Full review to be published online in early September.

As with the first book of “The Energy Vampires” (Thirst) the cover and the blurb drew me to HUNGER. It is difficult with so many vampire books out there to find something different; but with energy vampire soaking nourishment from the sun as well as humans, this certainly seemed to fit the bill. I struggled with the beginning of the book which just couldn't seem to get going. Normally with a book that would be it, but since I'd requested this I felt I should make an effort to actually finish it.


HUNGER is written in the third person, which is part of the reason I believe I struggled with the read. However, this has been sitting on my kindle for weeks, so I pushed ahead. While I appreciated the different angle and it's one of the things which drew me towards the book in the first place, I'm not sure how well it worked. One of the things I like about these vampires is the darkness in them. I like that while they're so powerful at night while sunlight is not a great weakness; and that these vampires have very little to be afraid of.

The storyline has all the right ingredients. There is Halo, the hot, sexy powerful vampire who's drawn inexplicably to Felice who is so different from him, the vampire wars, and the New York City setting. Felice is a strong independent woman and for the most part I liked her although at times I felt she was a little too independent for example after a run in with sycophants (evil vampires) she continues to insist she can look after herself. While she's incredibly capable, she needs to realize that she couldn't stand alone against an evil group of immortals attacking her.

Overall, HUNGER is an enjoyable read, if a tad slow; and “The Energy Vampires” an ambitious effort for Jacquelyn Frank. The series, however, is still finding its legs, and hopefully the pace of the next book will pick up a bit. Frank has had better series, in my opinion, but fans of the authors writing style will enjoy this story.