Sophia Triad's Reviews > A Hunger Like No Other

Lachlain MacRieve(Lykae) & Emmaline Troy (half Valkyrie/half vampire)

"Vampires, Valkirie, and Lykae, oh my. The 'fucking monster mash'"

Lachlain has just discovered his mate in Paris and he is not sure if he wants her.
You see, his mate is a filthy vampire.
She is one of the revolting creatures that Lachlain has spent all his immortal life chasing and brutally killing without remorse. She is one of the malicious creatures that had him imprisoned and tortured with fire for centuries.

So, this is definitely a mistake. Fate cannot be that cruel. He cannot be the protector of someone so vile.

Emmaline is having a nice, relaxing time in Paris, while she is looking for her father who abandoned her mother before she was born.
That night she is sitting on the bench thinking that her trip was in vain and smelling the Paris air, when a brute madman suddenly appears and he starts approaching her.

Half-lit by the walk’s torchlights, a towering man turned over café tables, artists’ easels, and book stands selling century-old pornography. Tourists screamed and fled in the wake of destruction.

Of course Emma runs! And of course it is not really clever to run away from a wolf.

He pointed a shaking hand at her. “You,” he growled.

The setting is magnificent. It felt like Lachlain and Emma are part of a motion picture, something close to the “An American Werewolf in Paris” :)

Overall I enjoyed the story, although there were times that I was feeling frustrated with all the misunderstandings:
-Emma does not tell Lachlain that she is not exactly a bloodthirsty, sexthirsty vampire. But that she half Valkyrie/half Vampire. And a virgin.
- Lachlain does not tell her that she is his destined mate and he treats her like garbage because she is the enemy.

As a result there are two distinct parts in the book. The first part in which there are secrets between the two lovers. The second part where they both learn the truth, Lachlain deliciously grovels and Emma embraces her true destiny.

I loved the introduction of the Lykae and their castle in the Highlands over the grounds of Kinevane and I loved the Valkyrie family united looking out for each other.