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A review by megansmith
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was really fascinating. Im on a bit of a vampire kick right now so getting this over the holidays was really well timed!
I like the storyline of following a struggling vampire, one that doesnt have massive generational wealth to hide behind and is just trying to make it with an extra set of odds against them. Lydia’s grappling with her vampire nature against her human one was fascinating. There’s a lot of great world-building done here and I think pairing it with the mundane nature of the day to day was really well done.
I’m debating whether this book needed more pages, or if I just want to be seeped in the world more but it ended at the right time. This definitely kept me wanting more of the story and to see where Lydia would go next. On the other hand, there were moments this book meandered but, it didnt bother me too often.
Overall I really liked this perspective on vampires and the story in general. I have very few complaints - if you want a short and sweet read and vampires interest you, I think you’ll enjoy this!
I like the storyline of following a struggling vampire, one that doesnt have massive generational wealth to hide behind and is just trying to make it with an extra set of odds against them. Lydia’s grappling with her vampire nature against her human one was fascinating. There’s a lot of great world-building done here and I think pairing it with the mundane nature of the day to day was really well done.
I’m debating whether this book needed more pages, or if I just want to be seeped in the world more but it ended at the right time. This definitely kept me wanting more of the story and to see where Lydia would go next. On the other hand, there were moments this book meandered but, it didnt bother me too often.
Overall I really liked this perspective on vampires and the story in general. I have very few complaints - if you want a short and sweet read and vampires interest you, I think you’ll enjoy this!