{"id":8929,"date":"2018-07-19T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T22:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/?p=8929"},"modified":"2023-06-15T11:06:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T09:06:01","slug":"hunger-for-you-jenny-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelesbianreview.com\/hunger-for-you-jenny-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunger for You by Jenny Frame: Audiobook Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hunger for You by Jenny Frame<\/b><\/span> is the first book in a new super sexy paranormal romance series. We want to get that out of the way because we had no idea going into it and were quite surprised when the book ended when it did. (Technically it\u2019s the second since we met the characters in Dapper, but we will get to that – Sheena)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Amelia Honey designs suits at a tailor on Savile Row and her life was turned upside down six months ago when Byron Debreck walked in the door. Not only is Byron a jetsetting banker, she\u2019s pretty much the hottest butch ever, ripped straight from Amelia\u2019s dreams. And while Amelia isn\u2019t fond of Byron\u2019s tendency to break their dates, she can\u2019t help but forgive Byron, especially when she\u2019s topping Amelia in the bedroom. (Oh and what a lot of delicious topping. It\u2019s like an ice cream sundae with all the yummy\u2026toppings – Sheena)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s more to Byron Debreck than meets the eye. Sure, she\u2019s the CEO of an international banking group, but that\u2019s just part of what it means to run an ancient vampire clan. Hundreds of years old, Byron has finally found her romantic match in Amelia Honey, if only she can figure out how to help her understand who Byron truly is.<\/span><\/p>\n

A trip to Byron\u2019s family estate in Monaco is the perfect time to see if they can truly make things work. It\u2019s clear that they adore each other, but when danger comes up, Byron does the only thing she can to protect Amelia and walks away. Can Byron save Amelia when that danger taps her on the shoulder months later in London? Or has she truly pushed Amelia away forever?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Characters<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tara: <\/b>Byron and Amelia are pretty close to the top of my favourite Frame couples (I say close because, I mean, how could anyone displace Harry and Annie?!). Byron is such a hunky, broody butch and I love how fiercely she loves Amelia. And while Amelia is a lovely, sweet girl next door, she also has a spine of steel and I appreciated seeing her use it with Byron, who isn\u2019t used to people standing up to her. They have huge character arcs, especially Amelia, and I enjoyed seeing how their breakup and makeup was a part of that. It\u2019s a good thing that there are more books coming, because I definitely want more of these two!<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a rich cast of side characters. Of particular note are Alexis, Byron\u2019s straitlaced bodyguard, and Katie, a completely lovely human who works for the Debreks. I seriously hope there\u2019s a book coming for these two because I need them to kiss each other\u2019s faces a lot. I also quite liked Daisy, Amelia\u2019s apprentice on Savile Row, who also has a YouTube show investigating all things paranormal and am hoping to see more of her as well!<\/span><\/p>\n

I would be remiss to not mention Victorija Dred, the villain of the book. I don\u2019t want to spoil anything, so I\u2019ll just say that I\u2019m glad Frame made her a nuanced character and I\u2019m very curious to see what\u2019s next for her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sheena: <\/b>Victorija was one of my favourite characters. I want to see her redeemed because she is such a broken soul and if any author can do it, Frame can.<\/span><\/p>\n

Agreed about the others being memorable and fun. I also must state that Frame is one of the rare authors who can always write butch\/femme combinations that are different from one another. No two pairings are ever the same and the butch women, especially, are wonderfully unique.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Writing Style<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tara: <\/b>I actually wasn\u2019t planning to read this one because vampire books aren\u2019t typically my thing. That changed when someone told me that Frame\u2019s erotic short story Dapper is the prequel for Hunger for You. Because I\u2019d read that story, I suspect I enjoyed Hunger for You a lot more than I might have otherwise, because it gives us Byron and Amelia\u2019s first meeting and an intriguing \u201chappy for now\u201d ending.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The worldbuilding was excellent and I liked how Frame put vampires into our world in a way that makes sense. I also think this is the first true erotic romance I\u2019ve read by her, with the sex informing Byron and Amelia\u2019s relationship development in ways that we don\u2019t see in her other stories. <\/span><\/p>\n

Sheena:<\/b> I haven\u2019t read Dapper, and so this book left me with a giant question: can you actually classify this as a romance when you start off with the couple in the middle of a relationship? I was so perplexed by this that I took to social media and asked readers for their opinion on the matter. (I am going to say that readers of lesbian fiction are hopeless romantics and will call just about anything a romance.) <\/span><\/p>\n

For me, a romance is a story where the two characters meet and are attracted to one another – and so after an exhaustive amount of analysis of this book, I decided that it could be classified as a romance because we have flashbacks of them meeting and getting together. <\/span><\/p>\n

