A review by bookishwelshie
Hungerstone by Kat Dunn

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

4.0

For what do you hunger…? 🥀🧛🏻‍♀️🩸

The feminine rage and sapphic tension/yearning in Hungerstone is utterly delectable. It’s made me want to *finally* get around to reading the original Carmilla, as this is a reimagining. 

Yes, there could have been even more gothic elements to really set the tone of the story here, but the story itself is very intriguing and well-written.

Lenore is starting to feel the distance between herself and her husband, Henry. After being married to one another for a decade, they are slowly growing apart, with no child there to bridge the gap. 

There is a carriage accident near their home, and this is when the mysterious Carmilla enters their lives. She instantly piques Lenore’s interests, she feels inexplicably drawn to her. 

There are oddities about Carmilla’s behaviour; she doesn’t eat meals with the family, she is weak during the day time and only appears to come alive during the night…

Soon, some girls from neighbouring villages fall sick, before they are consumed with a terrible hunger… One similar to Carmilla’s.