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Dark Hunger (Dark Carpathian #14)
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Christine Feehan (Goodreads Author)
The New York Times bestselling author's Carpathian classic goes Manga!
Christine Feehan has reinvented the vampire novel with her New York Times bestselling Carpathian series. Now she and Berkley take her "out-of-the- ordinary" (Booklist) in a thrilling new direction--and this time it's more graphic than ever.
Riordan is an immortal Carpathian male, trapped and caged, his...more
Christine Feehan has reinvented the vampire novel with her New York Times bestselling Carpathian series. Now she and Berkley take her "out-of-the- ordinary" (Booklist) in a thrilling new direction--and this time it's more graphic than ever.
Riordan is an immortal Carpathian male, trapped and caged, his...more
Paperback, Graphic Novel, 208 pages
Published
October 2nd 2007
by Berkley Trade
(first published August 31st 2004)
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This was only my second 'manga' book, and I guess because this one doesn't read back to front it may not be considered manga to the true fan...however.
I'm not a Christine Feehan fan..I've tried to read her novels in the past and not been able to feel the love, however, this was a really enjoyable read , from start to finish it took maybe a couple of hours, the story flowed well and made sense. The art work is is very attractive, but to the true manga fan may fall short, as it feels very westerni...more
I'm not a Christine Feehan fan..I've tried to read her novels in the past and not been able to feel the love, however, this was a really enjoyable read , from start to finish it took maybe a couple of hours, the story flowed well and made sense. The art work is is very attractive, but to the true manga fan may fall short, as it feels very westerni...more
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For some reason goodreads is combining the reviews of the manga version with the ebook novella. I read the novella.
I've been reading Feehan ever since she blew all our socks off with Mikhail, the original dark, brooding vampiric hottie and I'll say at the outset that I love her Carpathian books but recognize that they don't hold up well to a systematic assessment. When you start to break them down, the plots seem ludicrous, the characters annoyingly thick and self involved. Her works appear to...more
I've been reading Feehan ever since she blew all our socks off with Mikhail, the original dark, brooding vampiric hottie and I'll say at the outset that I love her Carpathian books but recognize that they don't hold up well to a systematic assessment. When you start to break them down, the plots seem ludicrous, the characters annoyingly thick and self involved. Her works appear to...more
Borrowed as anthology Darkest at dawn
1st Book Dark Hunger
Juliette and her sister Jasmine enter a facility deep in the jungle to free animals...
But Juliette finds a man behind the last locked door.. Riordan who has been trapped and caged like an animal - kept weak by a new drug...
when Juliette enters the room he sees colours
Queue the inspiration music and fire works
(view spoiler)...more
1st Book Dark Hunger
Juliette and her sister Jasmine enter a facility deep in the jungle to free animals...
But Juliette finds a man behind the last locked door.. Riordan who has been trapped and caged like an animal - kept weak by a new drug...
when Juliette enters the room he sees colours
Queue the inspiration music and fire works
(view spoiler)...more
Really 2.75 Rating,
This review will be brief, since this book has already been thoroughly reviewed already. I didn't enjoy this installment as much as the first book in this trilogy, Insatiable Desire. Although this book was darker and grittier than its predecessor, I found it to be extremely predictable and too conveniently coincidental. I mean, I could see every move coming; it was as if the plot was transparent. I can usually handle very predictable books but there has to at least be an inter...more
This review will be brief, since this book has already been thoroughly reviewed already. I didn't enjoy this installment as much as the first book in this trilogy, Insatiable Desire. Although this book was darker and grittier than its predecessor, I found it to be extremely predictable and too conveniently coincidental. I mean, I could see every move coming; it was as if the plot was transparent. I can usually handle very predictable books but there has to at least be an inter...more
Chained to a wall by the humans, caught in a trap surely set by a master vampire, Riordan was running out hope. Witnessing the men take more wild animals into the new research building, Juliette and her sister Jasmine needed to save the animals before they were tortured, finding not only animals but a man, nearly broke her heart. Binding themselves together meant one big family.
Several months ago I read the novella version of this story, so I knew what was going to happen. I know several people...more
Several months ago I read the novella version of this story, so I knew what was going to happen. I know several people...more
A tale of true love beyond your own species, this manga will definitely keep your attention!
Juliette is a shapeshifter. She lives her life as both a jaguar and a human female. She has feelings from both forms, but her jaguar runs the deepest.
Her life centers around protecting her cousin and her sister, who are also shapeshifters that live as both jaguar and human. But, true love turns her life upside-down, when she meets the Carpathian named Riordan, who swears that she is his *lifemate*. Lifem...more
Juliette is a shapeshifter. She lives her life as both a jaguar and a human female. She has feelings from both forms, but her jaguar runs the deepest.
