Eternal Hunger (Mark of the Vampire, #1)

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Eternal Hunger (Mark of the Vampire #1)

by Laura Wright (Goodreads Author)

3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 · rating details · 2,296 ratings · 268 reviews

In the dark, fear and desire are one.

Alexander Roman wants nothing to do with the controlling rulers of his vampire breed or the family he escaped from a hundred years ago. But as a new threat to the pureblood vampires emerges, Alexander's ties to the past are forced upon him again, and without warning, he finds himself— disoriented, terrified, and near death—at the door o...more

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Published October 5th 2010 by Signet Eclipse

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Apr 29, 2013 Aly (Mircea) Basarab rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Noooooo!

Shelves: 2013-reading-romances-challenge, never-ending-aka-never-finished, paranormal

04 APR: Beauty and the Beast

Read about 1/3 of it... Not even the pretty cover with Paul could save it.

This book is very, very boring. The author keeps using terms that I still have no idea what they mean, the characters feel flat to me and I don't understand what the hell is happening in this book! I mean the heroine is a psychiatrist or smth that may or may not be able to take memories from people, the hero has gone through a transformation that we don't know why or how it happened, he ends...more

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Aug 14, 2011 Beate rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires

This book took me absolutely forever to finish. Two words describe this book. Boring. Predictable.

The beginning of the book is too confusing. And the writing is sometimes awkward, making it that much harder to read. It felt as if everything was explained to death, boring me to tears.

Also the characters felt very impersonal. I just couldn't connect with anyone. Not even a little. In parts it was so bad, I just didn't care one way or the other about what happened to the characters. The author neve...more

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Jun 02, 2011 Crystal ♥ RBtWBC rated it 4 of 5 stars

Great start to a sexy new series; Eternal Hunger is definitely a new favorite!

I struggled at the beginning of the novel because everything is thrown at you all at once; new terms, meanings, ect. It would have been a big help if there was a glossary to use as a reference, but after the first few chapters I was able to get the hang of this new world Laura Wright has brilliantly created and the story started to flow for me.

Alexander Roman grabbed me right from the start. He is a sexy alpha male and...more Great start to a sexy new series; Eternal Hunger is definitely a new favorite!

I struggled at the beginning of the novel because everything is thrown at you all at once; new terms, meanings, ect. It would have been a big help if there was a glossary to use as a reference, but after the first few chapters I was able to get the hang of this new world Laura Wright has brilliantly created and the story started to flow for me.

Alexander Roman grabbed me right from the start. He is a sexy alpha male and the eldest of the three Roman brothers who escaped their credentis and the Order, making a life for themselves in the human world. Until the Order finds Alexander and forces him into morphing, a last phase in a pure blood vampire’s growth where he either has to find his mate or he turns into a sex crazed monster. Now Alexander must hunt down the impure, Ethan Dare, who is building an army against the Order, otherwise they will force his brothers into morpho as well.
Sara Donohue, a doctor who has spent her life trying to cure her brother from the mental effects of a deadly childhood accident, finds Alexander on her front porch and comes to his rescue. When she walks inside her apartment though, her world is turned upside down by the revelations of an ex patient and the vampire now lying on her floor.

As the danger around them heightens so does their desire. Alexander knows though that he can not have a lasting relationship with Sara, a human, because eventually the need to find his mate will take over, so though he seems to have a sizzling connection with her he tries to keep her at arms length. Because of his childhood past he doesn’t wish to have a mate period and refuses to be dependent on one person so he eventually succumbs to the passion rising between them. I loved the chemistry between these two, though I guessed the ultimate twist for Sara early on and it wasn’t a surprise for me at the end. The dialogue between Alexander and his brothers was wonderfully entertaining and I liked that by the end Sara earns their respect. I have a feeling that there was a lot of foreshadowing going on for a few pairs of vampires and I won’t be surprised if things turn out the way I’m thinking. All the characters really captured my attention and I’m going to grabbed Nicky’s story asap. Wright pens a great background for all and unique world building, letting just enough slip at a time. I read Eternal Hunger in one sitting; I just could not put it down

Eternal Hunger is dark and sexy with captivating alpha males, strong women and an intriguing world of pure blood and impure vampires. Full of romance, hot scenes, action and suspense this is a must read!

