Dark Lover vs Lover Avenged: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Black Dagger Brotherhood series, Paranormal Romance, Vampires, Fiction
Dark Lover
In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other--six vampire warriors, defenders of their…
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Lover Avenged
The brothers are back—the latest installment in J. R. Ward’s sizzling #1New York Times bestselling series.J. R. Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood novels have introduced readers to a “different, creative, dark, violent,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dark Lover is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 13 for Lover Avenged.
- Lover Avenged has the widest readership — 121454 ratings behind its score.
- Lover Avenged runs the darker storyline; Dark Lover stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dark Lover | Lover Avenged | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (121454) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (228) | 3.9 (91) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (5) | 4.5 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (3312) | 4.5 (1549) |
Reception
| Dark Lover | Lover Avenged | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3312 | 121454 |
| Editions | 17 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 33567 |
| Reading it now | — | 2175 |
| Written reviews | — | 4607 |
| Pages | 448 | 736 |