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Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk
3.75
dark emotional sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Thanks to Dutton Books for the free copy of this book.

 - THIRST is a vampire novel split between two time periods and perspectives: the first from the vampire herself at the turn of the century, and the second from a modern day woman unknowingly releasing the vampire back into the world.
- I loved the writing style of this book. It felt like reading a classic novel, with a deep sense of foreboding draped over it.
- I had a hard time feeling invested in the plot though, and the reason why clicked for me when the vampire said that nothing she does has any sense or logic to it. And you could feel that: everything very transparently happened because the plot needed it to happen.
- Conversely, I also wish it had been longer. I wanted to dig deeper into the modern woman’s confused attraction to the vampire.
- I hope Yuszczuk gets more novels translated into English. This felt like a pretty fresh take on vampires, which is hard to do, and I’d love to read more of her work. 

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