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Thirst
This one is annoying bc it was billed as a decadent sapphic Latin American gothic vampire novel (juicy) with lots of atmosphere and intrigue. The plot was simple and that was fine, but the writing didn’t feel mature on a sentence level. Idk if it’s a translation thing, but there wasn’t anything exciting about how Yuszczuk constructed her writing. If I went in expecting a YA novel-esque narrative and flow where the main character shows us the origins of vampire tropes (like crushed red velvet curtains, why they sleep in coffins, etc), I would have been less frustrated. I def said to my partner “ugh, I can’t believe I still have 20% of this book left !!” Found the will to finish with sheer force of spite, which I imagine will describe most of my 2025.
This one is annoying bc it was billed as a decadent sapphic Latin American gothic vampire novel (juicy) with lots of atmosphere and intrigue. The plot was simple and that was fine, but the writing didn’t feel mature on a sentence level. Idk if it’s a translation thing, but there wasn’t anything exciting about how Yuszczuk constructed her writing. If I went in expecting a YA novel-esque narrative and flow where the main character shows us the origins of vampire tropes (like crushed red velvet curtains, why they sleep in coffins, etc), I would have been less frustrated. I def said to my partner “ugh, I can’t believe I still have 20% of this book left !!” Found the will to finish with sheer force of spite, which I imagine will describe most of my 2025.