The first time I heard of the Black Dagger Brotherhood books by J. R. Ward was from my friend Caroline. I vaguely recall some of her tweets as she read from book-to-book. Unfortunately, I didn’t pay enough attention and never got around to reading them myself until recently. Besides, I was deeply entrenched in Fan Fiction hell at the time. 😉
Black Dagger Brotherhood Book Series
At the moment, the series consists of 9 books plus an insider’s guide. Click here for a synopsis of each book.
The books are classified as Paranormal Romance. I like to think of them as Twilight for grown-ups. Don’t get me wrong, other than the main characters being vampires and that each book is essentially a love story, that’s where the Twilight similarities end. Plenty of love, sex, and violence here. There’s something very sexy about a big, tall, good-looking, long-haired, leather-wearing vampire with mixed martial arts skills.
After hearing about these books from so many people on Twitter, I decided to give the first book a chance. I wasn’t convinced that I’d like them as I don’t usually go the romance route with books. Since it was about vampires, I figured I’d give it a go as paranormal stuff is my usual reading preference. Needless to say, it’s been three and a half weeks since I started the first book and I’m now half-way through the seventh book. I ask myself, “What the hell was I waiting for to read these books?” I LOVE THEM!!!!
Fan Artwork for Black Dagger Brotherhood by inmany
I am completed engrossed in these books and characters. So imagine my surprise when I discovered this site! You can follow all the main characters on Twitter as they “reenact” the books every Monday to Thursday at 9pm EST. I did a little happy dance when the characters followed me back on Twitter. I know what you’re thinking…You’re thinking that I’m insane for being ecstatic about having fictional characters following me on Twitter. *shrugs shoulders* What can I say? Insane and I go WAY BACK 😉
If you’ve read the books, who’s your favourite character? Have a look here for info on the Brothers. I can tell you that I like all the Brothers but Wrath, as big and menacing as he is, is still my fave.
I definitely recommend these books to EVERYONE!!!! Now I have to go…I have some more reading to do!
Oh! Wait!!!!
- Twilight‘s Edward Cullen
It just wouldn’t be a post from me without a random pic of the best looking sparkly vampire EVER! This is fuckhawt about as menacing as Edward can look, unlike the Brothers who ALWAYS look menacing.
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In Stefter's Humble Opinion 
August 22nd, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Hi babe,
I will be getting some of these for my b’day having found them nice and cheap on amazon. Hey, loooook, youposted one of my fave Eddie pics, nice xxx
August 22nd, 2011 at 2:41 pm
Oh Steph, I discovered the Black Daggar Brotherhood series in 2010 and just loved it!! What a sexy bunch of vampires!! and great stories, period. !!
August 22nd, 2011 at 6:28 pm
hehehe, I love that comment “insane and I go way back” – yep, I have the same relationship with that, uh, illness LOL.
Oh the BDB, I discovered them earlier this year and holy mother I was hooked from Book #1. I must confess my main weakness is for Rhage *sigh* – how can you NOT love a vamp whose nickname is Hollywood and goes around sucking on Tootise Roll Pops?
August 31st, 2011 at 11:12 pm
You are… like… officially the 10th person to recommend these books to me, so personally I can’t wait to start reading them. Thanks for the hook-up, bb! 😉