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kathydavie's review
4.0
Second in the Renegade Angels erotic paranormal romance series revolving around three separate supernatural species—angels, vampires, and lycans. The couple focus is on Elijah Reynolds and Vashti.
My Take
A good read. Day set up a massive conflict, the underlying series theme, in A Touch of Crimson and expands on it beautifully. It's making me itch to read the next in the series, A Taste of Seduction.
Day teases very well! She has also written some hot love scenes. I do like the balance Day is managing with all the conflict that arises. Vashti's traumatic past and the frustration she's feeling along with the pull on her loyalty between Syre and Eli. Then there's Eli's own complex path involving his need as Alpha to protect a pack he doesn't want, the importance of Lindsay's friendship, and his own sense of loyalty to Adrian. As for Adrian...he and Lindsay have a minor role here although I did want to cry in the scene where Lindsay confronts Adrian over his growing humanity.
I had been wondering how Day would resolve Adrian's sin of loving Lindsay. Several interesting possibilities including the truth behind Helena and Marcus' deaths.
Okay, Vashti's reluctance for the alliance may convince the lycans of the vampires' sincerity, but the vampires' desperate need will come out immediately. I wish Day had put a touch more separation into "we need each other" before leaping into "we need so much help". Heck, Vashti was fine with pushing at Syre for a few days NOT to do this!
Oh!! LOL, I did enjoy Eli's introductory position with Vashti. He just put it right out there—this is what I am, suck it up! The whole bit where each hates the other SO much and yet they leap into sex SO quickly was too fast. Although I also have to say that the fierce hatred and attraction also worked. I know, I know, I'm being contradictory.
Interesting questions being raised as to the truth behind the origins of the lycans—what the lycans learn as opposed to what the vampires believe. Then there are the revelations at the end. Eli is taking all this betrayal too easily—Rachel's reaction in the beginning. I'm wondering if Phineas is alive.
While I enjoyed the whole confrontation scene in Shreveport, Vashti's reasoning was off. That, or Raye was pulling one on her. It is creating an interesting conflict with Syre. I do like Eli's reasons for loving Vash...sigh…
Whoa! That encounter in Louisiana certainly brings additional clarity as well as many more questions.
The Story
Evidence of the stricken vampires is becoming apparent and Syre makes a bold move sending the lycan-hating Vashti as his ambassador to the rebelling lycans and their Alpha. Primed to hate, to rip each other apart, Eli and Vashti do. Only not in anger, but in lust.
Facing an unexpected partnership, both are loyal to their own with the added conflict of their own attraction to the enemy. A development that gives them the breathing space to discover a more perfidious enemy.
It's Grace's need for information the requires the Lycan-Vampire alliance.
The Characters
Vashti is a Fallen angel. A vampire and Syre's second-in-command. Vicious and brutal, she loves Syre very much. As a friend. Her commander. Her team usually includes Raye who can't keep it in his pants and Salem. Charron was her mate. Both were angels who Fell when they fell in love.
What did happen to Ice? Is he a party to this?
Elijah Reynolds is a lycan and one of the very rare Alphas. Loyal to Adrian and a friend to Lindsay. The sudden revolt leaves him in charge of the rebelling lycans. Rachel was Micah's mate. Eli owes her a revenge that can be paid with the death of Vashti. Stephan is his beta. Sarah is a young Omega. One of many female wolves attracted to the Alpha.
Ben and Andrew are two lycans who return to the Sentinels.
Lindsay Gibson held two souls. Her own and Shadoe's. Syre was Shadoe's father and it was necessary to turn Lindsay into a vampire to release one of the souls. She's a vampire now. One who can walk in daylight.
Adrian Mitchell leads the Sentinels. He is the captain and he's flouting the rules by being in love with a mortal. The same rule that Fell Syre, Vashti, Charron… Malachai, Geoffrey, and Damien are fellow Sentinels.
