A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole

A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #1)

by Kresley Cole

After 150 years of hellish torture at the hands of the vampire horde, Lachlain, king of the Lykae (werewolf) clan, escapes his captors. He's disoriented and full of hatred, and yet he finds the mate he's been longing for for 1200 years in a small, delicate vampire. Desperate to find information on her parents, Emmaline Troy, a timid, overprotected half vampire/ half valkyrie, had travelled to Paris away from the protection of her valkyrie aunts for the first time in her young life (she's only 70), but she manages to be kidnapped by a raging Lykae who's tender to her one minute, though-if he is reminded she's a vampire-furious the next...

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3 of 5 stars

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So... this was a wild ride.

I'll say that I started reading this series because of the Fated Mates podcast. Sarah and Jen are wonderful and hilarious, they talk about all the books with such love that I simply couldn't resist picking this one up.

Now, I gave this one 3 stars. Enjoyment - 4.5, actual contents of the book - 1.5.
I didn't like 1st half of the book because as heroine says herself it's Stockholm syndrome. He lies to her, he hates her kind and acts like a douche, but then he saves her and she does 180 from the person she was. I didn't liked how her character was explored (not). In a couple of pages she changes so much it feels unrealistic.
But sexy times were steamy and hot, humor - wow! - I don't remember a book where pop culture references made me laugh and not cringe, here they were actually funny and in place.

Overall, I'd say listen to the podcast, then read the book. You'll probably don't hate it.
TBH if I read this on my own I would've dnf'd it at 10 or so percent.

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