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Feb 18, 2013 D.G. marked it as dnf · review of another edition

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What a convoluted story! I listened to a couple of hours and could barely follow what's going on. The author tried to introduce new elements to the whole vampire mythology but without explaining what things meant so I was confused by all the Italian terminology.

Worse, the author took coincidences to incredible heights: the bad guy who attacks the heroine ends up joining the villains, while an important girl to the villains' plans is the heroine's patient!!! Prior to the start of the book there'...more

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Dec 10, 2012 StrangeBedfellows rated it 3 of 5 stars

I didn't like this book, in particular, but I do think I might like this series, as a whole. To me, this book was an icebreaker, the introduction to a possibly interesting series.

The Mark of the Vampire series is built around three vampire brothers, rebels within their own society. Things kick off with the eldest of the three, Alexander Roman. Cursed by their father's legacy, the genetics of a breeder male, Alexander faces a transformation that turns a vampire's lust for blood -- and women -- in...more I didn't like this book, in particular, but I do think I might like this series, as a whole. To me, this book was an icebreaker, the introduction to a possibly interesting series.

The Mark of the Vampire series is built around three vampire brothers, rebels within their own society. Things kick off with the eldest of the three, Alexander Roman. Cursed by their father's legacy, the genetics of a breeder male, Alexander faces a transformation that turns a vampire's lust for blood -- and women -- into an uncontrollable fury. Enter Sara Donahue, a human woman who crosses his path just when he's the most dangerous. Sara wants nothing to do with vampires and this strange new world she's been thrust into, but Alexander just can't seem to let her go . . .

In its own right, this book was only passably entertaining. Unfortunately, I simply never grew interested in Alexander and his story; I was much more interested Lucian, Alexander's youngest brother, and a few other side characters -- whose own stories didn't start to develop until halfway through. Consequently, just as I was getting into things, it all was coming to a close.

There are a lot of lukewarm responses to this book, but fans of vampire romances should give it a try. Certainly don't let my criticisms steer you away. I did like the author's style of writing, and -- with the exception of Alexander -- the characters were all appealing. Also, major plus points for sex appeal. I'd give it a 4 out of 5 on steaminess. Eternal Hunger ended with a satisfying close to Alexander and Sara's story but left enough hanging to build momentum towards the next book. I think once this series gets into full swing, reception among readers may improve. Overall, this read like a cross between Larissa Ione's Demonica series and J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood . . . plenty of potential.

So despite my own tepid response to Eternal Hunger, I will keep an eye out for the rest of this series, even if only to read more about Lucian.

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Nov 02, 2012 Carey Sabala rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Mark of the Vampire series. It features our hero Alexander and our heroine Sarah. Pretty much the blurb above says it all, so I'll just skip to my review.I just finished the book and my immediate thought is, it's eh. Would I recommend it? Maybe. I didn't find much in the story that was unique or different from most other vampire books out there except the authors vampire culture although it's a bit confusing After having just finished reading the book, I could not t...more This is the first book in the Mark of the Vampire series. It features our hero Alexander and our heroine Sarah. Pretty much the blurb above says it all, so I'll just skip to my review.I just finished the book and my immediate thought is, it's eh. Would I recommend it? Maybe. I didn't find much in the story that was unique or different from most other vampire books out there except the authors vampire culture although it's a bit confusing After having just finished reading the book, I could not tell you what any of the import aspects of the "Mark" vampire society are, it just got that muddled (i.e. why it was such a horrible thing that certain males are chosen to find their perfect mate or why Alexander was chosen to go through the process of being changed. Even the "steamy" sex scenes had me rolling my eyes. I had to cover my mouth at one point to keep myself from laughing out loud). The whole backstory in general is weak, the story jumps around quiet a bit and the relationship between the hero and heroine feels forced and unnatural (and not because he's a vampire and she's a human). I also think the author got a bit tied up in the world building and coming up with her own language terms for her vampire society that the story got pretty washed out. It wasn't till I was about 3/4 through the book till I finally felt I had an ok grasp on what the vampires meant when they used their some of their vampire vocabulary. The book basically has a language all it's own. Usually in a book that's world building and is trying to introduce you to the new verbiage or culture, you as the reader are eased into it but in this book, the author thrusts you into the language and not very gently. All the weird verbiage ended up throwing me out of the story while I had to translate what the heck they were saying in my head. It was definitely a new reading experience but not one I think I enjoyed.

