NMmomof4's Reviews > A Hunger Like No Other

3.5 Stars

Overall Opinion: It's no secret that I'm not completely sold on PNR romance. This, while enjoyable, unfortunately didn't sell me any more. It was a little bit better than alright. I felt like the sexy times were definitely hot, but the actual romantic chemistry was lacking. It felt like the shared "ILYs" were put in because it was something that felt necessary, but I never quite felt it. The world building felt a little too much, but I get that this is he first book in a series and it probably was necessary for the rest of the books...this is one issue I seem to have with the PNR genre in general. Otherwise, I really enjoyed the Valkyries and their brand of crazy and it was enjoyable at times.

Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Emma and Lachlain's story. Lachlain, the Lykae (werewolf) king, has spent nearly a decade under the torture of the vampire king when he finally scents his mate and escapes to find her. Emma, a half-vampire-half-Valkyrie, is on the search for information about her heritage when she is found and held captive by Lachlain. Lachlain is surprised by who is mate is, but he knows it's true and must get back to his home to have her become his queen and start out his vengeance against the vampires. There are some hot sexy times, some big secrets revealed, and some funny family moments...and they get a HFN ending.

Point Of View (POV): This alternated between Emma and Lachlain's POV.

Overall Pace of Story: Slow at first, but then it picks up to a good pace.

Instalove: No, they take a while to develop stronger feelings (other than lust)

H (Hero) rating: 4 stars. Lachlain. I liked him, but I did feel like we needed to get into his psyche a little more, especially because he was so old.

h (heroine) rating: 4 stars. Emma. I liked her. She was sassy, strong (even when she viewed herself otherwise), and loyal.

Sadness level: Low, no tissues needed

Push/Pull: Yes (view spoiler)[The h pushes away a good bit, and I'd say the H is the main pursuer of e relationship. (hide spoiler)]

Heat level: Hot. They have some hot tension, chemistry, and scenes -- but not so much it takes away from the story.

Descriptive sex: Yes

OW (Other Woman)/OM (Other Man) drama: Yes (view spoiler)[ There is another woman that used to be with the H before he met the h that is around and causes some drama. (hide spoiler)]

Sex scene with OW or OM: No

Cheating: No

Separation: Yes, but not in the relationship sense (view spoiler)[They are separated physically shortly, but there was no mention or suggestion of other partners during this time. (hide spoiler)]

Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[ Abuse/torture (through memories on page), violence/murder (on page), captivity (on page), borderline sexual assault (H to h on page), and the h was a virgin. (hide spoiler)]

Closure: This ends so abruptly that I was confused tbh. I read it with my Scribd subscription and it ended on page 377 of 526. I still had unanswered questions and I feel like it's probably one of those that will revisit this couple in the books later in the series. But! (view spoiler)[They're together, shared "ILYs" and Emma’s family has accepted the union (hide spoiler)] So I'd probably call it a HFN ending because of everything else that wasn't addressed but I felt needed to be.

Safety: This one should be Safe for most safety gang readers
(view spoiler)[
- Does Not have cheating
- Does Not have a descriptive sex scene with OW/OM
- Does have the h pushing the H away
- Does have a separation between the h and H
- Does have abuse
- Does Not have a HEA ending (hide spoiler)]