Raguel Gadara may be an archangel, but he sounds more like a demon. His territory covers all of North America. Evangeline Hollis works for Raguel and offers contact information on his allies to Adrian. Anything to shaft Raguel.
Syre was the first angel to Fall when he fell in love with Torque and Shadoe's mother. Adrian cut off his wings and Syre became the first vampire and their leader. Torque is naphil—part angel, part mortal. His wife Nikki was killed in A Touch of Crimson.
Sentinels are the warrior angels charged with policing the Fallen and their vampires and minions. The Fallen are angels who fell in love with mortals.
Dr. Grace Peterson is a vampire scientist struggling to find an antidote to the disease destroying vampires, turning them into Wraiths. Her counterpart on the Sentinel side is Siobhán.
The Cover
The cover is orange. Against a titled backdrop of a nightlit downtown scene, a shirtless Eli adopts a casual stance, thumbs hooked in his front jean pockets and three nasty scratches marring his right pectoral muscle.
The title really sums up Eli and Vashti's mutual attraction with A Hunger So Wild.
My Take
A good read. Day set up a massive conflict, the underlying series theme, in A Touch of Crimson and expands on it beautifully. It's making me itch to read the next in the series, A Taste of Seduction.
Day teases very well! She has also written some hot love scenes. I do like the balance Day is managing with all the conflict that arises. Vashti's traumatic past and the frustration she's feeling along with the pull on her loyalty between Syre and Eli. Then there's Eli's own complex path involving his need as Alpha to protect a pack he doesn't want, the importance of Lindsay's friendship, and his own sense of loyalty to Adrian. As for Adrian...he and Lindsay have a minor role here although I did want to cry in the scene where Lindsay confronts Adrian over his growing humanity.
I had been wondering how Day would resolve Adrian's sin of loving Lindsay. Several interesting possibilities including the truth behind Helena and Marcus' deaths.
Okay, Vashti's reluctance for the alliance may convince the lycans of the vampires' sincerity, but the vampires' desperate need will come out immediately. I wish Day had put a touch more separation into "we need each other" before leaping into "we need so much help". Heck, Vashti was fine with pushing at Syre for a few days NOT to do this!
Oh!! LOL, I did enjoy Eli's introductory position with Vashti. He just put it right out there—this is what I am, suck it up! The whole bit where each hates the other SO much and yet they leap into sex SO quickly was too fast. Although I also have to say that the fierce hatred and attraction also worked. I know, I know, I'm being contradictory.
Interesting questions being raised as to the truth behind the origins of the lycans—what the lycans learn as opposed to what the vampires believe. Then there are the revelations at the end. Eli is taking all this betrayal too easily—Rachel's reaction in the beginning. I'm wondering if Phineas is alive.
While I enjoyed the whole confrontation scene in Shreveport, Vashti's reasoning was off. That, or Raye was pulling one on her. It is creating an interesting conflict with Syre. I do like Eli's reasons for loving Vash...sigh…
Whoa! That encounter in Louisiana certainly brings additional clarity as well as many more questions.
The Story
Evidence of the stricken vampires is becoming apparent and Syre makes a bold move sending the lycan-hating Vashti as his ambassador to the rebelling lycans and their Alpha. Primed to hate, to rip each other apart, Eli and Vashti do. Only not in anger, but in lust.
Facing an unexpected partnership, both are loyal to their own with the added conflict of their own attraction to the enemy. A development that gives them the breathing space to discover a more perfidious enemy.
It's Grace's need for information the requires the Lycan-Vampire alliance.
The Characters
Vashti is a Fallen angel. A vampire and Syre's second-in-command. Vicious and brutal, she loves Syre very much. As a friend. Her commander. Her team usually includes Raye who can't keep it in his pants and Salem. Charron was her mate. Both were angels who Fell when they fell in love.
What did happen to Ice? Is he a party to this?
