Review by Vicky London
Eternal Hunger is the third book in the Candace Steele Vampire Killer trilogy. Candace is brutally attacked by a vampire. Moments away from death, she must make a decision; die or allow Ash to turn her into a vampire. She chooses to live and allows Ash to bring her into his world. Their passionate relationship is rekindled and nothing stands between them any longer. The danger is not past however. Candace’s attacker is Ash’s nemesis, Sloane who is also a member of The Board. Sloane is after the final relic that will allow the members of The Board to complete an ancient Egyptian ritual that will bring them immortality and the power of the god of death.
Candace has the final piece of the puzzle, a symbol with the words needed for the ritual. Ash will do his best to protect her as they are lured into a dangerous confrontation that could give these vampires the ultimate power over humankind. The cost may be higher than Candace is willing to pay and her new hungers threaten to overwhelm her.
**Warning, spoilers**
I found Eternal Hunger to be a disappointing ending to a very interesting trilogy. I just couldn’t buy that Candace could be a vampire temporarily and then return to being human. It was a convenient way for her to avoid coming to terms with her feelings about the nature of vampires. The ending was also pretty tragic. I’m not one to need a happy ending but it was just so sad that these two lovers spent so much time apart and when they finally come together as two of the same nature, Ash is destroyed. At least the author throws us a bone at the end leaving the hope that Candace could find love again, this time with a human. You can order Eternal Hunger by clicking on the Amazon.com link above.
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March 12th, 2007 at 10:46 am
I read all three Candance novels in two days. Was very disapponted with the ending.
Candance and Ash should be together.
April 1st, 2007 at 7:10 pm
I read all the books. I loved the series until I read the Eternal Hunger book. I am so very disappointed that Cameron Dean would allow Ash to die after all that they had went through to be together. In my opionin I think that she keep adding to the series and some how bring Ash back. I fell in love with his character. I like to read romance novels with happy endings. Thats why I buy them.
April 9th, 2007 at 10:42 am
I loved the Candace books and read them all so fast but I was very disappointed with the ending to Eternal. I thought right up until the end they would win and be together only to be crushed!
I really hope she has left some loop hole that can bring Ash back because he was just the perfect “man” for Candace.
July 18th, 2007 at 1:26 pm
I picked up all three books from the library after not finding the book I came for. I read all three in 2 days. I thought they were great, but like the other readers have said, I was disappointed with the end. It just seemed like 3 books of hard work for nothing. There is a big loop hole there to bring back Ash, so at least I can hope.
September 9th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
I, like all the other reviewers, loved the books but hated, hated the ending of the third book in the trilogy, Eternal Hunger. I absolutely loved Ash’s character and agree with everyone else who thinks Candace and Ash should be together. My only hope now is that there will be a new series now with “Ash Returns” as a theme coming back as an immortal.
October 18th, 2007 at 5:45 am
I, like the other reviewers really liked the books but hated the ending. Not only did I love Ash and want him and Candace to be together. But something should have been accomplished by the ritual other than the destruction of the board. It may have destroyed those who didn’t know how to finish it but it brought nothing to the one who did. How pointless a ritual is that? The ending just seemed a cop out. I can only hope like the other reviewers that Cameron Dean means to bring Ash back.
November 10th, 2007 at 5:11 pm
i was so disppointed when she kill ash i cry because he desert to live i read the three book ash was so loving and protected of candace they love each other so i hope she bring back ash in her next book candace need him they sworn there love for now and ever
May 10th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Hey!
I just read this one book ,and had a hard time putting it down.
The love scenes are well written and tastfull..
Ash is definetly the most romantic , honest and selfish vampire ever.
I agree with everybody about the ending.
“love Story” endings leave me with a bitter taste ,for a long time.
I don’t like books or movies that leave mr hanging.
It spoiles the way a feel about yhe book.
I hope a sequel is on the way ?
May 21st, 2008 at 7:28 am
I haven’t read the first book and I bought the second book because it was on sale. It really made me love the characters and I came to check the synopsis for the third book. I was almost going to order it, but now I won’t, because I learned that the trilogy doesn’t have a happy ending. I can’t bear to read books that end badly
August 17th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I have to agree with the other reviews about the trilogy, everything was so well written that it made you fall in love with all of the characters but then my hopes came crashing down at the end of the third book. I can only hope like everybody else that there will be another book where Ash is brought back and he and Candace get together again and stay that way.
August 19th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I keep looking for the 4th book in this series - I enjoyed reading the first 3 very much - please Cameron, hurry up and write the 4th book!!! I want to see Ash and Candace together forever!!!
Where can we write to you?
November 25th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Please bring Ash back, he is obviously still around at the end of the 3rd book so the door is open for a return. As for Candace being human again, I almost hate to see that. I think that is too easy almost. I got all 3 books from the library yesterday and finshed them just now and wanted to know if there was a 4th so thought I would check it out. Please bring Ash and Candace back together.
