#Simon&SchusterAudio Review of Lassiter by JR Ward Black Dagger Brotherhood #21

J. R. Ward is a master storyteller and she's not afraid to take risks in her tales as you'll learn from my Simon and Shuster Audio review of Lassiter, book #21 in my all time favorite series, The Black Dagger Brotherhood.
Buckle your seat belts and enjoy!

ASIN:  B0B4YWGXYJ
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Audio
Release Date: 04-11-2023
Length: 15 hours & 17 minutes
Source: Audible purchase
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Overview:

The next book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward.

In the next epic installment in J. R. Ward’s #1 New York Times bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood series, a fallen angel finds love with a mysterious female—who could be his destiny...or the embodiment of his utter destruction.

My #Simon&Schuster audio review:

Lassiter
Black Dagger Brotherhood #21
JR Ward

 

Taking a phrase from any of the brothers, Holy F-Bomb I mean when the warden wants to shake things up she doesn’t put on her blinker, oh no, she goes through the intersection at mach speed.

Well, I’m getting ahead of myself so let me start from the beginning, then I’ll go off on a tangent But never fear my review is as always spoiler free. 😉

Lassiter is a revelation, a fast paced from beginning to end twisty turny explosive series evolution. Lassiter is trying to prevent the demon Devinia and the Omega’s son Lash from forming a bond knowing the power they would possess together might mean the end of the Vampire race, but to do so might mean losing his soul and probably his own true love who just came into his life.

Meanwhile, the brothers are having to deal with the return of the Lessening society as Lash has singlehandedly created a new and improved army of Lessers, plus since Lash was raised as a Vampire he’s got inside knowledge that his father the Omega didn’t and that makes him super dangerous.

Lassiter’s story for me was unexpected yet a welcome addition to the saga, I mean when you’ve got 21 books in a series under your belt there has to be new directions, or the stories get stale and Lassiter is about as fresh as you get. Longtime fans have seen the fallen angel mature going from Golden Girls watching, annoying eclectic fashionista to protector of the race when The Scribe Virgin appoints him in her stead.

Now for Rahvyn, in book 19 fans fleetingly meet Rahvy but she’s got a main role in #20 when fans really get to know her and her nightmarish backstory.  Rahvyn comes with as much if not more baggage than Lassiter seeing she’s got the power of reanimation with benefits and must deal with the consequences of turning someone immortal.

Readers/listeners fasten your seat belts because once you pass the halfway mark of Lassiter your heart will be beating out of your chest while you try to get your head around what the F-bomb is happening. And once you get to the OMG ending the only thing you’ll want is the next installation because did I mention the OMG ending. Fans of this, must be read in order, series will not be able to put this novel down.

Narration:
The incomparable Jim Frangione, the voice of the BDB series once again gives a flawless performance as every character in the novel. Putting just the right touch of emotion or lack thereof just where it needs to be making him the perfect and only choice for narrating this series and giving listeners an unfair advantage over readers.

About the Warden
J. R. Ward lives in the South with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. After graduating from law school, she began working in health care in Boston and spent many years as chief of staff for one of the premier academic medical centres in the nation. She is the author of the Black Dagger Brotherhood and Fallen Angels series.