If you like cheesy predictable vampire stories with a convoluted vampire society, I'd recommend this one. If you read a ton of PNR vampires like I do, I'd stick with the Black Dagger Brotherhood.(less)

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Aug 22, 2012 BestChickLit.com rated it 4 of 5 stars

If you like a good old fashioned paranormal romance then sink your teeth (sorry, we had to) into this new fab series. As steamy as it is mysterious, the language and sex scenes can be rather choice at times, which seems like a very clever trick to hold or snap back a reader’s attention. The plot is as good as any other in the genre, with multiple storylines happening or budding simultaneously that begin to intertwine with each other.

Alexander is strapping, protective alpha-type example of the ‘p...more

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May 04, 2012 Ashley rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires

I thought this was a good start to a new series. I kind of give authors some leeway when it's the first book of a series only because I know there's a lot of introductions (new world, characters, etc) involved. Eternal Hunger kept my interest throughout and made me want to read the next book, and in my opinion that means it was a success.

I like Alexander, but part of my issue with the book was that he wasn't as fleshed out as I would've wanted. What happened with him that caused him to be locked...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Visionary rated it 5 of 5 stars

Now and then an author will come along to “wow” me with their unique and different take on vampires; especially when I am feeling quite blah on the subject or that vampires are too over-done, too cliché.
Eternal Hunger really ought to have a warning sticker. Warning, reading this book will cause you to neglect housechores, husband, children, pets, and the world as a whole.
Because that is exactly what happened to me, I started EH and next thing I knew my hubby was chewing me out for neglecting...more

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Apr 13, 2011 Kelly % Books-n-Kisses rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have to start out by saying that I am totally in love with Laura Wright and the new vampire world that she has created. The Roman Brothers are dark, dangerous, secretive, devoted, protective and sexy as hell.
Eternal Hunger is the first book in this series about the Roman Brothers... I feel in love with all of them from the very first page.
Alexander is so dark and tormented by his past, present and his future... He is the head of the family, he has to be the strong one, the brave one, and the...more

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Jan 17, 2011 Laura Kaye rated it 4 of 5 stars

I definitely enjoyed this first in a series featuring vampire Alexander Roman's evolving connection with Dr. Sara Donohue. Sara was smart, strong, and able to roll with the punches, and she was immediately likable and sympathetic. Alexander's unique physicality made him especially appealing, as did the interesting powers he had as a "morphed" vampire. The world building in EH was very interesting and spun a different take on vampires' role in the modern world. The sexual tension between the char...more I definitely enjoyed this first in a series featuring vampire Alexander Roman's evolving connection with Dr. Sara Donohue. Sara was smart, strong, and able to roll with the punches, and she was immediately likable and sympathetic. Alexander's unique physicality made him especially appealing, as did the interesting powers he had as a "morphed" vampire. The world building in EH was very interesting and spun a different take on vampires' role in the modern world. The sexual tension between the characters crackled throughout the whole thing.

Since this _is_ going to have sequels, here's some things I personally hope she'll further develop in the coming books. First, I would've liked to see more of Alex's childhood suffering, I wanted her to up the angst-factor with him; I wanted to feel what he'd overcome even more than I did. I wanted a bigger moment of him finally giving in, trusting, taking that leap of faith that someone wouldn't hurt him again. It fell a little flat to me, a little two-dimensional. Second, I wouldn't have mind longer/more detailed sex scenes, at least a few times. Don't get me wrong, they were good, but they almost always seemed to end too quickly. Part of it, I think, was wanting to feel more of the connection, the romance, between them. Third, this got better by the middle of the book, but the introduction of the vampire-specific vocabulary felt a little forced in the beginning. Presumably, having established a lot of this, it'll continue on smoother in the follow-on books. Finally, there were a few word choices that just tripped me up every time. While I *loved* the description of his eyes as cherry-black and/or merlot, the repeated description of hers as blueberry drove me freaking nuts! There were also a few squick-worthy sexual references, like his penis kissing her womb (ouch) and her nether region as a "mouth" (ew). Obviously, these are all highly subjective--one person's squick may very well be another person's turn-on.

