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This Vicious Hunger
by Francesca May
Thora Grieve has always dreamed of going to university to study botany. After the death of her husband, Thora finds herself alone and without money. A family friend reaches out and offers the deal of a lifetime. Become the assistant of the famed botany professor, Florencia Petaccia and be able to go to classes. Just outside her room at the university, lies a beautiful garden which is tended by a just as beautiful woman. They become fast friends and fall into a world of obsession and poison. Is Thora willing to pay the price for her freedom?
I struggled with this one. The imagery was beautifully written. I just felt like the story…went nowhere… especially towards the end. I am all for not having a happy ending in a book, but I felt like the story just stopped. Thora was leaving and there was no real resolution to the problem. In the beginning I was rooting for Thora and Olea, but near the end I just wanted them to go their separate ways. I also felt like Olea’s illness was brought up once briefly in the start of their relationship and then forgotten about. Thora was supposedly so insistent to find a cure that she forgot about it for most of the book until she was sick close to the end of the book. I feel that Leo received the same treatment. I wanted to know more about him! I know that he had his faults and guilt but I wanted more of him. I felt bad for him a lot and just wanted to give him a hug.
I wanted more horror, especially with a title called This Vicious Hunger. I wanted more. I felt it was empty and repetitive at times.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I struggled with this one. The imagery was beautifully written. I just felt like the story…went nowhere… especially towards the end. I am all for not having a happy ending in a book, but I felt like the story just stopped. Thora was leaving and there was no real resolution to the problem. In the beginning I was rooting for Thora and Olea, but near the end I just wanted them to go their separate ways. I also felt like Olea’s illness was brought up once briefly in the start of their relationship and then forgotten about. Thora was supposedly so insistent to find a cure that she forgot about it for most of the book until she was sick close to the end of the book. I feel that Leo received the same treatment. I wanted to know more about him! I know that he had his faults and guilt but I wanted more of him. I felt bad for him a lot and just wanted to give him a hug.
I wanted more horror, especially with a title called This Vicious Hunger. I wanted more. I felt it was empty and repetitive at times.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.