jacksons_books_and_music 's review for:

This Ravenous Fate by Hayley Dennings

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Black lesbian vampires in 1920s New York? I was immediately sold when I first saw one of the author’s posts on Twitter ages ago, I believe when the book deal was first announced.

This YA vampire historical is political, romantic, funny, intense, horrifying, and heartbreaking, all in turns.

I loved the main characters and their friends. They each had nuance and their own goals. I felt kinda bad that my favorite was Jamie, the token white character. But honestly, how could I not love a sarcastic, funny, hard-as-nails gangster who has a massive crush on a lesbian vampire? I was immediately just like “Aw, poor guy! That’s not gonna go well!” He is seriously so precious!

I also adored the vampire Valeria and her intense monologue near the end. So epic!

I had a great time reading this book and will definitely be reading the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism