This was a decent read, compared to the other books, although I felt like there was more focus on the sex than on truly developing the characters. I think the stories would be enhanced with more focus on events, actions, and interactions of characters outside of the bedroom. It was interesting and titillating for the first few books, but by somewhere around book 4, I really was more interested in the stories than in the sexual exploits. To be honest, though, the constant sex is getting a bit boring, and I keep skipping over those sections to get to the rest of the story. I've enjoyed the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, and enjoyed watching John Matthew's story develop in this sequel. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Essentially, no surprises here in terms of what you'd expect from the book, and if you can hang in there with the narration, you'll have a basically satisfying experience. If you can get past that, or it doesn't bother you, this book may be worth that credit. Mostly the extremely correct pronunciations just made me smile - a few times I came close to laughing. Listening to this narrator try to master the perpetual slang was not unlike listening to an accountant read rap lyrics on public radio. The prose is sort of a stream-of-consciousness of semi-thug vampires and other supernatural beings. JR Ward writes much of her prose in 21st-century slang, using terms like 'fidiot' or 'POS', to list a couple of the more vanilla. Clearly the narrator would have been better suited to reading Thomas Hardy or Mark Twain or one of the other classics. However, the narration was a little jarring. I wanted a steamy, paranormal, fast-paced adventure/sex/love story, and that's what you get. Lots of 'verily' or 'hereunto' and just random historical accent words that good historical novelists wouldn't dream of using - but chances are, you're not reading the Black Dagger books because of the historical detail either. Whenever JR Ward takes her story back in time, the writing is stilted - Ward's just not in her element trying to make language or description seem historically accurate. I wasn't, and I wasn't disappointed by the plot.

If you're looking for another steamy Black Dagger Brotherhood book, in the tradition of the other Black Dagger Brotherhood books, this more or less fits the bill - better than some, worse than some - but chances are, you're not buying this to be surprised. Consistent writing, somewhat jarring narration.

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