Elijah Reynolds is a lycan and one of the very rare Alphas. Loyal to Adrian and a friend to Lindsay. The sudden revolt leaves him in charge of the rebelling lycans. Rachel was Micah's mate. Eli owes her a revenge that can be paid with the death of Vashti. Stephan is his beta. Sarah is a young Omega. One of many female wolves attracted to the Alpha.
Ben and Andrew are two lycans who return to the Sentinels.
Lindsay Gibson held two souls. Her own and Shadoe's. Syre was Shadoe's father and it was necessary to turn Lindsay into a vampire to release one of the souls. She's a vampire now. One who can walk in daylight.
Adrian Mitchell leads the Sentinels. He is the captain and he's flouting the rules by being in love with a mortal. The same rule that Fell Syre, Vashti, Charron… Malachai, Geoffrey, and Damien are fellow Sentinels.
Raguel Gadara may be an archangel, but he sounds more like a demon. His territory covers all of North America. Evangeline Hollis works for Raguel and offers contact information on his allies to Adrian. Anything to shaft Raguel.
Syre was the first angel to Fall when he fell in love with Torque and Shadoe's mother. Adrian cut off his wings and Syre became the first vampire and their leader. Torque is naphil—part angel, part mortal. His wife Nikki was killed in A Touch of Crimson.
Sentinels are the warrior angels charged with policing the Fallen and their vampires and minions. The Fallen are angels who fell in love with mortals.
Dr. Grace Peterson is a vampire scientist struggling to find an antidote to the disease destroying vampires, turning them into Wraiths. Her counterpart on the Sentinel side is Siobhán.
The Cover
The cover is orange. Against a titled backdrop of a nightlit downtown scene, a shirtless Eli adopts a casual stance, thumbs hooked in his front jean pockets and three nasty scratches marring his right pectoral muscle.
The title really sums up Eli and Vashti's mutual attraction with A Hunger So Wild.
lollscoloredglasses's review against another edition
4.0
Sylvia has done it again. I don't think I have ever picked up one of her books and actually put it down until I was completely finished. This book was great. A different take on supernatural society, extremely sexy, and just very well written per usual. I am looking forward to the next novel!
thegeekyblogger's review against another edition
4.0
Listened for Review (Brilliance)
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.00
Character Rating: 4.50
Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating)
First Thought When Finished: Are you FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?! Holy abrupt ending and cliffhanger. Plus there are only going to be 3 in the series. I am CRUSHED!
Straight from Sylvia's Webpage: A Taste of Seduction-The final installment of the Renegade Angels trilogy.
Story Talk:
I am going to admit that I marked the book down a bit because of the abrupt ending. I really enjoyed the story but I don't deal well with abrupt/cliffhanger endings. A Hunger So Wild picked up right where A Touch of Crimson left off and continued on the story so very well that I was mesmerized from the beginning. This is my favorite world of Sylvia Day. I think she has built a wonderful world and the overall story arch is really hook worthy. I can't wait to see how it ties all together.
Character Talk:
I love the characters in this series. I really fell in love with Elijah in Touch of Crimson and even more so in A Hunger So Wild. I was surprised how much I loved Vash though. She was fun, smart, and conflicted. I loved that Elijah embraced all parts of her! (Not a spoiler this is a romance after all): I was sad when we didn't get to read the ending coupling between them. That was probably smoking hot! You also get to see lots of the other characters from the series. I think it is because I am so in love with the characters that I am sad about there only being 3 books. I am excited about Syre's book being next! He deserves an HEA!
Audio Talk:
I was concerned when they switched from Luke Daniels but Rachel hit it out of the freaking park. I thought her pacing, tone, emotions, and voices were just spot on. I am not sure if she is doing the 3rd book but I am going to search out more books that she narrates. This was just that good!
Final Thought: Sad there are only going to be 3 in the series. I might have to break down and read the novellas to get my fill!
