Dark Lover

The Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 1

By: J. R. Ward

Narrated by: Jim Frangione

Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

The first novel of J. R. Ward's New York Times best-selling Black Dagger Brotherhood series features a unique take on vampire lore and heavy doses of sensuality.

The vampire Darius fears for the life of his half-breed daughter, who is unaware of her unusual destiny. To oversee her transformation, Darius seeks help from Wrath, a dangerous loner and the world's only purebred vampire.

©2005 J.R. Ward (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC

J.R Ward is Queen !

I fell in love with J.R Ward's writing from page one!
Easy to read or follow along with Audible. I absolutely adore Wrath and Beth....😍
and all who follow after them. NO LOVE FOR THE BABY POWDER GANG!!!

Beginnings are hard.

I have read this book series many times, this entry is still near and dear to my heart but, of the whole series it's one of the weakest. It sets up the wonderful books to come so it is 100% worth the read.

Narrator isn't very good but story is awesome

I like the story but the narrator isn't very good. He isnt horrible but you can not tell the characters apart at all because he never gives them their own voice.. at all. He also doesn't give them any emotion either. It's very bland. Listen to a sample.. that's what it's going to sound like the entire book. I'm going to give the next book one more chance but I have feeling I'm going to end up reading this instead of listening.

Amazing story!

I have read this book and the series at least 5 times. The narrator does a great job with differing the voices of the characters. This is a must read/listen in my book if you like vampire or supernatural books.

Another good vampire story

The story is good but the narrator didn't bring the characters to life. A better narrator would enhance the experience for sure.

I love the story!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Sure, as I love the story. I would warn them about the screwy chapter numbers. (more on that later)

What did you like best about this story?

Pretty much all of it. While Beth and Wrath aren't my favorites, it introduces all the brothers and Fritz the doggen.

Would you be willing to try another one of Jim Frangione’s performances?

Just bought books 2 and 10. I plan on eventually owning every one in the series.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I generally listen to audiobooks during my 1 hr commute and lunch breaks.

Any additional comments?

As I said above, there is something screwy with the chapter numbering in the audio. the narrator announced chapter 25 then chapter 35, and back to 32, then up to 47. It just just unsettling even though the story flowed properly. I get the feeling this was recorded very early on and wasn't intended for mp3/Kindles initially. I definitely needs to be updated, imo.

LOVE!!!!! Favorite of All times

Well written and narrated to perfection. I love this whole series. I found myself lost.

Loved it

Truly enjoyed this. I want to read it for myself now. Glad it hasn't ended...yet.

Fantastic

Couldn’t stop reading this book. So breathtakingly wonderful. The sex part was sensual but at the same time romantic. Can’t wait to start the next book.

AWESOME

What made the experience of listening to Dark Lover the most enjoyable?

I FELT LIKE AS IF I WAS THERE I LOVED THE PLOT I LOVED EVERYTHING OF THE BOOK

What did you like best about this story?

HOW SHE STOOD UP TO HIM

Which character – as performed by Jim Frangione – was your favorite?

WRATH

If you could take any character from Dark Lover out to dinner, who would it be and why?

V

Any additional comments?

AWESOME