Review: Lover At Last

Lover At Last by J.R. Ward

My rating: 5 of 5 stars



Although I loved this book, the romance was a bit off for me. It actually drove me crazy and i wanted to hit Blaylock & Qhuinn! Blay and Qhuinn spent most of the book not saying how they felt or what they really meant which seriously bothered me. I was hoping their relationship would really start at the beginning of the book. So much of the book was them not together. Then, I thought about it later today and realized that I was thinking in terms of a heterosexual relationship. I felt like I shouldn't have been so surprised. Their issues had been going on since forever so how could we really expect for it to be solved so easily?

The sex was amazing. I was surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I did. I’m glad that Ward decided to take a leap and do a same sex relationship book since I haven’t seen most authors do that in a heterosexual series. I’m not always comfortable with two males having sex but this was so amazing. Honestly I haven't read hardly any books with male couples so I wasn't sure how I would feel, but I already loved Qhuinn and Blay to begin with so I wasn't too concerned. It was so hot and steamy just like the other books.

So now on to the other characters in the book.

Trez & iAm – I am so happy they're at the brotherhood compound now. I was glad to gain some insight into Trez and I’m looking forward to learning more about iAm. The focus is definitely on Trez for now but I’m sure iAm will get some attention in the near future. I like them both although their a bit strange and some of the things they say are a bit cryptic. Trez went through a lot in this book and I hope that things do go somewhere with him and Selena.

Assail & Sola – I want Assail to choose a side. For anyone to side with the Band of Bastards, they’d have to be crazy. I don’t really like his ethics I suppose. For him to work with the lesser who hunt his kind, he’s already a traitor to me. So far he seems charismatic but I don’t see any redeeming qualities. Rhev had reasons for what he was doing and deep down he has a heart even though he does what he has to. Assail just seems a bit like an ass. Sola I’m not sure about. There’s not much that I like about her so we’ll see what happens there.

Luchas – I’m extremely happy that Luchas was found. Even if I hated my whole family, I probably still wouldn’t want them all to be dead. No one wants to feel like they have no blood ties. I can’t wait to see how Luchas and Qhuinn get along. I hope Luchas really has changed and isn’t like their father.

Xcor & Layla – I really don’t care about either of these characters much. Xcor has no reason to want to be king. He hasn’t made any case and he hasn’t thought about the repercussions of what the Scribe Virgin might do to him. He has no redeeming qualities and there’s no reason he would make a good king. I can't believe he knows where the brotherhood mansion is. Now with the shadows there I don’t feel like he has a chance of doing much harm. As for Layla, I’ve felt like she hasn’t been very intelligent at all. But this isn’t her fault, it’s the whole races fault for making the chosen feel like objects that need to serve others rather than actual people with feelings. And the brotherhood is more so aware of the flaws in the race but their progress in changing things is very slow. Additionally, Phury should have educated the chosen on the world and the way it is. They should have told Layla that Throe was the enemy and she should not go to him if he called on her. DUH!

Wrath & Beth – I hope that Wrath gets over not wanting to have a child. They need to have one so that there will be an heir. Beth wants a child and Wrath needs to overcome his fear. I think he will and he’ll be happy when their child is born.

The End
There was no wow moment at the end but the end was completely awesome with what Qhuinn did and how they were finally together. I suppose a WTF moment would have been predictable at the end since there always has been one but there were so many throughout the book that it made the ending great.

WTF Moments
Xhor finding them
Layla and the baby twice
The Qhuinn & Saxton moment
Qhuinn & the plane
Qhuinn’s ceremonies
Layla at Haver's clinic
Trez issues and stalker
Trez & iAm moving in




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