I'll admit it - this was totally a cover buy; I didn't even realize this was categorized under Horror (which I don't read) until I added to my shelves. I judged a book by it's cover and it totally paid off.

The writing in The Black Hunger is phenomenal; somehow making dry historic-esque text and storytelling vibrant and engaging. Our characters, multiple POVs and timelines, and the connections they had to one another through history was addicting and I couldn't put it down. The story and writing made me feel like a history student digging through archives and traveling the world to dissect an ancient, creepy cult - all within the pages of one book.

I can see the ending being a 'make it or break it' situation for many readers as this is not the book for someone that needs a story to end with a nice bow. I'm very curious to see if a sequel comes from the author in the future because I'm ready to eat that up (pun intended).