Lover Unleashed by J.R Ward

I have always been a huge fan of J.R Ward. I've pushed copies of her books into the hands of my other bookworm friends insisting that they were not the stereotypical fare. So when Lover Unleashed came out I instantly bought the hardback copy at Wal-mart. This is something I hardly ever do. Mostly because I am running out of space to shove my books and hardbacks are usually more than the paperbacks in terms of money. My reading habit is pretty expensive, however I'm not huge into shoes so it all balances out.

I settled myself down in my "Reading Chair" and started reading and quickly ran into a problem. I. Didn't. Like. it. ...

I don't know if it was because I've never been too into the Payne character or if it was because Manny Manuello was also kind of a blah character. But he did not seem to fit the archetype she had started him with in the previous books.

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Additionally, the fact that he turned out to be another half breed with connections to Butch? Too pat in my opinion.

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But all in all this book just did not hold my interest. I am hoping that the next book will resolve the Blaylock / Qhuinn / Saxton triangle as well as get away from the creepy Butch / Vishous situation that happened in this book. I am crossing my fingers that her books go back to the characters we have grown to love. I would also like to see more interactions with Rhage and Mary as they were two of my favorite characters. Thoughts anyone?