Overall Rating: 4.25
Story Rating: 4.00
Character Rating: 4.50
Audio Rating: 4.50 (not part of the overall rating)
First Thought When Finished: Are you FREAKING KIDDING ME?!?!?!?! Holy abrupt ending and cliffhanger. Plus there are only going to be 3 in the series. I am CRUSHED!
Straight from Sylvia's Webpage: A Taste of Seduction-The final installment of the Renegade Angels trilogy.
Story Talk:
Paul straightened, raking Elijah with a sweeping glance. “I’ve never seen a lycan shift so fast.” “Betcha never seen a lycan who’s nailing a vampress either,” Vash said. “Syre’s second, no less. It’s a whole new world.”― Sylvia Day, A Hunger So Wild
I am going to admit that I marked the book down a bit because of the abrupt ending. I really enjoyed the story but I don't deal well with abrupt/cliffhanger endings. A Hunger So Wild picked up right where A Touch of Crimson left off and continued on the story so very well that I was mesmerized from the beginning. This is my favorite world of Sylvia Day. I think she has built a wonderful world and the overall story arch is really hook worthy. I can't wait to see how it ties all together.
Character Talk:
Strong Man: “There was nothing so attractive as a powerful, handsome, and self-assured man.”― Sylvia Day, A Hunger So Wild
Strong Woman: “Oh, I’ll fight you,” she promised, her eyes clear of shadows. “That’s the way I roll.”― Sylvia Day, A Hunger So Wild
I love the characters in this series. I really fell in love with Elijah in Touch of Crimson and even more so in A Hunger So Wild. I was surprised how much I loved Vash though. She was fun, smart, and conflicted. I loved that Elijah embraced all parts of her! (Not a spoiler this is a romance after all): I was sad when we didn't get to read the ending coupling between them. That was probably smoking hot! You also get to see lots of the other characters from the series. I think it is because I am so in love with the characters that I am sad about there only being 3 books. I am excited about Syre's book being next! He deserves an HEA!
Audio Talk:
Narrated by Rachel Vivette/Running Time 9 hours 4 minutes
I was concerned when they switched from Luke Daniels but Rachel hit it out of the freaking park. I thought her pacing, tone, emotions, and voices were just spot on. I am not sure if she is doing the 3rd book but I am going to search out more books that she narrates. This was just that good!
Final Thought: Sad there are only going to be 3 in the series. I might have to break down and read the novellas to get my fill!
elliefufu's review
3.0
A Hunger So WIld, Renegade Angels #2, by Sylvia Day
Grade: C+
“You’ll take me am I am. You’ll want me as I am. Or you won’t have me at all.”
A Hunger So Wild is the second novel in Sylvia Day’s Renegade Angels series and picks a few weeks after A Touch of Crimson ended. I have not read A Touch of Crimson and really wished that I had because it took me almost the entire book to figure out what was going on. If I didn’t like both Vashti and Elijah so much I wouldn’t have been able to finish the book. I felt that there could have been more backstory given at the beginning to catch the reader up because there is a so much important stuff that happened that was impacting characters in A Hunger So Wild that happened in A Touch of Crimson.
As I mentioned before I really liked Vashti and Elijah so much. I thought the struggle they had to go through to have their relationship and at times my heart broke for them both. I had a problem with their first sexual experience and it really bothered me. I felt that if the roles were reversed it wouldn’t have been able to happen. Vashti completely violates Elijah and his trust so badly that I almost stopped reading. Vashti did redeem herself later but it put a taint on the whole book that I couldn’t shake off.
I really love the idea of this book with angels, lycans and vampires closely tied together with their history. I really like all of the characters in the book and I’m very excited for Syre’s book which comes out next. I hope this book answers a lot of questions that weren’t answered. I really disliked the ending and felt that it just stopped very abruptly when things were not finished. I felt that some of the questions I had about Vashti and what she went through, which was a big part of the plot, weren’t answered and it bothers me that they probably won't. I liked this book but the issues that I did have hindered me from really loving it.
Grade: C+
“You’ll take me am I am. You’ll want me as I am. Or you won’t have me at all.”
