A review by expecto_padronum
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk

medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

would not have picked this up (or finished it) if not for book club. Overall it wasn’t bad but I’m pretty apathetic about it. There were a handful of sexy vampire scenes which were fun, and a few lines here and there that were thoughtful. The POV switch didn’t bother me as much as it seemed to bother other people, I was kind of glad to have more straightforward/modern writing. Some lines really bothered me, like when the vampire said that “she was a widow too, in a way”….. bitch no you’re not. For something to work as a metaphor it has to make at least a little sense. Choosing to kill a guy you had sex with one time for sport does not make you a widow in any sense of the word. Also the ending was a truly wtf moment. I had a hard time sympathizing with either protagonist.