I devoured the book--lured in by the molten-hot cover!--in a day and a half. When the last page ended, I found myself disappointed it was over and wanting more--so, in the end, Ms. Wright did her job. Recommend!(less)

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Nov 29, 2010 jD rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: series_vamps, must-read-seq, vamps-funny

I liked this book despite the fact that there was very little about the plot that was original. Ms. Wright did a better than fair job of building a world of vamp inequality. About half-way through I discovered that I actually was enjoying the book and no longer rolling my eyes over the many similarities to other vamp series. The saving grace for me was the three female characters -- Sara (the mate), Bronwyn (the almost mate), and Dillion (the angry bodyguard). The brothers, although not original...more

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Oct 26, 2010 L' Te rated it 2 of 5 stars

New author, first time out. Okay, I am going to try my darnedest here and practice good manners. I do not wish to be harsh, nevertheless the truth of it is ... Eternal Hunger reads as a “good” proposal to a potential story-line that needs to be fleshed out into three dimensions.

Granted, the Roman Brothers are, at first glance, full of dark, brooding, sexy angst (yes, this sounds like a recipe for success), but with deeper inspection they present as flat two dimensional characters with very littl...more

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Oct 29, 2010 Vanessa theJeepDiva rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2010, book-club, paranormal-romance

I am truly debating on using the “Great Read Guarantee” that is mentioned on the cover of this book. The author does an extreme amount of conflict building in this book. The book is in fact over cluttered with conflict. One of the conflicts that was brought into Alexander & Sara’s romance was Bronwyn. She claims to be Alexander’s true mate. She claims to have proof, but won’t share it; everyone just takes her word for it. The way she shows up with this claim leaves me with the feeling that t...more

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Nov 11, 2010 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars

Eternal Hunger is the first book in the Roman Brothers trilogy by Laura Wright and a Signet Eclipse Paranormal Romance.

Book Blurb:

Alexander Roman wants nothing to do with the controlling rulers of his vampire breed or the family he escaped from a hundred years ago. But as a new threat to the pureblood vampires emerges, Alexander's ties to the past are forced upon him again, and without warning, he finds himself - disoriented, terrified, and near death - at the door of a stranger.

Fear Is In The B...more

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Oct 20, 2010 Jane Litte rated it 3 of 5 stars

I struggled to pinpoint exactly why I didn't respond well to this book. At first blush, I thought my problems lay with the derivative nature of the worldbuilding but in retrospect I think the real problem was the lack of romance although I did think the worldbuilding was uneven and often silly.

Alexander Roman is the eldest of three vampire brothers created when one of vampire women was forced to lie with a pureblood (be raped by a pureblood vampire or "Breeding Male"). These descendants of a Bre...more

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Jul 19, 2012 Liz rated it 4 of 5 stars

I don't know that Goodreads does 1/2 stars but if it did, I would give this book 4.5 stars!! I really liked this one but I'm not FOR SURE if I'd read it again. Maybe. Probably.

I've never read Laura Wright before. She was on my list of recommendations so I thought I'd give her a shot. Boy, am I glad I did!

Eternal Hunger is a paranormal romance about vampires (aren't they all these days?). One vampire family in particular. Well, brothers, anyways. The Roman brothers are tall, dark, handsome and me...more I don't know that Goodreads does 1/2 stars but if it did, I would give this book 4.5 stars!! I really liked this one but I'm not FOR SURE if I'd read it again. Maybe. Probably.

I've never read Laura Wright before. She was on my list of recommendations so I thought I'd give her a shot. Boy, am I glad I did!

Eternal Hunger is a paranormal romance about vampires (aren't they all these days?). One vampire family in particular. Well, brothers, anyways. The Roman brothers are tall, dark, handsome and menacing. There are three of them: Alexander, Nicholas and Lucian. We start off with Alexander.