A Hunger So Wild is the second novel in Sylvia Day’s Renegade Angels series and picks a few weeks after A Touch of Crimson ended. I have not read A Touch of Crimson and really wished that I had because it took me almost the entire book to figure out what was going on. If I didn’t like both Vashti and Elijah so much I wouldn’t have been able to finish the book. I felt that there could have been more backstory given at the beginning to catch the reader up because there is a so much important stuff that happened that was impacting characters in A Hunger So Wild that happened in A Touch of Crimson.
As I mentioned before I really liked Vashti and Elijah so much. I thought the struggle they had to go through to have their relationship and at times my heart broke for them both. I had a problem with their first sexual experience and it really bothered me. I felt that if the roles were reversed it wouldn’t have been able to happen. Vashti completely violates Elijah and his trust so badly that I almost stopped reading. Vashti did redeem herself later but it put a taint on the whole book that I couldn’t shake off.
I really love the idea of this book with angels, lycans and vampires closely tied together with their history. I really like all of the characters in the book and I’m very excited for Syre’s book which comes out next. I hope this book answers a lot of questions that weren’t answered. I really disliked the ending and felt that it just stopped very abruptly when things were not finished. I felt that some of the questions I had about Vashti and what she went through, which was a big part of the plot, weren’t answered and it bothers me that they probably won't. I liked this book but the issues that I did have hindered me from really loving it.
hellenalawliet's review
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
booklovinmamas's review against another edition
5.0
Full Review posted on Book Lovin' Mamas
I received a complimentary copy of "A Hunger so Wild" through NetGalley from the publisher for an honest review.
May I say...I think I about fainted when I saw this book post to Netgalley. I feel like I was waiting forever for July to get here and when I got an early copy of this book...I screamed. My hubby and oldest daughter were probably pondering if they should call a mental ward or not.
I knew I would love this book too, once I started reading it. It's on Elijah! If you have the read the first book, you know who Elijah is if you haven't read the first book, what are you waiting for now?
Elijah has left the Sentinels and now is running the pack of Lycans as Alpha. He's the best for the job. He never thought, he would end up hooking up with the Vampires though to find out what's going on with the vampires and why some are coming down with a disease that makes them go crazy. (these crazy vamps are wraiths) Elijah, also never expected to have the second most powerful vampire approach him for his help.
I received a complimentary copy of "A Hunger so Wild" through NetGalley from the publisher for an honest review.
May I say...I think I about fainted when I saw this book post to Netgalley. I feel like I was waiting forever for July to get here and when I got an early copy of this book...I screamed. My hubby and oldest daughter were probably pondering if they should call a mental ward or not.
I knew I would love this book too, once I started reading it. It's on Elijah! If you have the read the first book, you know who Elijah is if you haven't read the first book, what are you waiting for now?
Elijah has left the Sentinels and now is running the pack of Lycans as Alpha. He's the best for the job. He never thought, he would end up hooking up with the Vampires though to find out what's going on with the vampires and why some are coming down with a disease that makes them go crazy. (these crazy vamps are wraiths) Elijah, also never expected to have the second most powerful vampire approach him for his help.
the_shelf_elf's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Drug use, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
saltyred's review against another edition
4.0
This book helped me remember what I love about reading about wolf shifters! A Hunger So Wild continues where A Touch of Crimson left off. Elijah is a hot, sexy alpha wolf shifter and Vash is a tough Vamp with a soft side that few people see, and their being together is not a good idea, especially since the lycans and the vamps hate each other. This book gives more insight into the vamps, the angels and the lycans so that you don't really know who the "bad guy" is and may even start to think there isn't really a bad guy. I look forward to learning more about all 3 groups as the series progresses and hope to continue to read about all of the couples to see where their relationships go. I highly recommend this series, especially to Black Dagger Brotherhood lovers. It's not quite as good but it definitely helps fill in the void while we wait for more BDB books to be released!