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The Necessary Hunger by Nina Revoyr
5.0
I adored this. The characters felt so real. This whole book felt real. There's drama and excitement, but mostly it's about an immature kid who doesn't know how to cope with her own feelings struggling through growing up. I loved the family dynamic and how that grew throughout the book. I loved all the side characters that were fully fleshed out, despite the fact that there were so many of them. This book contained such a developed world.
I loved Nancy and her growth, or at times lack there of. She was such a compelling lead with so much depth, but also such a kid and so full of immaturity. She's wildly flawed in ways that are frustrating, but so so real. And her feelings and behavior are so relatable to the teenage years.
I was all set to give this four stars until the ending hit and I just couldn't anymore. The ending blew me away. It really changed the perspective of the book from a lovely story about a kid in love to something so much more meaningful.
I think as a debut, it is honestly a little bit rough around the edges. Nancy does a lot of eavesdropping, which is kind of a lazy way to insert information the POV character doesn't have legitimate access to. There were too many characters, not enough sense of place. There were a number of little things. But I don't care about any of them. This book took my breath away.
I really thought going in that I'd love Nina Revoyr, but this book was beyond anything I expected. I'm so excited to read more from her. I would highly recommend this book.
I loved Nancy and her growth, or at times lack there of. She was such a compelling lead with so much depth, but also such a kid and so full of immaturity. She's wildly flawed in ways that are frustrating, but so so real. And her feelings and behavior are so relatable to the teenage years.
I was all set to give this four stars until the ending hit and I just couldn't anymore. The ending blew me away. It really changed the perspective of the book from a lovely story about a kid in love to something so much more meaningful.
I think as a debut, it is honestly a little bit rough around the edges. Nancy does a lot of eavesdropping, which is kind of a lazy way to insert information the POV character doesn't have legitimate access to. There were too many characters, not enough sense of place. There were a number of little things. But I don't care about any of them. This book took my breath away.
I really thought going in that I'd love Nina Revoyr, but this book was beyond anything I expected. I'm so excited to read more from her. I would highly recommend this book.