A review by findingthefantasticstory
This Vicious Hunger by Francesca May

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Thank you to Little Brown Book group and netgalley for the EARC.

This Vicious Hunger has so much potential  but unfortunately it didn't live up to what I thought it could be.

Part 1 was really good. I loved the gothic atmosphere and the introduction to these characters and the garden. Part 2 really let the whole story down. The main character Thora became so manipulative and toxic that I ended up not really liking her at all and not having any sympathy for her. This just led to Part 2 mainly being Thora and Olea arguing over and over aging and always about the same thing. It just got so repetitive. I fell like the majority of these arguments could have been cut to make the book shorter. 

I hated the ending. It just stopped. From what was said I expected a big showdown but no it just ended there and then. I really thought the end of the book had been missed from the EARC. I really hated this as it didn't even seem like a cliff-hanger. It felt as though the author had got bored and just wanted to end it. 

And finally, nothing shocked me. When a 'twist' happened or something was revealed I kind of expected it.

So yeah, I gave this 3 stars because the beginning of the book was good but part 2 just felt like it could be a 2 star.