there is some good news.  I do believe it is October that the compendium is coming out...at least that is only about a 3 month wait.

Withdrawal symptoms...Oh yes!

 I never went to that site to read the unkind words of the brothers...I'm not really interested in that kind of opinion.  I know there are people out there that do not like vampire stories and they are entitled to there opinion.  But personally I don't understand how anyone can't fall for and love those big sexy brothers!!Tongue out  All I want is some big brother lovin'...Sealed

A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.

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Uhoh, everyone`s gonna hate me...

Hehe, so I have to chime in.  I tried, tried tried reading the start of Dark Lover last year, looking forward to it after everyone`s favourable blog posts...but alas, I had the exact same problems with it the reviewer at Smart Bitches, Trashy Books did.  Her review had me nodding along...so yeah, that`s why I never bought this one.

Sorry guys, I`ve failed you!!!   

It`s funny how books can hit us so completely differently.   

 

 

George X 6

Kathy, George Foreman is an ex-boxer and he owns the "George Foreman Grill" you see everywhere.  Not a tv show - his real kids.   Always thought it was funny thoughSmile

Lady A - I won't kill, but I can't speak for everyone elseWink

Amanda

Everyone can afford to give away a smile!

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Lady_Amalthea...

Well you're right, not everyone can love the Brothers the way we do ~ and that's okay... just don't diss them!  Wink

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Kathy K

... I'd have a terrible time lending my BDB books out.  They're on the shelves right beside me as I type; and I can definitely see a re-read before Phury's story comes out.
  Here's hoping you DD reads 'em ~ loves 'em ~ and returns them pronto!  Laughing

 

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Amanda

Wow! Sounds like you have a great deal with being able to keep the books... I don't have anybody like that.  Frown
Fortunately, I do have a lot of books that I can trade in... and I'm dying for June to get here ~ not that I'm wishing the year away at all... really, I'm not! Undecided

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Vikki...

I would never *think* to take V ... that could get ugly real fast!  Surprised

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Bob Newhart

Yeah I remember the show, but it was "Hi my name.. (jeepers I can't remember) and this is my brother Darryl and this is my other brother Darryl....
  Drat... I hate not being able to remember the main brother's name.  Yell

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Sadhbh and inspiration...

Well however your brain works, it seems to be doing okay! 

And as for anyone dissing the Brothers to their face... uh yeah... no one with any brains would even try!  Although Butch, when he first ran into Wrath, sure stood up to him... almost didn't survive, but he really wasn't gonna back down.  *Silly Butch!*

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Kristen...

Wow.. another Brother addict in the making?  Tell her she can keep your copies if she buys you brand new ones... that might do it... one can hope anyways.  Tongue out

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Tammy

I don't doubt one bit that Phury's got a few surprises up his .... sleeves.  Should keep the whole thing movin' right along I think... I can hardly wait!! Wink

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Shelley...

Wow, love your new avatar (it is new, right?? I haven't missed it all this time have I? Foot in mouth)

  And the counter looks great... man, four months, 2 weeks and five days... that's almost no time at all! Laughing

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Alias & kalyko: Hehe,

Alias & kalyko:

Hehe, don`t worry, I won`t break up the party by dissing them SmileLaughing

Just had to be a troublemaker and chime in quickly Innocent

 

Kathy

...Wow, love your new avatar (it is new, right?? I haven't missed it all this time have I? Foot in mouth) ...

Yes it's new.  Do you know what the intials stand for??

 ... And the counter looks great... man, four months, 2 weeks and five days... that's almost no time at all! Laughing ...

Seems long to me but then again we all know how fast time goes by.

