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

challenging dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

For a book about cannibalism, it turned out to be surprisingly uneventful. Not at all what I was expecting from this book, I must say I'm disappointed. The pacing is increeeeedibly slow, making it a tedious read. The main character is insufferable; while I understand we are meant to dislike her because she's a murderer, her annoying personality made me almost give up on the book. Also, the way Dorothy describes sex made me want to vomit.
"As I tasted the bleach-and-umami flavor of his precum" —girl, what?
It felt more like reading a pretentious early '90s food magazine than a novel about a literal psychopath.
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