I quite liked this subdued, internal story about a young vampire mothered in such a way as to not understand herself in any capacity; meaning, neither human nor “demon”, on top of the ways women entering the world and work force have additional obstacles to circumnavigate.

For actually quite a bit of this I wasn’t sure if she actually was a vampire or not, which kept the tension fairly taut for me. Was this another unhinged woman narrative with a twist? I won’t give away anything here.

It is sexual and sensual but in the same way other stories with a similar character minus the preternatural would be. So, what really sells it—or not—is if you buy into the protagonist, who, I think, does take some acclimating. She’s unlikable in a couple different ways and it is very, very solipsistic. I can see why it’s polarizing. Personally, “not much happened”, lots of interiority, possible unhinged woman, are all a couple of my hot buttons, so I was destined to appreciate this, I think.