Reviews

Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk

urangoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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? No

4.0

bibrarian_'s review

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

imposterlibrarian's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Terminal illness

Minor: Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Stalking

bookandabrew31's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

mmegantylerr's review against another edition

dark

4.0

hyaenid's review against another edition

4.0

Just when I'd given up hope of ever reading an interesting vampire book again! 

The central vampire is monstrous - rapacious, voracious, foreign and familiar to human ways of interacting with the world, unstuck from mortal concerns by the flow of time. Really something special; I loved this one. 

andreadmw's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed this unique take on vampires. It was recognizable as a vampire tale but created its own boundaries of what they need, how they live and interact which I appreciate. Vampires don’t have to live within any boundaries since they don’t exist. 

I loved the backdrop of Buenos Aires, Argentina. A city that is great for a vampire tale. I wish there was more of the city in it like Anne Rice made New Orleans a character in her book. 
I felt there was a lot of time given to stories that didn’t necessarily move the narrative forward but I did enjoy the concept of 2 halves of the book for each to tell their full story. 

howesj's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

juanitapia's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75