A review by sassylk
A Certain Hunger by Chelsea G. Summers

dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed this! Fast-paced, elegant writing and a really unique story. I thought the characterisation was great - Dorothy is so nuanced, you feel bad for her at points, even if she’s telling you the story of a series of gruesome murders. I believe you can never have enough metaphor/simile, and G. Summers clearly backs me up on this point - the prose is so juicy and fulfilling, I couldn’t stop reading. At times I felt there were sections that repeated themselves and were a bit too indulgent (i.e, slightly just there to add some fun metaphor but not anymore meat to the story), and these could do with some editing down, but I thought this was a wonderful debut novel, and I would definitely read more of G. Summers’ work!
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