Scan barcode
darlingkirstein's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
i wanted to like this a lot more, but it kinda felt like it was meandering aimlessly. i really enjoyed sections where lydia was introspective and reflecting on her relationship with her mother and her identity, but even this eventually grew a little tiresome and i felt the book dragged. i expected more from the actual "eating" part of the title, so that was disappointing when there wasn't much eating done at all. personally, didn't love the writing style — at least when she was describing actions, it felt choppy and repetitive, but the writing was much stronger when we stayed inside lydia's head. overall, an interesting read that's a little weighed down by a lackluster "plot"/story (no plot to begin with).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent
Minor: Racial slurs and Lesbophobia
seowsauce's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Even though Lydia is a vampire, she is probably the most relatable character in my opinion that I’ve ever read. Her awkwardness in social settings, the way she describes the world is so authentic and I am always a fan of character-driven books and this was really well done. My only complaint with this book is I thought that her being mixed-race would have played a different/bigger role in her story seeing that it’s how we are introduced to Lydia in the synopsis and in the beginning of the book. However, it was a good read but I’ll say I wasn’t blown away but I really enjoyed the read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
darumachan's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual harassment and Eating disorder
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Suicide attempt and Terminal illness
askirmishofwit's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I appreciated what this one did and the fact that, for something so weird, it was also very funny. It's just not for the faint of heart re: body horror and is a pretty depressing read given you're in the head of a starving (physically and emotionally) young woman/vampire as she fights against hunger that she's been told is her human and demon sides fighting to take over from each other. Ultimately, all of it reads like a pretty well-crafted extended metaphor of a character dealing with self-loathing, emotional abuse/manipulation by a parent, sexual harassment, ennui and dissatisfaction, body dysphoria and disordered eating, but wrap it all up in a book seemingly about vampirism that doesn't shy away from some body horror and, frankly, too explicit of a description of a dead duck. But it's just very ~literary fiction~ about the whole thing, IYKWIM.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Eating disorder, Death, Murder, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Dysphoria, and Racism
saucy_bookdragon's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"I get confused sometimes about what are my own thoughts and what are thoughts that other people have had and posted on social media."
This was a really interesting world building study into how a vampire would behave in a contemporary setting. I'd love to find more fantasy like this where it's written like a contemporary novel! Bloodlust was treated both as a literal hunger and sexual desire which made me feral. The overall food discussions are also really good, lots of delicious descriptions but also discussion around eating disorders (massive TW for that). All following a protagonist who's trying to survive post-college life and unpack her complex relationship with her vampiric mom, I liked how messy but understandable she was.
This was a really interesting world building study into how a vampire would behave in a contemporary setting. I'd love to find more fantasy like this where it's written like a contemporary novel! Bloodlust was treated both as a literal hunger and sexual desire which made me feral. The overall food discussions are also really good, lots of delicious descriptions but also discussion around eating disorders (massive TW for that). All following a protagonist who's trying to survive post-college life and unpack her complex relationship with her vampiric mom, I liked how messy but understandable she was.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
sylexlibris's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Dementia, Blood, and Animal death
vedafayem's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder
hbic's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Blood
Moderate: Eating disorder, Death of parent, Dementia, and Terminal illness
porshainielsen's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
3.5. Homegirl did in fact not eat very many men!! I was I was expecting more of a revenge plot and got more of a lost girl in her twenties (samesies) I wanted to know more about Lydia’s vampirism; the getting drunk off cows milk was confusing to me and fever dream esc. Also, the dog does NOT die; I was very concerned when the cutest pug entered the plot line but we chillin.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cannibalism
Moderate: Death of parent and Eating disorder