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

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.25

This book made me hungry.

The way food was described in this book made my mouth water. Which did make me feel odd because I was reading a book about cannibalism. 

This book was very well written. It pained me when I had to put it down. Aside from the food, Summers is amazing at making you feel like you are there. Her description and imagery are perfect. I also really enjoyed how it was written as a memoir by the main character. 

One thing that hold me back from rating this book higher, is how pretentious the writing is. I understand that Dorothy herself is pretentious, and because it is written as a memoir, the writing would also be pretentious, but there is a line. 

I do not enjoy reading books that make me feel stupid, or that I need a thesaurus next to me to understand it. There is no reason for the amount of obscure words used in this book. 

Despite that one small qualm I have, this book is amazing. I would highly recommend it.