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The Thief

J.R. Ward

Start date: July 22, 2018

Finish date: July 28, 2018

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Apr 05, 2020 Linda (un)Conventional Bookworms rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: action, fave-author, adult, read-in-2020, fave-series, fantasy, paranormal-adult, romance, urban-fantasy, strong-female-protgagonist

The Thief was fantastic! Marisol definitely fit the bill as a strong female protagonist to a T, and I loved how she stood up for herself and her grandma.
Assail worried me. A lot.
And there were a lot of other things to worry me as well - off to the next book I go.

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Apr 13, 2018 Liza rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.5 out of 5 stars

I was so not excited when Ward announce that The Thief would be about Assail and Sola. I liked Sola, but she was so whiny when she left Assail, and I just didn't love Assail in other books. However, Ward did an amazing job with this story, as I not only liked it, but ended up really loving it. I have to say Sola's grandmother is one of my most favorite characters pretty much ever. She cracked me up so much and I loved how she helped Sola and Assail finally get to see one anothe 4.5 out of 5 stars

I was so not excited when Ward announce that The Thief would be about Assail and Sola. I liked Sola, but she was so whiny when she left Assail, and I just didn't love Assail in other books. However, Ward did an amazing job with this story, as I not only liked it, but ended up really loving it. I have to say Sola's grandmother is one of my most favorite characters pretty much ever. She cracked me up so much and I loved how she helped Sola and Assail finally get to see one another again, so they could finally admit their love for one another.

We also got to spend lots of time with V and Jane in this book. I really haven't felt like they were much of a couple in the last few books, but almost more like roommates. I wanted to kick V's butt as the story started and totally got Jane being so angry with him. While their romance has never been my absolute favorite of the original books, because I've never felt like we got their entire story. I felt like we finally got to see their romance deserve the HEA like the other couples. I want to imagine all the characters never have any issues after they are mated, yet much like any married couple they still have to work to make everything work. I think seeing V and Jane finally work on their relationship made me fall back in love with them as a couple.

Ward had revealed much about the Scribe Virgin at the last Q&A, so I didn't have any surprises there, plus I had suspected the truth for several years and loved seeing the SV in a whole new light. We also finally got time with Murhder and it was well worth the wait!!! I can't wait to see what Ward does with his character in future books!

While I've loved the storyline of the Lessers, I was intrigued by the new "shadows" that were created. I knew Throe was behind everything, and even have a really good idea how he came to have the book that helped him create the "shadows", so it will be interesting to see what happens in future books between the BDB and Throe and his creations.

I've read every single book in the BDB series and have to say I loved that The Thief had the feel of the early books in the series. There was so much focus on the relationship between the couples that I found myself pulled into the story better than in the later books that have focused more on the battles. I felt like The Thief had the perfect balance between moving forward in the BDB world and keeping the romance as a strong focus in the story. I also loved the amount of time spent between the brothers themselves. That too was limited in some of the books, and I think it is very important for them to have their time together in each book to keep the brotherhood feel to the books.

Honestly, The Thief has ended up being one of my favorite books in the series, especially of the books released in the last few years. Ward did an amazing job and has me pretty excited about the future of the series.
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Apr 11, 2018 Darcy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2018, pnr, vampires, audio-book, listened-to-at-work

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. As this book opened with V and Jane how things changed for them I really didn't think I would like it or the series any more. With the last book it was looking more and more like V was going to cheat on Jane and that would have pissed me off as much as Serena dying. Instead we have V and Jane realize their marriage is broken. At first they don't do anything about it, which was beyond sad. It was only when lives were threatened that they talked through their issues, leaving them stronger than eve ...more

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Apr 16, 2018 Tracy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: books-listened-to-on-audio, borrowd-from-library

Loved it. Loved the brotherhood. Loved getting some V. Can't wait for mhurder!!!
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May 15, 2018 Molly Smith rated it liked it · review of another edition

Initial Thoughts: I enjoyed Assail and Sola's romantic journey. Really loved her grandmother and he interactions with Assail's cousins. I was irritated by the V and Jane subplot - how many times are they going to separate and then resolve? It's characteristic of Ward to give us the nemesis plot lines, but the ones with Vitoria were not really necessary - unless she has a change of heart and falls in love with a vampire... I'm not holding my breath. I did enjoy touching base with Detective De la ...more

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Oct 08, 2018 Viviana Izzo rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobooks-2018

It was good though it does feel like a filler. A lot of things could have been left out that were not relevant nor needed. Looking forward to the next installment.

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