Alexander is about to go through a change called the "morpho". Essentially, it makes him bigger, stronger and unable to go out in the daylight. He also has the marking of his true mate branded into his face and all over his body. As fate would have it, he goes into morpho right about sunrise, on the doorstep of Dr. Sara Donohue.

Sara is a psychiatrist. She works at a local hospital and one of her patients is her brother. When they were younger, she accidentally started a fire and her brother was hurt. His hands are burned pretty badly but he is sort of catatonic and doesn't speak. Not to anyone, not anymore. So Sara has made it her life's mission to heal her brother, Grey. She's trying to develop a way to remove traumatic memories but its slow going. She won't give up though, not until she saves her brother from his self-imposed imprisonment of the mind.

One day, she arrives home to find a very large, very handsome man, laying almost unconscious on her front stoop. She tries to revive him, thinking he's homeless or drunk but when she sees his face, she knows that's not the case. She hears in her head, a voice telling her to take him inside. She does but that's when trouble starts. A former patient of hers, Tom, is inside her home. She stopped treating him months ago because he developed an unhealthy fixation with her. He left dead birds at her house and shit. Anyways, he's been trying to call her almost daily, I think. Well, today, he's in her house and wants to hurt her. He roughs her up and punches her in the face, HARD. She's about to pass out and that's when this large man suddenly revives and comes to her aid. But what does he want? And what's on his face? Did someone do that to him? Why did he help her? And what happened to Tom???

All of those questions are answered in this first book in Laura Wright's series. It was so good! I don't know if I laughed out loud very much but the love story between Sara and Alexander is hot and sexy!!! Alexander is such a stud-muffin!! LOL! I really liked him even though he's kind of an alpha male. He wants to keep her safe and tells her what to do. Correction, he TRIES to tell her what to do!! And Sara is great. She's not stupid. She knows she's in danger and she's knows she should do what Alexander is saying but she also needs to go to work to see to her brother and his care. So she makes compromises. Simple. Common sense that is missing in a lot of these romance novels, I think. When she figures out what Alexander is, she naturally freaks out but we don't dwell on that and Sara gets over it pretty quickly, which I really liked also.

Overall, this was an excellent book! I have NO idea what it was about the sex scenes that were so hot but hot they were!!! I mean, my eyes are still crossed from the heat these two generate!!! Maybe its the chemistry? Maybe its the author's way with words? I don't know. But I seriously enjoyed this book!!!(less)

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Jun 25, 2012 Bobbi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance

Pretty predictable, but still fun.

I will never understand why so many romance authors think this whole instantly falling madly in love without any speed bumps except crossed stars thing works over and over. If the souls involved are so tortured and have such a hard time trusting, as you say, why not have them fight it a little more? Interest, getting to know each other, then trust. And more obstacles in their path to that trust.

Anyway, they're still a nice candy read every once in a while, and...more

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Oct 10, 2010 Panichaya rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite-of-all-time, paranormal-romance

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Jun 03, 2012 Alexia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

I stumbled across this book while visiting a new fellow book blogger’s blog. I read her review and decided I had to read Eternal Hunger.

I enjoy vampy books with the cliché ‘destined human mate’ and the struggle of acceptance and the whole “no no, it can’t be true, vampires don’t exist, you’re not real, blah blah blah”. Eternal Hunger has that part in it, but I feel that Sara (human mate) accepted it too fast – any sane person would put up more of a fight, I mean, he’s a vampire, hellooo – grab y...more I stumbled across this book while visiting a new fellow book blogger’s blog. I read her review and decided I had to read Eternal Hunger.

I enjoy vampy books with the cliché ‘destined human mate’ and the struggle of acceptance and the whole “no no, it can’t be true, vampires don’t exist, you’re not real, blah blah blah”. Eternal Hunger has that part in it, but I feel that Sara (human mate) accepted it too fast – any sane person would put up more of a fight, I mean, he’s a vampire, hellooo – grab your lip gloss and run!! Lol

Dr. Sara Donohue is calm, collected and always analyzes everything before making a decision. She works in a psychiatric hospital and on her way home one evening she stumbles across a strange man on her doorstep – and so the fun begins! Sara is thrust into a world of vampires and a bat shit cray cray patient that is hell bent on having her for himself. I feel that Sara handled meeting vampires very well – too well. She trusted quickly and just went with it… nothing wrong with that, but I would’ve enjoyed more fight in her. She is sarcastic and witty – I LOVE that J

