A review by tinny
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

funny mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

A non traditional female protagonist, food and industry commentary, a bittersweet after taste...these are all things I love and things this book has in spades. However, I didn't love this book! Maybe it was the odd pacing (lagging in the middle and sudden tension at the end ) or that I felt the main character's choices at the end didn't make any sense. Dorothy throughout the book has demonstrated extreme control over herself. The character Emma disappears for most of the book and suddenly reappears to play a key role at the end. This book makes little narrative sense to me unless I read it as a tale about a woman self destructing [ which I think defeats my perceived purpose of the book: a woman's undying strength to be herself and to be uncompromising ] .

Good prose though, had some witty moments with cultural insights. 
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