A review by ilovegrassjelly123
The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr

Nancy is obsessive. It sometimes makes me very uncomfortable, but I get that it's supposed to show how obsessed teenagers can be when it comes to people they like or love. It's portrayed so well. The ending was so sad - I saw a review saying that it was bad but it wasn't, not in my opinion. It's Nancy looking back on how she was when she was younger, and it gave me the shattering insight of what could've happened if Nancy actually acted instead of staying dormant. I think this book really illustrates the regret people feel when they look back and the anger or yearning for the core of who someone is - the hunger that they have to be better but only against themselves. I also really loved the descriptions of Inglewood and it felt so real and homey.