A review by lauramorley
Feast by Emily O'Grady

5.0

There is something so beautiful and yet so disgusting about the way that Emily O'Grady writes. The Yellow House was one of the most amazing and yet uncomfortable and unsettling novels I've ever read and Feast, for me, continues the trend. Set over the course of just a few days, Feast dips in and out of present day and memory and describes the days leading up to 18th birthday party of Neve (one of the three female narrators). The events of the book are reasonably innocuous - preparing for the party, tidying the house, playing badminton, picking flowers, visiting neighbours, but there is a pervading sense of menace and unease throughout the book as the secrets these three women keep slowly eat away at them. The ending of the book feels like a slap in the face that you were waiting for, but didn't know when it would come. I listened to the audiobook and would definitely recommend!