Reviews with content warning for Murder - A Certain Hunger

Very good book. I think it was really good. Honestly conflicted on it being a 4 or a 3.75 I think it's just a little conflicting for me. The story was interesting and compelling and I think the thing that's stopping me from knowing for sure is figuring out how I feel about Emma and Dorothy. Cause for a psychopath she does seem to love a lot of people and that's tripping me up a little. But very good book and Dorothy definetly gave me the vibe of classic killer who thinks she's better and smarter than she really is. Also appreciate that we didn't see all of her lovers that she killed, at that point I think it would've been redundant and maybe a little greedy. All in all great book would and probably will read again.

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macncheese_pdf's review

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challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense 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

3.75

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mirandaleighhhh's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

I thought this was...just fine. Maybe it had been oversold to me before I got a chance to read it. I get the whole maneater thing, and the bit about the friend, Emma, was pretty interesting, but overall I found the writing to be pretentious and formulaic. It was longer than it needed to be by 50-100 pages.

There was a bit about Dorothy being straight but enjoying awakening other women? Idk it was weird, and if more was meant to be alluded to there, it fell flat. For me personally, I did not get much out of reading about a wealthy psychopath straight white woman and her wealthy friend and her wealthy lovers/exlovers. I did appreciate the author's commitment to taking on the main characters tone.

the casual, "fascinating" rape scene was absolutely unnecessary.
after the fourth "labia-pink" color description, I couldn't roll my eyes far enough back in my head

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carlomartinez__'s review

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Read the trigger warnings! Not for the squeamish, sensitive, or faint of heart.

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littlepileofgoodthings's review

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dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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leafygreens1's review

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dark reflective 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

3.0

Slow start but overall not a bad book. Lots of weird sexual metaphors that I didn't enjoy but they made sense in the context of the main character. Wouldn't re-read.

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jez_bel's review

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very enjoyable book! Dark and gore but also witty, ironic, might i even add funny. Amazingly written, such good vibes and settings. Although there was a little too much cooking vocabulary for me (i had to google a lot of things) i wouldn’t take it any other way, it added a lot to the atmosphere. A few plotholes, a few boring parts.

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