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

adventurous dark hopeful medium-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

3.5

Convicted sex crazed serial killer and ex food writer Dorothy Daniels tells the story of how she went from eating in fancy restaurants to eating her men. 

WHAT DID I THINK?
I don’t know if this was supposed to be funny but I found it amusing and very tongue in cheek. I loved the descriptive language used around everything she was eating, she made eating people seem quite appetising!  Although the descriptions were sometimes so detailed I forgot what she was talking about 😂 it did sometimes remind when you had to do an essay at school and use a thesaurus to change the words  😂 I enjoyed how the story worked it way up to how she got caught and the glimpses of prison life and more specifically, what she thought of prison food.

I didn’t like Dorothy, but I don’t think you’re supposed to. She was written so well and spoke with such an ego that she was a very believable psychopath. 

All in all, refreshing for the serial killer to be a woman for a change but it’s definitely not going to make my favourites pile!
Expand filter menu Content Warnings