Reviews with content warning for Sexual content - A Hunger Like No Other

A Hunger Like No Other follows Lachlain, an ancient werewolf, and Emmaline, a young half Valkyrie/half vampire who’s his mate. They have to overcome their people’s distrust of each other in order to be together.

I picked this up because of The Ripped Bodice’s foundational romance list and I guess I understand its place on there? It’s werewolves and vampires in a way that feels more Buffy than Twilight. But the main characters just didn’t do it for me. Lachlainn is over a thousand years old and Emmaline is 70 but looks and acts like she’s twenty-four (according to the book, I found her more like a whiny teenager) and I am so not down with the ancient man/young woman thing, especially because there were a lot of dubcon scenes.

This story set up a lot of future stories with side characters, and I’m mildly interested enough to add the next one to my TBR. Overall a middle of the road read for me but fans of paranormal romance might enjoy it.

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sydapel's review

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Like Twilight, but on extreme steroids. No, I will not be providing further information.

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sunnysky's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I loved this book, but while I understand the ML's bad actions at the beginning of the book- it was a little extreme and I felt really uncomfortable reading about it. I almost put this book down because of how dub-con it felt, even at the point right before their bonding.

BUT

He is a good guy at heart, and he genuinely feels remorse for his actions (and she not only grows a spine under his attention she also learns not to take his shit).

I love both the ML and the FL, but know he is really messed up in the first half of the book- half mad. He grows and realizes just how bad his behavior was, but please know it doesn't erase what he did and that he will make it up to her every day for the rest of their lives.

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thereadinghammock's review against another edition

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challenging emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Praise for the IAD series is shouted from the rooftops by so many folks and the bones of the series are pretty awesome, but not gonna lie, this was a rough start for a series for me. Not only was the consent dubious in the best of circumstances, it was outright assault in others. I know the romance genre had come a long way in recent years, especially to move away from these kinds of tropes, but I trusted in my sister and fellow bookstagram readers to get through the most cringe-worthy moments.

I enjoyed watching Emma come into her own over the course of the novel. Lachlan still has a lot to learn when it comes to communication and respect of boundaries, but he started to grow a bit as a character, which was nice to see. I enjoyed the book enough to want to continue the series. Here's hoping the rest of the series can get away from the SA tropes.

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theshrew's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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thrabenvaliant's review against another edition

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challenging tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I have issues with this book related to how I like my characters to act and feel. I understand that it was objectively a good book, and I will read more of the author.

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