November 22, 2011 A Hunger Like No Other
- ISBN13: 9781416509875
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Acclaimed author Kresley Cole introduces a sizzling new series with this tale of a fierce werewolf and a bewitching vampire — unlikely soul mates whose passion will test the boundaries of life and death.A mythic warrior who’ll stop at nothing to possess her . . .After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he’s waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy . . .Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased paren… More >>
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DraconisAstra
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Ok I guess, really looking for a hero, totally ugly like me. more realistic that way. hahhahahahaha
Rating: 2 / 5
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happyvamp
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this is a book that would be good looking on the coffee table, I didn’t really understand it.
Rating: 3 / 5
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E. Gore
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Based upon the very good reviews, I was expecting something better. Someone said on “Lover Awakened” forum that it was a very good read, while waiting for J.R. Ward to produce her next opus. Very similar writing …
Alas, I could not find anything similar … I found the book boring. Could not finish it, stopped at page 100 and browsed until the last page to see what happened …
Even the cover is not OK (look at the PAWS of the male !)
Would have rated ZERO stars if possible …
Rating: 1 / 5
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Erskine
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In the beginning, they seem unlikely. As the story wound on I kept waiting for chemistry between Emma and Lachlain. But he kept being forceful and she kept hating him. When I hear about relationships that are like this from friends I think “Those two need to break up…now!”
What really bugs me is if Emma can’t lie and she’s “the good one of the two” (if that’s possible–they’re both monsters!) why doesn’t she give a damn that her people have tortured Lachlain for 150 years and that’s the real reason he’s been so gruff with her, because he’s still hurting about that. And she’s mourning the fact that she’s an outcast hybrid breed. Both have parents who are dead, so, I guess that makes the couple even more of “headcases”.
The bottom line is as the story goes on, your hope for these two fades faster and faster and by the time they actually “do it” on page 250, I really don’t care anymore. The author has made it such an unenjoyable read and I don’t believe that they’d want to “do it” at that point. Why??? What has changed so much by page 250? She just took his gifts (a locket and horse), and didn’t even say thank you. What a spoiled princess! If it was me, I’d be highly insulted and would snatch the gifts back.
Honestly I might skim to the end, but after page 250, I set the book down and just want to go to her next book. I’ve heard that’s the best one.
EDIT: I did read the ending. It was actually pretty good, I wish the rest of the book had been like that. Emma growing up at the end was great.
EDIT #2: After reading all six books in the Immortals After Dark series, and the prequel “The warlord wants forever” I have to say, I LOVE THIS SERIES. If you don’t like book one, go on to the other five books and the prequel, which I enjoyed ten times more. With each book Kresley won my heart until by the sixth book, Kiss of a Demon King, I accepted the fact than I’m a full-on fan girl now! Kresley is awesome!
Rating: 1 / 5
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Griffin
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I bought this book based on the reviews from other people. They did a great job at persuading me to buy both books in this series. I bought “Playing Easy to Get”, which I didn’t realize was a trilogy. (Don’t read the first story. It was the worst one I’ve read in a very long time!) But the story about the Vampire and the Valkyrie, Roth and Misty, got me hooked. I liked their strong personalities and it’s short enough to seem more like a comic book than a corny novel. I could visualize the fighting scenes intertwined with great sex in a fantastic castle, in this underground world. Actually, this idea would sell wonderfully as a comic book. It has a lot of gothic imagery…
Anyway, “A Hunger Like No Other” was supposed to top that. It really didn’t. However, I must confess, it did get better toward the end. I won’t ruin it but there is vampire-history that reminded me of the movie Underworld. But I had to endure the endless chapters about a whooped man (or a tamed animal–take your pick), the trying-to-be-hip language from a silly character, and how trivial this “supposedly smart” woman/girl is. As you can see, I can’t even remember their names because their character development had no depth. It’s a great story for teenagers, sans the sex scenes, but for an adult…or maybe this is meant for teenagers? Not sure…but I wouldn’t let my [...] niece read this. Too [...]
Anyway, enjoy…if you like redundant themes, corny plots and silly characters. It isn’t awful but it isn’t that great either.
Rating: 3 / 5