ARC REVIEW

Oh this was insanely good. 
Starting off in the rush of a pseudo-bacchanalia during the height of a french summer, where our narrator is staying with a university friends family, followed by the starkly sobering conclusion set back in the UK. 
I couldn’t put it down, clinging to the pages in the same gripped, disgusted way I watched Saltburn, which Sunstruck is definitely reminiscent of. Take Saltburn, Brideshead and the atmosphere of CMBYN and this is it. The only difference is Sunstruck takes on it’s topics unflinchingly, regardless of the severity. Our narrator is unnamed, of fairly ambiguous race and lower class, finding himself in a world of rich, powerful white people. But the author does not shy away from the moments of microaggressions, and full on aggressions, letting them flow naturally and horrifyingly between the intoxicating romance (if you can really call it that), never once underwriting the serious aspects of the novel.
A truly stunning, aching read and I look forward to reading anything else William Rayfet Hunter publishes in the future. 
Thank you to NetGalley and Cornerstone for the ARC!