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FANdom Friday ~ New Blood and a Black Dagger Challenge

Happy FANdom Friday! Aren’t Fridays a lovely thing? This week we have a book suggestion, hence “New Blood”, fresh from the Books With BITE section of our forum, and the latest installment of the Black Dagger Brotherhood Challenges (Vishous – need I say more?!). Lots to discuss! Let’s get on it…

Midnight Breed series by Lara Adrian.

Along the lines of the Black Dagger Brotherhood, the Breed are a warrior band of vampires known as the Order, who protect the race and humankind from rogues. This series, like the BDB, has a super strong through-story, which I personally love about it, but with each book, a new warrior’s story is told. Each is unique and intense. In a lot of ways, it is similar to BDB, but the vampire lore is unique. Just released, was book 7 in the series, Shade of Midnight, and I have not tired of it – namely because of the afore-mentioned through story. In fact, she is one author I stalk for releases! In addition to learning the warrior’s stories, I want to know what happens! Lara Adrian is unique for a “Paranormal Romance” novelist, in that she really has a talent for weaving a story. I find that isn’t always the case – almost as if the story is an afterthought to the romantic relationship. Most definitely not the case here. I really enjoy these books – they are a lovely supplement to any BDB addiction! Starting with ::Kiss of Midnight:: and ::Kiss of Crimson:: the series is really very good. Particularly if you like the Black Dagger boys.

If you follow any of the chatter and recommendations in the Books With BITE section of our forum (of course you do!) you will notice that I have given a ‘rating’ to my suggestions. This one is most definitely rated MA – these are grown up vampires, and they are not for kids!

***Have you read this series? Visit the BITE forum and let us know what you think! No spoliers here, please!! ***

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TTBDB5 – Vishous (Lover Unbound)

Vishous is amazingly complex character – he is brilliant. A technical genius who speaks 16 languages. He is tortured. Life was never easy, largely unbearable, for him before the Brotherhood, and not simple since. He is a warrior, with a battler’s soul – no weakness in himself is ever acceptable. Much like Rhage, he is physically cursed, though his cross to bear isn’t managed by a soothing shellan like Hollywood’s is. And V is just plain hard-nosed and not at all warm and fuzzy. Then the unthinkable happens…

Comment: V is a polarizing character – what is your opinion of him, and why?

Craft: Create a project that captures some facet of Vishous, and tell us about it.

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