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

I needed something to get me out of a several week long slump and this did the trick! I enjoyed it but it’s definitely dated and the writing was a little odd, kind of stilted but I liked it enough to check out the rest of the series

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dark emotional fast-paced

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

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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2.0

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dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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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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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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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