Eternal Hunger (Mark of the Vampire) [Mass Market Paperback]

Here is the thing, I am an average, read for pleasure type of girl. Paranormal romance is my favorite genre. I am always looking for new authors to fill my fantasies. So, when I was introduced to Eternal Hunger, I curled up on the couch and gave it a go. I was intrigued with the new world, and new take on vampires that Laura has introduced with EH. I liked the whole plot in full, the villains even have a certain appeal. ( Yes, sometimes I root for the bad guy) I really liked the alpha-male hero Alexander and his strong on the outside, needy on the inside heroine Sara. I know it is a new series, and being that, I always take that into consideration. There are plenty of series that I follow, that the first book is the hardest to get through. The author most always follows up with a better story the next go and so on.. As for this book I read it in one day, and came away ready for the next! So, if you are reader interested in seeing how far this new series will go, pick it up, enjoy the steamy romance and the wise-cracks of a particular brother I am in love with now ( can't wait for his book! ) and get lost in what is sure to become an awesome new world for the paranormal fans!

Dr. Sara Donahue's one goal in life is to help her brother Gray mentally recover from a tragic house fire that occurred years ago. Sara blames herself for this fire and Gray has never been the same since. She has become a doctor to try to cure him.

Coming home from work early one morning, there is a man curled up outside her door. Thinking he is a homeless man, she tries to nudge him out of the way. But she soon hears him speaking to her in her mind asking for help! Confused, and noticing his skin is burning in the sunlight, she drags him inside. But the drama doesn't end there. A former patient, Tom Trainer is waiting inside her apartment. Tom is not right in the head, and has cruel intentions towards Sara. After he starts to attack her, the man she dragged inside wakes up.

Alexander Roman is a vampire, and one that has undergone the change or morpho 100 years early. He is now a Breeding Male with two key-shaped marks on his cheeks. This means he is no longer able to be out in the sun, but also has many special abilities. He wants to protect this female that helped him, but knowing if he kills Tom Trainer, the Order will be alerted, he has worked most of his life to hide himself from them.

This also means he must start to hunt his life mate. Alexander and his two brothers Nicholas and Lucian are Purebloods, and they have helped the Impurebloods (those with both human and vampire blood) escape their credentis, or vampire communities ruled by the Order.

Tom escapes the brothers, and ends up in the hands of Ethan Dare. Ethan is an Impureblood, but with the aide of the secret Superior One, has helped Ethan become more powerful. His goal is to now spread the seed of the Impurebloods to eventually overrule the Truebloods he so much despises.

Eternal Hunger disappointed me. I felt so many of the aspects of this book were not fleshed out as much as they could have been. The first 30-50 pages really held my interest, but from there on out, I had problems.

First I never connected with the heroine Sara. She is introduced to this vampire world and goes from not knowing they existed to living with them quite easily. Granted, there is a mad man on the loose to get her and she convinces herself they are the safest bet, but I never felt she belonged there with them. She meets Alexander who is talking inside her head, who is a huge male and has prominent markings etched on his face. That is a lot for a girl to take in. Alexander's other brothers never seemed to take to her. While I enjoyed the brotherly banter between them (Lucian especially) I wanted her included more.

Her brother Gray didn't add anything to the story either. The resolution of his problem came way too easily in my opinion and the revelation that occurs while he is being aided did not sit well with me. It is an easy way out for the problem of Sara being a human and Alexander being a vampire.

Meanwhile, Tom Trainer starts out as such a creepy villain only to take a backseat to Ethan Dare. And from that point on, the villains never show their face very much. The brothers hunt them, and they continue to escape, but I wanted more evil doings from them.

There are a lot of foreign words in this book - paven, credenti, veana, balas and honestly I was confused throughout. I am not sure why - using unique words in books is nothing new, but for whatever reason I couldn't latch onto these. If there had been a glossary, it definitely would have been used.

This book just felt like the characters walked in and out with never leaving their mark. The only character I really liked was Lucian and his nonstop sarcastic remarks. Otherwise, I wasn't impressed.

Rating: 2.5/5

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 savior for his brothers...What he doesn't know is that his savior is waiting for him in the most unlikely place.
Sara has a dark secret that she has been keeping for years...She has searched for years for a cure to help one of her patients that seems beyond help... She is strong, determined and willing to do anything to help this person. She could never guess in a million years that her answer to this question would land on her door step...
When Alexander and Sara's world collide they learn the true meaning of trust, love, family and the willingness to do anything to protect these things...
I am so happy that I found this series and I am SO looking forward to the continuing story of Nicholas and Lucian.
You do GREAT work Laura~~~ You have me as a fan for life!!!!