• A Hunger Like No Other: Immortals After Dark, Book 2

  • By: Kresley Cole
  • Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
  • Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (5,414 ratings)

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A Hunger Like No Other: Immortals After Dark, Book 2

By: Kresley Cole
Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
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A mythic warrior who'll stop at nothing to possess her....

After enduring years of torture from the vampire horde, Lachlain MacRieve, leader of the Lykae Clan, is enraged to find the predestined mate he's waited millennia for is a vampire. Or partly one. This Emmaline is a small, ethereal half Valkyrie/half vampire, who somehow begins to soothe the fury burning within him.

A vampire captured by her wildest fantasy....

Sheltered Emmaline Troy finally sets out to uncover the truth about her deceased parents - until a powerful Lykae claims her as his mate and forces her back to his ancestral Scottish castle. There, her fear of the Lykae - and their notorious dark desires - ebbs as he begins a slow, wicked seduction to sate her own dark cravings.

An all-consuming desire....

Yet when an ancient evil from her past resurfaces, will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a proud warrior to his knees and turn a gentle beauty into the fighter she was born to be?

©2006 Kresley Cole (P)2006 Simon & Schuster, Inc

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"A unique romance - it truly stands on its own!" (Sherrilyn Kenyon, New York Times bestselling author)

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OH MY!

I loved this book when I read it and knew I had to get the audio when it came out. What a surpirse with the narrator... he is awesome with his rough and deep Scottish accent! I can't wait until the next book. IF HE CONTINUES NARRATING THIS SERIES, I'M GOING TO RUN OUT OF PANTIES!!!!!!! AND TALK ABOUT A "THRILL OF THE CHASE". HE CAN CHASE ME!

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My new favorite narrator!

After my huge disappointment with the narration of Cole's prequel The Warlord Wants Forever, I was ready to be disappointed again. How wrong I was!
A romance star is born and his name is Robert Petkoff.
I'm not even half way through the audiobook A Hunger Like No Other and I felt compelled to write a review. In this first book in the Immortals After Dark series, many characters are introduced and most are female. This could be a challenge for a male narrator but Petkoff does not disappoint. Each female character I've heard so far is recognizable and distinct. And his characterization of the male lead Lachlain is spot on; his Scottish brogue is smooth and sexy. Timing and pacing is excellent. Petkoff is an accomplished narrator, but this appears to be his first step into the Romance genre. I hope he continues to narrate this series.

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abusive, dysfunctional relationship

What did you like best about A Hunger Like No Other? What did you like least?

Best...The plot was original. The last female vampire half breed, hidden from the vampires and is the mate to a lyken. Least...The abusive relationship. These weren't character flaws, but thought out lies and coerced/manipulated sexual acts on a woman.

Would you be willing to try another book from Kresley Cole? Why or why not?

Not sure.

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

The accents were good, but I didn't like the female voices very much. Over all it is hard for a man to sound like a woman, so I compared him to other men and scored from there.

Any additional comments?

The first half of the book deals with finding Emmaline and traveling. This is an abusive first half with alot of lying and manipulation (mentally and sexually). The second half, is set in the home of Locklain, where he continues to lie, 'buy' her gifts to win her over and even get her drunk to have sex with her. Everything a mother fears in a relationship for her daughter. I felt this book was more for the 'forced' fantasy reader. Where the woman wants to run and the man chases her down. Although there isn't rape in the story, I found that there wasn't complete complience and consent in the acts...which I struggled with. When a girl says 'no' it doesn't mean 'maybe'. This story may give some that impression.

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more please

This has been one of my favorite series and I was so excited when I saw it on audible. I hope she will be adding all the books in the series to audible soon. The narrator did a great job he sounded exactly how I pictured he would. Please don"t make us wait too long for the next book Kaderin's story is so good and so is Mariketa's and well I haven't read a Kresley cole book that wasn't kicka**.

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Mostly Positive

I've already read what's available of this series, and I love them enough to give the audiobooks a whirl. The only comment I really have to offer is in reference to the narration.

Robert Petkoff did an wonderful job with the male voices, and his accents were fantastic, but when it came to the female characters, I just didn't buy it. His voice is intensely masculine, and he really tried, but the women, especially Emma, came off sounding super breathy and and still male. I truly enjoyed his Lachlain (especially in the steamier scenes. Really, wow!) but women aren't his forte. Hopefully Mr. Petkoff can fix this, because in most areas his narration was amazing.

It's definitely not a deal breaker for me, but it was a bit distracting.

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More Please...

I really like Ms. Cole's take on mythical races and loved the book when it came out. I was a bit skeptical about listening because IMO male narrators of romance are usually very good or very bad, Bad more often than not. When I listened to the sample, I knew immediately that I would not be disappointed. Mr. Petkoff does a great job emoting and his accents are wonderful. His take on the females in the book had me laughing to myself most of the time - especially his version of Nyx. I truly hope he is chosen to narrate the rest of this series. Can't wait to hear what's next.

