A review by zoe_nocturne
A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole
4.0
I’ve been Stockholm Syndrome’d by this series by these characters, and in the best way. Don’t question me, I loved this. Problematic content and all. And when I say problematic, I mean there are issues of consent here. It’s dubious. But nothing that made me feel queasy. It made sense to this world, to these characters specifically. The story made sense. There’s a character arc at play here and it worked out wonderfully. For both parties involved. I loved the world and characters Kresley Cole crafted. And it was surprisingly funny. I’m about to go on a binge and ignore the rest of the world.
The Beauty and the beast plot works so well with the dark tone of the story. This was a wonderful story of growth. Emma had grown up coddled, protected, and ashamed of being part vampire. She was literally afraid of her own shadow, and never spoke up for herself. I am usually not a fan of omega types, but I could relate to Emma for some reason. She was a product of her environment, and it took her leaving that cage, to finally become the fierce warrior she was capable of all along. And I loved it!!
Lachlain may be a badass werewolf, but his sole purpose was making Emma happy. At lease it is after he gets over her whole vampireism…LOL He hated her for the first half of the book, even though he wanted to bone her brains out. By the last half of the book he tries to be a better person and makes amends for what he's done. He has made mistakes and he wants to right it, that's exactly what he should do. But oh, the angst!! Plus, I'm a sucker for a tortured hero. His attempts at seduction had me panting and ready, but Emma was not as easy as I am. Needless to say, I was BEYOND ready for these two to "seal the deal" by the time it happened.
The Beauty and the beast plot works so well with the dark tone of the story. This was a wonderful story of growth. Emma had grown up coddled, protected, and ashamed of being part vampire. She was literally afraid of her own shadow, and never spoke up for herself. I am usually not a fan of omega types, but I could relate to Emma for some reason. She was a product of her environment, and it took her leaving that cage, to finally become the fierce warrior she was capable of all along. And I loved it!!
Lachlain may be a badass werewolf, but his sole purpose was making Emma happy. At lease it is after he gets over her whole vampireism…LOL He hated her for the first half of the book, even though he wanted to bone her brains out. By the last half of the book he tries to be a better person and makes amends for what he's done. He has made mistakes and he wants to right it, that's exactly what he should do. But oh, the angst!! Plus, I'm a sucker for a tortured hero. His attempts at seduction had me panting and ready, but Emma was not as easy as I am. Needless to say, I was BEYOND ready for these two to "seal the deal" by the time it happened.