When you meet Alexander Roman for the first time he is depressed and in pain. His hunger is controlling him. He is hot-headed and most of the times he is like a caged animal – literally and figuratively! Sara keeps Alexander on his toes and surprises him with her decisions and actions. He is dangerous yet alluring – I wouldn’t mind coming face to face with this hotness monster! J

The Roman brothers have a close relationship, each brother bringing a different characteristic / trait to the ‘relationship’. With Alexander being the oldest, he usually leads, Nicholas is the middle brother, who is calm and collected and Lucian is the hot-headed brother that fights first and asks questions later.

Laura Wright has a whole different spin on the world of vampires. You meet new ‘creatures’ such as Imiti. Then there are vampire villages know as credenti and the vampire law, know as the Order. I love reading books with a new take on the vampire world – here the male vampires (paven) morph when they are 300 years old, they then can’t walk in sun light, have a need to find their true mate or have a need to impregnate vampire females (it could go either way). The females (veanas) morph earlier on in their lives and they can continue to walk in sunlight and also have a need to find their true mate.

It felt like this book ended too soon for me. I wanted to keep on reading and reading and reading. I enjoyed it tremendously! I will definitely be reading the other books in this series. Laura Wright’s writing style is fab – very precise and entertaining. (less)

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Apr 20, 2011 Pam rated it 4 of 5 stars

Eternal Hunger is a great start to a new vampire series called Mark of the Vampire.

The series is about the three Roman brothers who belong to a race of pureblood vampires living and hiding in the human world. They left their life of vampires whose class structure left them with less than a wonderful childhood.

This book focuses on Alexander, the oldest brother. He is rescued by a doctor when he goes through the "change" earlier than expected. The change was brought on by elders who want him to he...more

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Nov 27, 2010 Silver James rated it 4 of 5 stars

I just finished reading this book, and while some plot points appeared obvious and some readers may consider this a simple retelling of the Feehan Carpathian novels, Ms. Wright did create a new twist on the very oft-told tale of vampires, humans, and soul mates. While I personally hoped for a bit more back story, the author added just enough insights to make her world understandable. Two things really bugged me--comparing eyes to wine and blueberries. Often. And the use of the *C* word to descri...more

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Jul 17, 2011 Victoria rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was a good read. I'm going to read Eternal Kiss next week and am looking forward to Eternal Captive (Lucian's book ;) - he's one bad ass).
Laura has created a little different vampire world than I'm used to and I am still trying to figure it all out. I think she's left out certain things concerning the "why's" that will become known in the follow up books. This is a great strategy. I like the ideas she's put out here so far though. She set's us up with the naughty off on a rampage vampire (A...more

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Apr 22, 2011 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-april-2011, laura-wright

In Eternal Hunger we are introduced to brothers Alexander, Lucian & Nicholas. This story focuses on Alexander, the eldest of the three as he reaches his vampire maturity 100yrs early and he struggles to understand why. Along the way we meet Sara, a psychiatrist who's life work is to discover how to heal the psychological trauma her brother suffered after being caught in a fire that killed their father.
There are two types of Vampires in this world, the pure (Alexander) and the impure (who are...more

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Apr 01, 2011 Tina rated it 4 of 5 stars

I thought this book was a great start in this new series. I loved Alexander and Sarah's relationship. I liked how the author built their relationship and I also liked the surrounding characters which were Alexander's brothers. There are parts of the book that I did not like. 1. Sarah's endless attempts to save her brother from his PTSD. The obsession of it grew tiresome for me. 2. There was a part where a character named Bronwyn who was introduced as claiming to be Alexander's true mate. I felt...more

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Oct 25, 2010 Lindy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Received an ARC as part of the Early Reviewers program on LibraryThing.com.

