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A review by kaadee
The Sinner by J.R. Ward
adventurous
dark
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
So I’m changing my initial review. I’ve done a lot of thinking about this book, especially reading the Prison Camp first book and the short story about Blay and Qhuinn.
I have a love-and-hate relationship with JR Ward and it's getting annoying. I love her characters ( the boys, and the women are god awful honestly ) and universe but at this point, she must have a ghostwriter. We've gone off track from the original characters. I like the band of bastards, but I love the main cast more. Why do I need to know about some dude who adds nothing to the original plot? WHERE IS THE ORIGINAL PLOT?
The whole mafia plot was idiotic and added nothing important. We could have skipped all of that. The mafia thing just gave us a whole meet cute with Jo and Syn. I don't know. It took up too much of the book for me to be okay with it. Where is Vishous? Where is Butch? Where is any important main cast character? Why were their chapters so short? IT'S ANNOYING.
Jo was an almost unbearable character. She was stupid with her attitude. Running into danger isn't smart and you only do it because you want to prove you're a "feminist" and can "handle yourself". JR Ward sucks with female characters and tries to make them "strong" and "intelligent" and they can figure out any situation. It gets on my nerves. Your characters aren't strong! They're IDIOTS! I've read books with strong female protagonists and this isn't one of them. As a feminist myself, I just can't handle the fake woke. You're only doing it because social media is pushing it. Stick to the original plot. These men are supposed to be annoyingly alpha. Let's keep that ok? I'm not reading for shitty female characters.
Syn was ok. I don't have much to say. He doesn't have much of a personality except being a killer. It's annoying. JR Ward has slacked so much with giving good character arcs and building up characters. In previous books, we've gotten build-up over several books to then get to the character's book. Syn has gotten 2 lines in the 3 previous books. We don't know him, so we can't connect. Whatever.
Butch and Vishous? Ugh. Such a missed opportunity to make the best gay couple ever. Their connection is absolutely insane and one of the best I've read. It's disappointing that JR Ward doesn't focus on the main cast because the main cast is an absolute gold mine. Their connections are so fleshed out and well-written, I'm upset that we don't have that anymore.
The ending with the Omega. I will talk about it once and never again. God AWFUL. Book 18. I've read 18 books to get to this point and I get.. nothing. The original villain gets sucked up by the NEW villain. Are you kidding me? Are you fucking kidding me? We GET NO closure with the Omega whatsoever. He just gets sucked up! Where is the epic fight against him? The brothers get knocked out the second they get there. Butch is defending all of them but then Devina shows up. COME ON!!! So annoying. I can't believe I get this anticlimactic fight after dedicating my time to 18 books. I'm just so disappointed.
I will keep reading JR Ward's black dagger brotherhood books but will I enjoy them? Probably not. I'm just attached. They've helped me through a really dark time but.. i'm just sad it has come to this.
I have a love-and-hate relationship with JR Ward and it's getting annoying. I love her characters ( the boys, and the women are god awful honestly ) and universe but at this point, she must have a ghostwriter. We've gone off track from the original characters. I like the band of bastards, but I love the main cast more. Why do I need to know about some dude who adds nothing to the original plot? WHERE IS THE ORIGINAL PLOT?
The whole mafia plot was idiotic and added nothing important. We could have skipped all of that. The mafia thing just gave us a whole meet cute with Jo and Syn. I don't know. It took up too much of the book for me to be okay with it. Where is Vishous? Where is Butch? Where is any important main cast character? Why were their chapters so short? IT'S ANNOYING.
Jo was an almost unbearable character. She was stupid with her attitude. Running into danger isn't smart and you only do it because you want to prove you're a "feminist" and can "handle yourself". JR Ward sucks with female characters and tries to make them "strong" and "intelligent" and they can figure out any situation. It gets on my nerves. Your characters aren't strong! They're IDIOTS! I've read books with strong female protagonists and this isn't one of them. As a feminist myself, I just can't handle the fake woke. You're only doing it because social media is pushing it. Stick to the original plot. These men are supposed to be annoyingly alpha. Let's keep that ok? I'm not reading for shitty female characters.
Syn was ok. I don't have much to say. He doesn't have much of a personality except being a killer. It's annoying. JR Ward has slacked so much with giving good character arcs and building up characters. In previous books, we've gotten build-up over several books to then get to the character's book. Syn has gotten 2 lines in the 3 previous books. We don't know him, so we can't connect. Whatever.
Butch and Vishous? Ugh. Such a missed opportunity to make the best gay couple ever. Their connection is absolutely insane and one of the best I've read. It's disappointing that JR Ward doesn't focus on the main cast because the main cast is an absolute gold mine. Their connections are so fleshed out and well-written, I'm upset that we don't have that anymore.
The ending with the Omega. I will talk about it once and never again. God AWFUL. Book 18. I've read 18 books to get to this point and I get.. nothing. The original villain gets sucked up by the NEW villain. Are you kidding me? Are you fucking kidding me? We GET NO closure with the Omega whatsoever. He just gets sucked up! Where is the epic fight against him? The brothers get knocked out the second they get there. Butch is defending all of them but then Devina shows up. COME ON!!! So annoying. I can't believe I get this anticlimactic fight after dedicating my time to 18 books. I'm just so disappointed.
I will keep reading JR Ward's black dagger brotherhood books but will I enjoy them? Probably not. I'm just attached. They've helped me through a really dark time but.. i'm just sad it has come to this.