Her life centers around protecting her cousin and her sister, who are also shapeshifters that live as both jaguar and human. But, true love turns her life upside-down, when she meets the Carpathian named Riordan, who swears that she is his *lifemate*. Lifem...more
You can probably see how much I like Christine Feehan's books based on all my high ratings. Big fan. But, I didn't like this one at all.
I don't read comic books, not appealing to me. This book is basically a comic book. The illustrations are okay I guess but the clipped dialogue is bad. If I hadn't read previous Carpathian novels I wouldn't have followed what was happening with any understanding. Just questions.
All it did was make me wish there was a full book about Riordan and Juliette. It's...more
I don't read comic books, not appealing to me. This book is basically a comic book. The illustrations are okay I guess but the clipped dialogue is bad. If I hadn't read previous Carpathian novels I wouldn't have followed what was happening with any understanding. Just questions.
All it did was make me wish there was a full book about Riordan and Juliette. It's...more
I read the graphic novel first and I liked it. It obviously lacked the detail that one can get by reading the actual story (both storyline wise and steamy scene wise) After I read the graphic novel I wanted more of the details so I read the short story too it definitely shed more light on the plot that got lost in translation. I loved Juliette and her inhibition. The Jaguar's look like they're going to offer a wealth of lifemates for the Carpathians .. though I do feel bad for the one who gets S...more
I like Feehan's books for the most part. I picked this book up because I was a fan of manga & I figured that this would be a fun read. Boy was I wrong! First off, the artwork is terrible, even by the standards of US manga artists. It's like they didn't even try to coax one of the more talented artists to illustrate it. I also think that while an illustrated/comic format of Feehan's books would be entertaining, manga was not the right way to go.
The storyline also suffered greatly at the hand...more
The storyline also suffered greatly at the hand...more
I came across this book while I was living in Tennessee a few months ago and decided to give these immortal alpha-males another chance. I’ve had lots going on for the last few months and haven’t gotten around to reading this until now (having your power knocked out leaves you with lots of time…).
Needless to say, I just can’t get into the Carpathian stories even in graphic novel format. I really can’t even articulate what it is about them I don’t like but something about them rubs me the wrong (...more
Needless to say, I just can’t get into the Carpathian stories even in graphic novel format. I really can’t even articulate what it is about them I don’t like but something about them rubs me the wrong (...more
The usual I guess. I got to about sixty five per cent and realised that the only thing that had happened so far is that they'd met, realised 'Hey! You're my lifemate!' 'Well, damn. Ah well, okay then. Convert me so we can have kids!', and they'd done a lot in the effort of creating a kid. Only after then did the 'big twist/danger' appear. I'm not even going to comment on how ridiculously quickly I ended up reading this book (and it was the book, for some reason they only show the manga edition.....more
Juliette goes into a laboratory in search of endangered animals to save. Instead she finds Riordan, her lifemate and tortured Carpathian male, held captive. They escape and he blows the laboratory up. Juliette tells him that she is concerned for her sister and cousin in the jungle, and the go to find them. When they go to her house they find that jaguar men, horrible cruel people, have kidnapped her family. They have to quickly find them before they do irrevocable damage to her only kin.
I liked...more
I liked...more
Disappointing at best. Honestly I grew up loving comics like Richie Rich and Casper the Friendly Ghost and thought I would like this too but this is terrible. The characters look so much alike from the profile that it is hard to tell them apart and the little bit of story there is with it reads like "Me Big Strong Tarzan, U Little Jane, Me Taking UR Blood Now, Yes Please I So Dizzy, Now UR Mine"
So my advice to all the Carpathian fans who are looking at this as an interesting addition to the ser...more
So my advice to all the Carpathian fans who are looking at this as an interesting addition to the ser...more
This was a cheesy graphic novel. I know I read the real book. As I read this I remembered all the characters. The language is so corny & the pictures fit in so well with that that I laughed several times.
If you find this used, it is worth the couple of dollars to experience it. I definitely wouldn't spend more than $5 on it. It's definitely NOT a keeper! Borrow it if you can, but it's really bad in this format.
I absolutely hate CF's cat people. They are so stupid ribbing up on people etc. W...more
If you find this used, it is worth the couple of dollars to experience it. I definitely wouldn't spend more than $5 on it. It's definitely NOT a keeper! Borrow it if you can, but it's really bad in this format.
I absolutely hate CF's cat people. They are so stupid ribbing up on people etc. W...more
I'm really disappointed with this book.
I love Christine Feehan's books. I haven't read as many of the Carpathian novels as others, but the few other Carpathian's I've read, I've really enjoyed. Not so much this one.
The obsession starts way soon for me. And the pages are full of a bunch of nothing. I don't feel the connection between Riordan and Juliette here, and I can't get a feel for who the characters are either. This book isn't as well written either.
