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Review

3.5 stars

This is the second book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp series, and is the story of Lucan, a wolven/vampire hybrid who we met in the first book The Jackal.

A prison escape at the end of The Jackal had us assuming that all of the prisoners went on their merry way to live happy lives. Not so. Lucan was caught up in the immediate mayhem, and has been forced into becoming a liaison for the re-established illegal prison’s drug trade. This brings him into contact with Rio. Rio is the second in charge for the competing drug kingpin in Caldwell, putting them in direct competition. Rio is actually an undercover police officer, and when she finds herself in trouble, it’s Lucan who comes to her defence, and the two of them find themselves stuck in the middle of a drug war between the two organisations, complicated by crooked police, and the secrets of Lucan’s world.

It’s an exciting and fast-paced storyline, and I admit that between all of the events, the different POVs, and Ward’s verbose writing style, it took me a little bit to figure out what was going on, but I got on board, and was able to enjoy the ride as we’re taken back into the prison colony, and watch Lucan and Rio’s forbidden, enemies-to-lovers romance.

I enjoyed the connection between these two characters. The chemistry is great, and even though the story (and therefor the romance) moves quickly, you can tell there’s a strong emotional element to their attraction. But they have pretty much everything standing in their way, and it’s a wild ride as they figure out who is after them, find and take down the bad guy, and come to terms with what they mean to each other.

Along the way, we get to catch up with some of my favourite brothers, the Troika is back! V, Butch and Rhage have teamed up, and their investigation into the mysterious prison camp has them crossing paths with the chaos left in the wake of Lucan and Rio’s adventures, and I freaking loved seeing the three of them back together. Rhage is hilarious and brings some wonderfully light moments to the story, which balances well when V finds himself in a dark place. Ward delves pretty deeply into the brother’s psyche, and we get to see some surprising and significant moments for him – the V and Butch bromance continues to burn brightly and had me raising my eyebrows more than once! Thankfully, Jane gets a look in this time though – I loved seeing them still so in love, and in tune with each other.

There are twists and turns, and a few surprises along the way before the book ends – more abruptly than I was expecting. It’s a happy-ish ending, with a lot more story to be told, and I’m looking forward to reading more from this spin-off series.

3.5 stars!

See our Black Dagger Brotherhood page for more info on both series – including suggested reading order.