Andi is jealous of the vultures that circle her home. She longs to live their life: eating rotting flesh, soaring through the skies, freedom. Andi knows this is weird…she shouldn’t want to gobble up dead things. Blood should make her stomach churn not growl. Good thing she has her girlfriend, Luna, and her therapist Dr. Fawning to keep her thoughts positive and healthy…but is that enough? What happens when Andi lets go of all her inhibitions; lets the hunger become her? Andi only wants to be free.

What a unique novella. Andi’s condition was unlike any I’ve read about before. No detail was spared, reading about her wants made me feel nauseous at times. The writing was poetic, Tantlinger did an exceptional job describing disgusting scenes in a way that made them seem acceptable and/or like our main character HAD TO give into this. I wasn’t sure how the story was going to play out and the ending came out of left field entirely. I was under the impression Andi had more self control than she truly did, leading to the surprises to be gristlier than I could’ve anticipated. Because this is a super short read, I don’t want to give too much away but I highly recommend this one! To Be Devoured is available on Kindle Unlimited, check it out if you’re looking for a psychological novella with blood n guts elements