I'll give a few more Carpathian's a shot....more
I love Christine Feehan's books. I haven't read as many of the Carpathian novels as others, but the few other Carpathian's I've read, I've really enjoyed. Not so much this one.
The obsession starts way soon for me. And the pages are full of a bunch of nothing. I don't feel the connection between Riordan and Juliette here, and I can't get a feel for who the characters are either. This book isn't as well written either.
I'll give a few more Carpathian's a shot....more
from ss collection entitled Hot Blooded...
Juliette, a panther shifter, and her sister Jasmine & cousin Solange are on a crusade in the Brazilian jungle to protect and rescue female panther shifters from a group of male panther shifters (who may be affected by vampires) who are kidnapping & raping female panthers in an effort to breed male panthers… (including their mother and aunt)…
Riordan is the youngest of the Brazilian DeLaCruz’s in Brazil… and he was tricked & captured by a mast...more
Juliette, a panther shifter, and her sister Jasmine & cousin Solange are on a crusade in the Brazilian jungle to protect and rescue female panther shifters from a group of male panther shifters (who may be affected by vampires) who are kidnapping & raping female panthers in an effort to breed male panthers… (including their mother and aunt)…
Riordan is the youngest of the Brazilian DeLaCruz’s in Brazil… and he was tricked & captured by a mast...more
Riordan finds his lifemate almost too late. Trapped by a vampire, his life's blood draining away, Juliette comes to his rescue. Freeing him from his chains, she instead becomes bound to the Carpathian. Juliette is not without her own secrets. She is one of the Jaguar. As ancient as the Carpathians, her species is facing some of the same issues. She must take up the fight with him, to save her family.
Compared to her other works, this book lacked plot-line and development. I understand that it was much shorter than her other actual novels, but if they wanted to make a "good" manga, they shouldn't have either made it longer or added more manga to it. They it is honestly kind of pathetic in it's construction. On top, of that the artwork could have been better. Just like the plot-line, there was little detail.
This is the first of Christine Feehan's books that I've read, so it served as my introduction to the Carpathians, who are like vampires but not quite. It was engaging, so I finished the book fairly quickly, in one day. Riordan is gorgeous, if slightly feminine-looking (one aspect of manga that I'm still getting used to), and so is the spread of the leopards frolicking.
First time I read a graphic novel. Kinda makes the story ridiculous without the humanity and thoughts of reading the actual story. Although I'll give it this, it cut through the redundancy of the We are Carpathian and this is what we are shpeal.
So, it seems that romance fiction is even cheesier when it's placed in graphic novel format. I remember reading other books by this author when in standard format, and found them enjoyable but slightly oozy with cheese. In the graphic format, I barely found myself able to finish it... as I was drowning in the cheese.
Nov 27, 2010
Vfields needs to be happy!
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Shelves:
lite-reads,
weres-vamps-magic
Why are they doing this to me? I ordered it 2004 because Feehan is so dependable and was so shocked when I got a comic book. Ok, so I finally read it. It took her two to three hundrend pages novels and condenced it into a two hour blurb.
I cant rate Christine Feehan highly enough in ALL her books i have read which includes the Dark Series and The Ghostwalkers. Her talent for drawing you into the story is unbelievable! Would give more than 5 stars if i could!!!!!
I’m a fan of the Dark Series’ books. This comic book format is completely lacking in many areas, its awkward, characters have no depth (like in the books), and no real plot. The characters deserved better.
No wonder this was so short! This was in a Kindle bundle of Christine Feehan books from my library. If there were cool graphics, they were not included in my copy -- boo!
Riordan (Ancient Hunter and youngest of DeLaCruz brothers) & Juliette (Jaguar..ahem..not gonna tell ya!) Read the story.. :D
Love Juliette for her stubbornness. All the DeLaCruz brothers are divine off course, so these two makes of an interesting and entertaining story.
Love Juliette for her stubbornness. All the DeLaCruz brothers are divine off course, so these two makes of an interesting and entertaining story.
Been awhile since I've read the novel, but the graphic novel version seems to hit the major scenes. Black white illustrations, sex scenes alluded to.
I enjoyed reading the novella. She writes paranormal romance very well, especially the intimate love/sex scenes, lots of wonderful detail.
I may have actually lost brain cells while reading this manga. I'm not sure the regular book would be any better though. Unfortunate.
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan has over 40 novels published, including four series. Each of her four series has hit #1 on the NY Times. Her debut novel Dark Prince received 3 of the 9 Paranormal Excellence Awards in Romantic Literature for 1999. Since then she has been published by Leisure Books, Pocket Books, and currently is writing for Berkley/Jove. She also has earned 7...more
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