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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
fast-paced
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
I guess it’s a good book? Pacing is very strange. Doesn’t deliver much on the romance between a vampire and a woman.
The stunning cover and queer vampiric elements really intrigued me about Thirst, but I wasn’t hooked to the story or characters. I found myself mostly bored throughout Part 1 and the history of the vampire. Though this is clearly a character-driven story, the characters lacked complexity and uniqueness to them. The vampire’s background was slow moving, and though I did find the plague to be an interesting way for the vampire to move about the story, I wanted to know more about her character than I did - her thoughts and feelings and reasoning for making the choices that she did. More internal monologue would’ve been great instead of flat narration. I did connect more with Part 2 since the fmc divulged more information about her own thoughts and feelings. Despite beautiful writing and imagery, the characters did not feel interesting to me and I didn’t connect to the novel.
Okay I was really drawn in by the bisexual vampires in Argentina thing but ultimately this book fell flat for me. A lot of plot points felt randomly jumbled together and the sex scenes just kinda spontaneously happened in a jarring way. It was enjoyable to read and I liked the on going story of how humans are so afraid of death that we everything we can to protect and hide ourselves away from it however over all the story just didn’t totally work and the ending was abrupt and so randomly selfish.
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
First half was like a 4.5 and second half was a 2.5
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Not your grandma's vampire story! A fast read, the book is in two sections and two POVs. I love how history is neatly woven in the novel without being the focus. This was such a a fun read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief