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Starting off the new year right!

You said sapphic vampires and I say take my money. Yet I'm in two minds about Hungerstone, unfortunately.

I LOVE the original Carmilla and thought those feelings would be mirrored in Dunn's novel. Her writing reminds me of Ava Reid's Lady Macbeth and I didn't love that (and Reid is an instant buy author for me!). I felt like there was a spark missing. I think it's because of the misogny the protagonist faced was a product of its time and that didn't really work with a modern first point of view writing style. If Dunn mimicked or wrote in the style of Le Fanu and paid more homage to the original style, I would have liked this better. If Dunn wrote Hungerstone the way Jennieke Cohen wrote Dangerous Alliance (used similar syntax structure but adapting language to the modern reader), I would have given this four maybe five stars.

This is a case of it's not you, it's me.

Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for giving me an advanced reader copy to reader and review. Another thanks to the publisher and agent who also sent me a physical copy through my place of work. These are my own words and thoughts.

hmmm thoughts

read it via the audiobook this time and I'm glad! wouldn't have been able to get through this otherwise. Moshfegh sets up a really interesting experiment for character analysis and dissection and usually this is right up my alley. unfortunately, this was boring.

the first 20% was slow and almost made me put this down. once you’re introduced to the white man™️ oh boy does this rollcoaster go from 0 to 100mph

the horrors persist, but so do I.

 Unfortunately, this is just another 3 star fantasy. I wanted this to be so much more than it was. The vibes were there but everything else felt lack luster. I am still holding out hope for Tenderly, I Am Devoured though. 

Deliciously dark sapphic stories. Perfect start to autumn reading!

i have many thoughts yet my head feels empty. i guess that's what a good book does to you?