For another good series with vampires and the such check out Kresley Cole as an author. Her books are what got me started in this direction.
December 30th, 2008 at 1:41 am
I love Ash too!!! He is one of the sexiest vamps!!The third book I throw across my room with tears!! Even vampires need love.Ash is one of my favorite characters of all vampire romances I have read.(and I have read alot!)I hope there is a forth book with Ash alive if I was Candace I so would wanna stay a vampire to love Ash forever!!
January 3rd, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Where do I start? I read the entire series in less than two days and loved it…….until the last books ending! Everything was excellent expect for Candace losing Ash. I actually cried when I read the ending of Eternal Hunger. How can Cameron Dean leave it like that? True, she gives Candance hope for love, but it’s not with the right man. Her heart “forever and now” belongs with Ash. I sincerely hope there is a loop hole in there for her to get him back! I fell in love with Ash while reading this series and believe that there is a way for him to return. PLEASE give us a 4th book!!!!!!!
January 16th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
a great trilogy, i loved these charactors & i really wanted to cry when Ash died. Candace & Ash had a lot going for them in terms of a series. think of the great fun they could have had. i would love to see more from this series - i know it’s supposed to be a trilogy, but if she can’t just leave us like this. Carl is not for her. PLEASE GIVE ME MORE.
February 23rd, 2009 at 11:05 pm
I, like the others read all three books and loved them until I got to the end. Please, Please,Please tell me that she is going to continue to write more about Candice and Ash. They went though all that trouble and heartache to not finally be together. She left off the end to be able to continue more books.
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:05 pm
I was also very dissapointed with the ending of eternal. How can you kill off Ash? It doesn’t look like cameron has written anything since 06′ .So I don’t know if she will. It would be great if she did bring Ash back. It just feels like she left us hanging with a bad taste in our mouth.
May 17th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I was disappointed with the ending. I thought Ash and Candance would end up together. But the author left us hanging with this third book. I cried when Ash sacrificed himself in order to stop the Board and save Candace. But I hae it when he had to die. I do hope cameron will come up with at 4th book to revive Ash or something. Sweet pea blossoms. If only Candance and Ash could live happily ever after.
June 2nd, 2009 at 4:38 am
I liked the first two book but after i finished reading the second one i felt really annoyed with Candance, she felt too self righteous and the way she condemned Ash when she found out about Dune made her more unlikable to me. She doesn’t even realize it but she slept with so many men in Ashe’s absence, that just too ironic, so i don’t think she’s better herself. Thankfully i had the hunch to read reviews for the 3rd book and thanks to this review and amazon i won’t have to suffer the third book. I enjoyed the first two but i don’t think the third book is worth reading when i know how it’s going to end. I’m a romance fan and not getting a happy ending for characters always breaks my heart.
August 29th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
I read all three of the trilogy and was very disappointed with the ending… Ash & Candace should have been able to have their happy ending after everything they have been through. Maybe she should think about writing another book….
September 25th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Too bad I didn’t read the review about the third book or else I would’ve stopped at the first book. It really amazed me as to how Candace could not make up her mind about Ash. She blamed Ash with what happened in the elevator. When clearly she thought “Now, my mind screamed. Don’t wait. Do it now. Give me the ecstasy. Make me yours.” It must just be me but I like my heroine with a little bit more integrity. Yeah, I could really see that she cared for Ash at then end when he died to protect her. Because a few days later after they bury Chet, she’s hugging Carl and thinking “So warm, I thought. So solid” and making plans to go out with him.What’s up with that? Too bad Ash didn’t realize he pretty much died for nothing. All in all it was a pretty disappointing series.
November 9th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I read the first two books, I was going to read the third book. But now that i read some of the reviews i don’t want cause i was really hoping that it would have been a happy ending. It would be cool if Cameron brought Ash back in another book like off of Buffy the vampire tv series.
July 19th, 2010 at 12:52 pm
i actually wish i hadnt read the books now becuase i was so dissapointed with the ending, i loved ash so so much and i hated the way it ended.
I hope so much that Cameron will do another book becuase she has to bring ash back and finalise ash and candaces relationship… otherwise the 3 books are pointless
August 15th, 2010 at 5:07 am
I was just about to order the third in this Trilogy, thanks to this website I saved myself money and grief. Why would a “romance” author have such a dreadful ending to this trilogy? Now I understand why I never heard of this author before. Sorry Ms.Dean, but most romance readers like those fluffy, cheesepuff endings, not the hero dying in the end. Just sayin’. I’m disappointed I wasted two days reading the first two books, but grateful I didn’t purchase the last. Off to go read books that will give me that happy, giddy ending I crave.