I have discovered yet another great series! I’ve been told by my tweeps (that’s twitter peeps for you non-twitter people out there) that the Immortals After Dark series is a must read. I decided I’d check it out since my tweeps have yet to recommend a book or series that sucks. A Hunger Like No Other was no exception.When I started reading A Hunger Like No Other, I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Emma. Even though she’s a vampire, Emma is very timid and non-confrontational. She’s scared of her own shadow and I wasn’t sure I would like a weak heroine. Especially one when she’s going to have to go toe-to-toe with a thousand year old Lykae. Throughout the book, we see Emma come into her own and by the end she is no longer Emma the Timid.I found Lachlain to be a bit of a bully in the beginning. Lachlain escapes his prison and kidnaps Emma. When he discovers that his mate is a vampire – an enemy to his clan and to his kind – he treats her badly Emma is destined to be his mate and he does not want her to slip away. He has waited over 1,000 years for his one true mate and will do anything to keep her with him even if she is a vampire. Lachlain is very aggressive with Emma. He wants her to be his like yesterday. He almost forces her to have sex with him. But instead he makes her do other things that make Emma uncomfortable. He thinks that she’s like all vampires – an aggressive, pathological killer. Imagine his surprise when he realizes that she’s the exact opposite.I enjoyed the banter and dialogue between Lachlain and Emma. There is definitely a generational gap between them. Because he was imprisoned for so long, Lachlain is not up to speed with the 21st century. He has to learn the technology, the clothing and the language. The language barrier provided moments of levity throughout the book.“Her tone defensive, she said, “I’m immortal, too, usually, but if I get in a wreck and get knocked out till morning, that sun allergy card my aunts make me cart around won’t do jack. Okay?”“I understood fifty percent of that,” he observed calmly.Emma and Lachlain are very sexy together. Emma tries to fight her attraction and who can blame her. She’s been kidnapped, assaulted, insulted and bullied by a man who hates and kills vampires. But you can’t fight destiny. Or a sexy Lykae with a Scottish brogue that’ll make you cream your panties. A great cast of characters are introduced in A Hunger Like No Other. It made it a little difficult remembering who was who but by the end, I had it figured out. Hey, better late than never. Emma’s aunts were a wild and weird bunch of characters that got on my nerves with their meddling. But they’re her family, so you wouldn’t expect anything less.A Hunger Like No Other is a great introduction to the Immortals After Dark series. There’s also a novella that provides more background information. I didn’t read the novella but was still able to follow the plot. I loved the mixture of mythology and lore. This is the first paranormal romance I’ve read that included Valkyries.This was a great read and I am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. I would definitely recommend A Hunger Like No Other to fans of paranormal romance.