This book wasn't bad, but I didn't love it, either. I'll admit I'm a little burned out on paranormal romance, and maybe it takes more to catch my interest. I had trouble feeling the connection between the hero & heroine. Maybe because this was the first book in the series, the necessary world building got in the way. I think some of my favorite romances make me feel strong emotions - smoking sexy heat and delicious te...more

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Aug 06, 2012 Circa rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, didn-t-finish

The author seemed to be going for her version or knockoff of the 'Black Dagger Brotherhood' but fell flat in the character development and chemistry. I'm just about to give up on the mainstream adult paranormal romance. The whole appeal is supposed to be the frightening aspect of their urge to kill but it's rare that any vampires in romance actually drink any fucking blood! At least not on a regular basis. Also the whole terminology for the different levels of vampires is so tiresome now. Can't...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Deirdre rated it 3 of 5 stars

There were occasions when this really didn't impress. It launches you into the story without too much preamble (I actually thought I was reading book 2 in the series at first). Alexander Roman has broken somewhat from the Vampire council and they decide to bring him under their heel by invoking the change that makes him vulnerable to sunshine. They want him to hunt down someone who is preying on the vampire communities.

Dr Sara Donohue is working at helping people with traumatic pasts. Her main...more

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Nov 08, 2010 Meagan rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires-adult

Eternal Hunger is by first time author Laura Wright. It begins with Alexander Roman, the eldest of three vampire brothers. Alexander lived under a dictatorship within his vampire community, despised by his Mother because she was forced to lie with a Pureblood to continue the pure vampire lineage. Alexander escapes the community with his three brothers to live free of their rules. However, as a descendant of a Breeding Male, in his third century of living, he will undergo morpho – where he is for...more Eternal Hunger is by first time author Laura Wright. It begins with Alexander Roman, the eldest of three vampire brothers. Alexander lived under a dictatorship within his vampire community, despised by his Mother because she was forced to lie with a Pureblood to continue the pure vampire lineage. Alexander escapes the community with his three brothers to live free of their rules. However, as a descendant of a Breeding Male, in his third century of living, he will undergo morpho – where he is forced to find his true mate or be overtaken by blood hunger. However, Alexander is not in his 3rd century and undergoes morpho on the doorstep of Psychiatrist Dr Sara Donahue. Alexander saves her from a violent assault committed by an ex-patient, and brings her to his home. Sara must overcome her own fears about Alexander’s world and must battle her own desire and distrust towards him. Enter “The Order”, a body of ruling vampire who have powers unimaginable, who force Alexander to come face to face with his old community and battle an enemy “impure vampire” who has powers only Breeding Pureblood males should have. If Alexander fails, Nicholas will be forced to undergo Morpho. Alexander must fight his own desire and impossible relationship with Sara along with an unknown enemy who has their sights set on Sara.

I was confused throughout the entire book about the language used by the author. Things such as Breeding Male, The Order, Impures etc, were not very well explained and I often had to read back to see what the hell she was talking about. Unlike BDB, which has its own glossary of terms, I felt like the author did not do a very good job of explaining the world Alexander and his brothers came from. More time needed to be spent on explaining terms instead of presuming the reader would know. The sex scene language was often quite vulgar and put me off a little. The book had a lot of promise but at times it fell flat for me. I didn’t feel very connected to the characters and their apparent “trauma” histories. I liked the concept of the book, but it could have been a lot better.
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Mar 09, 2012 Lynn rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: ANYONE

I'm not really sure why this book only has the rating that it has. Maybe it's just me and the fact that I haven't read a book that I really got into in a while but this one is a five star for me.

I could not put this book down. I started reading it this evening after dinner and here it is 3am, I have to work tomorrow and I have just finished this book!

At first I was kind of iffy maybe the first three pages or so but then I pretty much became hooked. There were moments when I was like WHAT, NO, W...more

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“Sara lay back on the cold rock floor and beckoned for him."I'll stay in here until you're starving," she said passionately,"until you understand you can trust me,that I give to you unconditionally,out of the purest love.I'll stay here until this cage becomes a place of peace,of pleasure-not torment."Her eyebrow lifted."I will stay in here until you can't resist me.” — 10 people liked it

“Yes,love."He leaned down,his hands splayed on her ankles,up he raked to her knees,her inner thighs until he had her legs spread so wide her cunt wept for him."You in me and me in you.For hours,forever."

~Alexander Roman” — 2 people liked it

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