A Hunger Soft and Wild is a fabulous debut novel from Moira Darling. It's a dual POV romance between vampire Aria and mercenary Roan. with a bit of spice late in the game. It jumps into the action right away, then takes us on a slow ride through Aria's healing as the two begin to open up and trust each other, then brings us back into the fray as they run from the vampire enforcers determined to bring Aria back to the clan.

The writing style was right up my alley: flowy and flowery, descriptive and a bit poetic, without being over the top or feeling pretentious, and the editing was super clean, especially for an independently published debut (I usually expect to see more than the handful of errors I did).

I really loved Aria's character, how this "monster" vampire is so caring and gentle. Roan, so prickly on the outside, opened up to Aria and their relationship and desire to protect each other was quite sweet. There aren't many side characters in this story, but I enjoyed Roan's acquaintance/nemesis. I do wish there had been a bit more delving into Aria's past and her clan, and if there was anything more I wanted it was a little more worldbuilding, but it really is a wonderful and well-written story.

I received a free ARC from the author, but my review is unbiased and left voluntarily.