Book Review: Covet (Fallen Angels #1) and Crave (Fallen Angels #2) by J.R. Ward

 Covet by J.R. Ward
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So I enjoyed this book, but initially found it hard to get into. I think this had a lot to do with setting up the characters, so that you could get an impression of who they were and what their lifestyles were like; so the story did pick up and drag me along with it, after a little bit.

I liked the cross over with the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood (BDB) series, as it showed that world from a different perspective; Marie-Terese, who was just a background character in the BDB, bumping into Phury at her support group, and Trez doing his part as club owner. I liked that Ward started this series off with a lesser character from the other series. I personally feel that it made it easier to get into the flow of this story. It was nice to discover Marie-Terese's backstory and get to know her character better. Vin, as a character, is your typical alpha male, self made, trophy girlfriend/wife, objects have no meaning just status kind of guy. (Probably would fit in well with the BDB). When it comes to Jim, i don't really know how I feel about him. I don't love him; don't hate him either. The same really goes for Adrian, Eddie and the Archangels. At the moment they feel ore like background characters.

I like Dog. He's cute.

This is a good book that while I enjoyed it, I didn't fall in love with it like I did with the BDB books.




View all my reviews Crave by J.R. Ward
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I didn't like this one as much as I did Covet. But 3 stars would have been to harsh but since I can't give partial stars I've rounded up to 4.

Crave picks up pretty much where Covet left off. Jim is on his way to deal the assignment he was given by his old boss in exchange for some information. Although he doesn't do the job quite the way his boss intended.

Personally I found the characters in this book hard to gel with. I'm not sure why, I just never seemed to click with them. Now I know that I shouldn't compare this series to the Black Dagger Brotherhood (BDB) series, but it's hard considering that they are set in the same world/place. For me the BDB set up this world with a certain vibe and feeling to it as well as with the characters; so where Covet focused in part on Marie-Terese, who first showed up in the BDB, that same vibe and feeling was brought in with her giving the book that same feel and flow that I loved with the BDB and that made everything feel cohesive; that this is the same world, same place, just new perspective. That was also helped by the cameo appearances of the BDB characters. For me this book lacked some of that vibe, that feeling that made everything flow and helped me connect with the characters, and left this book seeming a bit disconnected from he world that it was meant to be in.

I also don't feel that I bonded anymore with Jim, Adrian, Eddie or the Archangels. I'm still rather ambivalent when it comes to them sadly.

I also feel that the plot twist towards the end felt a little hurried. I feel as though perhaps a few more pages that focus on what the fallout from it could have helped that seem less rushed.

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