this was a very dark, very gruesome, very sad tale of obsession and hunger

this book follows 3 women in different time periods. they all become entangled in quite an interesting way that is not revealed until the last 40% of the book. i admit, with the multiple POVs, it was hard to care for all characters equally at any given point in the story, though i do admit i cared for them all by the end and felt bad for each of them for different reasons.

regardless, schwab's writing is so captivating that i couldn't quite put the book down even if i felt the plot was slow at times. i think schwab does too good of a job showcasing obsession, and it actually reminded me a little bit of the favorites by layne fargo in that regard.

i do really enjoy how schwab depicted vampires in a fresh way while still staying true to vampire mythos. it was really unique calling them thorns and relating them to roses.

overall, i enjoyed this story and the way that schwab explored the different "hungers" that each character experienced. i did feel like it was a bit slow at times, but again, i couldn't put it down, because i really just had to know how all the three POVs tied together.