The Jackal
The dark and sexy spin-off series from the beloved Black Dagger Brotherhood
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The Jackal
Narrated by:
Jim Frangione
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Narrated by:
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Jim Frangione
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J. R. Ward
'Hot, sexy, unique, intriguingly wicked' Christine Feehan
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sinner brings another hot adventure of true love and ultimate sacrifice
The location of the glymera's notorious prison camp was lost after the raids. When a freak accident provides Nyx clues to where her sister may still be doing time, she becomes determined to find the secret subterranean labyrinth. Embarking on a journey under the earth, she learns a terrible truth- and meets a male who changes everything, forever.
The Jackal has been in the camp for so long, he cannot recall anything of the freedom he once knew. Trapped by circumstances out of his control, he helps Nyx because he cannot help himself. After she discovers what happened to her sister, getting her back out becomes a deadly mission for them both.
United by a passion they can't deny, they work together on an escape plan for Nyx- even though their destiny is to be forever apart. And as the Black Dagger Brotherhood is called upon for help, and Rhage discovers he has a half-brother who's falsely imprisoned, a devious warden plots the deaths of them all... even the Brothers.
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Find out why readers are OBSESSED with JR Ward
'Insanely good! . . . Intensely romantic and straight up flipping steamy, violent and gruesome, heartbreaking and deep. Her addictive writing tells a story like none other' Goodreads reviewer
'I can't get enough of these sexy, tough, intriguing vampires' Amazon reviewer
'Emotional by epic proportions' Kobo reviewer
'The Black Dagger Brotherhood is a twisting, often surprising, but always awesome read' Amazon reviewer
'A must read' Goodreads reviewer
'The story had me captivated the whole way' Kobo reviewer
'Each and every character is compelling' Amazon reviewer©2020 Love Conquers All, Inc
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Critic reviews
Readers looking for a new thrilling paranormal romance read with just the right amount of magic and action should pick up J.R. Ward's The Jackal. In an exciting new companion series to her ever-popular Black Dagger Brotherhood collection, Ward creates a tale of adventure, love, heartbreak, and betrayal with unforeseen twists to keep readers turning the pages
[A] sultry dive into the depths of the glymera's prison system...the fiery repartee between the couple keeps the pages turning. This spicy new chapter is sure to delight Ward's long-time fans
The latest expansion of Ward's elaborate world builds on its own mythology while introducing new characters and revisiting old favourites. A must-read for fans of this long-running series, and an accessible jumping-on point for newcomers
Everything Ward brings here is big - the danger, the plot twists, the feelings, the secret prison hot springs - so the over-the-top, happily-ever-after ending fits right in. Plus, the involvement of one of the Brothers will thrill series fans, who will clamour for more
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Like so Black dagger brotherhood books the book of the Jackal was a fantastic story completed over 72 hours , I have to admit it's one of the best books I've read.
No spoilers
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You will not be disappointed
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I think the problem is that for the first half of the book Nyx just isn’t very likeable. She’s supposed to come across as tough and brave but I found her emotionally hard, stupidly stubborn, impulsive and reckless to a point where she needlessly endangers the people who are helping her. I know she has to keep getting herself in deep trouble for the plot to be engaging and the underlying theme is about the transformation of her character through adversity. The problem was there just wasn’t much to make me like her in the beginning despite her flaws. I think the fact she’s desperate to save her sister is supposed to counter her personality flaws but it just didn’t work for me. There just wasn’t enough background early on about why she HAD to save her sister so desperately to make me really care about her or her sister or whether she succeeded or not. That may sound harsh but JR Ward is normally one of the best writers I know for making us care deeply about the characters. Very few books normally make me cry for the characters but she usually manages it. So I was really disappointed that not only couldn’t I connect with Nyx but that I actively disliked and was irritated by her in the first half. Well I suppose she was engendering some emotions - just not the right ones!
Having said that I ‘fell in love’ with the Jackal right away. In fact of all the BDB’s male characters I think he (and Rhage) are at the top of my ‘fantasy boyfriend’ list. I also think this book has found a really good balance with the ‘naughty’ scenes. There aren’t too many or totally unnecessary sex scenes. (Take note Christine Feehan!) Each one drives the plot forward and isn’t so detailed as to come across as crude. You also feel a convincingly deep connection between the characters in these scenes. A very difficult balancing act for a writer to achieve which for me, many writers in this genre don’t get quite right (or very wrong in some cases!)
But of course in the second half of the book Nyx redeems herself so stick with it if you’re struggling. It’s worth it in the end. I was totally engaged with the second half and read it in one go.
The only other minor niggle I have is a bit of a believability issue. I got the impression from earlier in the series that there aren’t a huge number of vampires in the USA, perhaps a few thousand, and their society is mainly centred around Caldwell. It kept bothering me that it seems pretty unlikely that a thousand vampires disappear from Caldwell, even if it is over a couple of centuries, and the brotherhood knows practically nothing about this prison. And trying not to give away any spoilers - Nobody notices that the management has gone rogue. But it’s these ‘niggles’ that pull you out of being absorbed in the story whilst your brain says ‘Hang on...?’
Finally, as usual, Jim Frangione does a great job with the narration. If you’re you’re unfamiliar with him he can come across as a bit ‘overblown’ until you get used to his voice but he’s excellent at expressing the emotional tone of the writing. The highest praise I can give any voice actor is that in short order you don’t notice them because their voice becomes the characters voice. Jim always manages to achieve that for me.
Overall I just couldn’t give it 5 stars because of these issues. However a 4 star book of J R Wards is WAY superior to to 90% of the books in this genre on Audible that are rated as 5 star.
If you don’t know JR Wards books I’d still highly recommend it.
Great start to a new spin off series
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Good book
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