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mixed feelings/turned off

Would you try another book from Kresley Cole and/or Robert Petkoff?

I did try another book, my friend convinced me that the series was awesome, worth going back to. I HATED the first few chapters and gave up on this first book. I don't think sexual coersion is romantic at all. Rape is not sexy. My friend said the book got better, that the others in the series were not like that at all. She convinced me to go back to the first to get the back story and continue on. The second half of the book was ok. it took FOREVER in my opinion for the lead male to realize what a stupid @#%#ing bully he had been, and how he had hurt his female. The action was good and liked the potential for series. The other books in the series were quite good. "bad boy" but not hurtful men, fun sassy females, some stronger than others, romance (real romance) and some steamy scenes as well. Sometimes there is humor and they are a lot of fun. The following books remind me of Gena Showalter's Lords of the Underworld books. I think you could skip this one, listen to the second and figure out the back story. The narration was really good. I think one of my favorite narrators, especially for the male characters in the books. Some female voices are good...some not so much.

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HOLY SHIATE!

SHE HAS AN ARSE MEN SHOULD WRITE SONNETS TOO.
This was a good story. It kept my interest from start to finish. Romance is not my normal genre, but I like to check out different things. I liked this for a couple of reasons. A lot of the book is from the man's perspective and the Valkyries. Valkyries are kick ass warrior women, you don't want to mess with. I thought it was an interesting study in a man's lust. Sometimes women don't understand how much men think about sex and how it affects our everyday actions. At the beginning Lachlain comes off as a real A hole, but by the end, Emmaline is the A hole. She absolutely tortures the guy, leads him on, just to say no at the last minute and he knows her body is wanting him. I lost count of how many times they almost had sex.

NOW SHE BELIEVES I'M A LIAR, PROBABLY BECAUSE I LIED TO HER
The beginning to this is a little confusing on how you should react. Lachlain knows that Emmaline is his mate for life. He has just been tortured for 150 years by vampires. Werewolves and vampires have been at war. Emmaline is a vampire. He is upset that she is his mate, yet he has no choice in the matter. He has waited hundreds of years for her and only her. He expected a big tough she wolf, instead he has this 5'5", 100 hundred pound, spoiled, puny vampire. She does not realize that she is his mate. This leads to a scene where he forces her to get naked and too stroke him, basically rape. It is confusing for him, for her and for us the readers.

HIS ERECTION WAS ABOUT TO RIP THROUGH HIS PANTS
Here are some things that made me think: vampires playing x-box, lack of privacy, immortality and how that makes torture so much worse, and the amount of torn clothing. This kept my attention from start to finish, it was very well written and it had an actual story or plot. I will continue the series.

The narrator was excellent.

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I guess ok if you like stories about rape

What disappointed you about A Hunger Like No Other?

I've said it before my reviews of other books, I absolutly HATE when the author develops the sexual relationship before the emotional one.

What was most disappointing about Kresley Cole’s story?

A story about kidnap and rape!! Forcing a woman to strip down naked and physically manipulate a man's genitals against her will, I consider this to be rape.

Which character – as performed by Robert Petkoff – was your favorite?

The narrator was the only redeeming thing about this book. IMHO his preformance was really quite good, esp. considering what he was reading.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disgust mostly. Yes, anger (that I bought the d@mn book), disappointment (that it didn't live up to the hype) and frustration (that so many people actually think this is a great story (what the hell is our society coming too?)).

Any additional comments?

I purchased this book because it kept coming up over and over on my "recommended for you" list, that combined with the high rating and raving reviews. File this one under "bodice ripper." I quit listening after the first 5 chapters because I was so discusted by the victimization of Emma, but hey I paid for it, and it WAS so HIGHLY rated I wanted to see what all the hype was about, so after about a week, I continuted on until the bitter end. Lachlain became less ruthless towards Emma in the middle which made the story more interesting, but then took a turn for the worse toward the end for me.

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Outstanding! A Must Read. Wow!

Wow!! My first Kresley Cole book! I started it at 9pm and it's 6am now. I can't stop listening it's so darn good. Great narrator. Great story and deep sensuality. Not smutty. But might cause a squirm or two or three. In a good way!! :) The story is riveting with surprises and danger. (Great side plot about the truth of elinore's background.)

I like the two main characters so much, I want more from them!! Hope the series has another book about them. But I'll definitely read the rest regardless.

The story sets up such a creative interesting world to explore in further books. Oh, and the male lead in his book is HOT. (although Jerihco Barrons [Karen Moning's Fever series] and Bones from Jeaniene Frost's Night Huntress are still my very favorite).

This is one of my favorite books in the fantasy/ romance genre. And I'll watch the sunset listening till I finish. And probably start another from the author.

LOVE IT!!

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