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Lady Am

I haven't read the review of DL, but DL is not my favourite book in
the series. I liked the way it set up the series, but Z's and V's books
called to me so much more

Wasn't really into Rhage either, but
loved his beastie and Mary so that made LE okay - and of course loved
him being tied to the bed Wink

And of course the whole Butch story was just too fascinating

I'm
interested in Phury because she seems to be going in a (to me)
unanticipated direction, so I'm going to travel aways down the road
just to see where it leads

Just a long-winded way of saying if you stopped at DL I'm not surprised you're not such a big fan but all may not be lost

Hugs

Sadhbh

Lady Am

I have to agree with Sadhbh re DL - it was good but a couple of the others were much better.  Zsadists and Butch's stories were the best of the bunch, IMHO.  However, DL has a very special place in my heart because it got me hooked on paranormal  - I WANT A VAMPIRE OF MY OWN!  (yes, I was yelling there - but only to the vampire gods or JR Ward - whoever, is more powerful!)  I think DL set the stage for the BDB and now JRW can go for the emotion.

BTW - hands off to those who are circling.  Wrath is still mine!  I can be honest and still lust after him.

~ ElleJay - Team member of Novel Obsession
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Actually as a reread in hindsight DL is EXCELLENT

because you have to have read the others and go back and realise she
had all that to develop and yet DL had to  stand alone as such
because she hadn't yet written any of the others

When you think of all the little hints and important bits that are just sprinkled through DL so nonchalantly

I'd love to be able to write like that

but seeing as I can't, I'm delighted to be able to read the books (and reread them, and reread them and reread them Smile) - No there's no echo in here, I genuinely DO reread them in a loop like that, and when I've finished ...

I start againLaughing

OCD - never heard of it Innocent

My dearest Gnat

You so make me laugh.  I'd scroll through a thousands posts for one of yours. *Where is that innocent :ooh: icon when I need it?*

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FF - what was so funny

Surprised

I wasn't trying to be funnyUndecided

and the innocent icon is this oneInnocent 

(second row, second from the left Wink)

V...

You'd better not take V.....I can promise things would get very very ugly.

The Darryls were on The Newhart Show which Bob Newhart did after The Bob Newhart Show.

 My father is a huge fan and has records (yes, records) of Bob Newhart.

Laughter is an instant vacation- Milton Berle

Here I go again....

Lady Amalthea, that's okay.. I know that you'll be nice... 'cause otherwise, as Sadhbh mentioned, the Brothers ~ well at 6' 6" and totally ripped... and with 6 of them... anyone wanting to diss them ... well, prolly not a good idea... and if they won't do anything? Then there's us... Wink

Shelley ~ Oh good... so glad that I didn't miss it for any length of time... and I don't know what the initials stand for.  I was trying to think but nothing would come to me. Embarassed

Sadhbh and ElleJay, actually the book that got me was Lover Awakened ~ Z's story.  Of course I started the series reading this one as someone on an author's blog somewhere really recommended it... thus was my introduction to the BDB... *swoon* Before I even got past the first chapter, I had to go get the first two....  I read LA first then went back to DL and then LE, then LA again... (I don't re-read as much as Sadhbh does, but this series I re-read at LEAST once a year!

Vikki... V's yours!  Innocent

 

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No kidding

I still doubt she'd give them back to me. Sigh. And her birthday is in October, so I can't wait until her birthday to gift them so I can get my copies back either. lOl.

Double sigh. Maybe I could.. 'borrow' them back next time I go over? =P

And I have to agree, Lover Awakened is my favorite. Z is my favorite of the brothers by far, and his story is amazing. =)

Happy reading,
~Kristen

If life gives you lemons, give them to a lemonade stand and read!

Kathy

OK Kathy,

I give....the intials are V for Vishous and the J for Jane!!  I have alot more great pics that I will post over time!Smile

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V & J ... D'uh!

Jeepers Shelley, just kick me and get it over with.  Embarassed

  And I'm looking forward to more pictures! 

 

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*dances*

I got my books back from my friend. I didn't even have to 'borrow' them back, either! I was quite shocked.

So I sat down when I got home and re-read Z's book... =P

I'm in a very good mood now. Laughing

Happy reading,
~Kristen

If life gives you lemons, give them to a lemonade stand and read!

Excellent!!

That's great news Kristen... I really, really don't think I could possibly lend my BDB books out... I don't want them out of my sight, never mind out of my house!
  It must have been all that discussion that caused her to return them to you.

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