I LOVED the first 85% of this book and it would absolutely get my favourites tag if not for the one small matter of the last bit. The ending of the story shifted gears quite significantly and felt rushed to a rather open-ended conclusion, leaving me a little frustrated. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Narration<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tara:<\/b> I\u2019ve said it before and I\u2019ll say it again, Nicola Victoria Vincent\u2019s voice with Jenny Frame\u2019s words is just a perfect pairing. I don\u2019t know what it is about that combo, but it\u2019s one of my very favourites going in lesfic these days. Vincent does a fabulous job with this book, and I especially appreciated that her voice acting made it very easy to keep track of who was who. Given the large cast of characters, I was particularly impressed by that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sheena: <\/b>I actually think that Nicola Victoria Vincent may become my favourite narrator if she continues on this trajectory. Every book I listen to gets better. This book has a huge cast of characters and she managed to do a range of male and female voices with an assortment of accents so well that I could happily follow along without trying to remember who was who. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Pros<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tara:<\/b> For me, it comes down to two major elements\u2014the characters and the passion. I adored so many of the characters and even when I didn\u2019t like someone, I still found them fascinating. I\u2019m kind of relieved that there will be more books in this universe because I want more time with them! As for the passion\u2026 while this is by far the darkest book I\u2019ve read from Frame (full disclosure: I haven\u2019t read the werewolf one), it totally works for me because the passion between Byron and Amelia is at its core.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sheena:<\/b><\/span> Heart Of The Pack<\/b><\/span> (the werewolf one) isn\u2019t dark and I do agree that this is the darkest, but I certainly wouldn\u2019t call it a dark book. There is a period where Byron is struggling with her hunger for blood which made me a very happy reader. Having said all of that, though, I do love to read thrillers and dystopian books and Tara doesn\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest pro for me is the fact that Jenny Frame wrote it, which means you get excellent and unique characters and a story that entertains from page one to the very last full stop. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Cons<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tara:<\/b> As mentioned in the synopsis, I had zero idea that this was the first in a series when I picked it up and I really wish I\u2019d known that. There are a lot of things left unresolved and I wasn\u2019t prepared for that going in. And while I\u2019m okay with that now, having had a chance to let my reading experience settle before writing this review, I was very much NOT okay with that when I first finished it. <\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know if this is actually a con, but I also think that Hunger for You should have had Dapper included, either as a prologue or as a bonus story at the end. Ideally as a prologue, however, because without their first meeting, it doesn\u2019t feel quite like a romance even though I actually do still think it is one<\/span><\/p>\n

Sheena: <\/b>Totally agree about Dapper and the series thing. It was a bit of a surprise that we got a cliffhanger ending and I felt dumped in the middle of an existing relationship. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"annas<\/a>The Conclusion<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Tara: <\/b>I really enjoyed Hunger for You, and I\u2019ll definitely listen to it again shortly before the next book comes out. If you\u2019re into paranormal romance or erotic romance (or both!), you\u2019ll want to pick up this story, especially in audio.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sheena:<\/b> I highly enjoyed this book. I recommend you read Dapper first and go in with the knowledge that you will end up with a series because that will up your enjoyment. <\/span><\/p>\n

Frame did an exceptional job with worldbuilding and creating a set of vampires that I want to get to know more. She also did a fun job of giving us characters who we want to see paired up and allowing there to be spinoff books (I am totally onto you, Frame, you minx). <\/span><\/p>\n

I adored Byron and the heat in this book was scorching. So, all in all, I recommend it and wait with much anticipation for the next in the series. <\/span><\/p>\n

Excerpt from <\/b><\/span>Hunger for You by Jenny Frame<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u201cByron? Did you hear me?\u201d Amelia shook Byron from her thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy apologies, what did you say?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Amelia narrowed her eyes with mild annoyance. \u201cWill you tell me about your parents?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOf course.\u201d Byron cupped her cheek and gazed into Amelia\u2019s bluish green eyes. She could get lost in those eyes for hours. In them Byron could see the light of Amelia\u2019s unblemished, untainted soul, not weighed down by centuries of taking blood and killing when the need arose. She saw pure innocence that she wanted to drown in.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo one has ever looked at me like you do, Byron.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Amelia was pulled into her gaze, and the thought occurred to Byron, as it had many times, how easy it would be to compel Amelia to forget about her. Forget about what they meant to each other, and let Amelia go home and live a normal life. It would be the kindest thing to do for Amelia\u2019s sake\u2014she deserved so much more than a dangerous life with a vampire. Somewhere deep inside she knew that the day might come when she would need to do that for Amelia and walk away, but it would destroy all the good inside Byron, and allow the monster that she feared lived deep down in her soul to take over. She knew that.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get This Book On Amazon<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

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Series<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Dapper<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Hunger for You<\/span><\/p>\n

Bits and Bobs<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n