Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda

Woman, Eating
by Claire Kohda
⭐⭐

I genuinely wanted to like this book - a femme-lit horror novel about a vampire trying to break the cycle of generational trauma and forge their own path? That is right up my alley!

Unfortunately, this story fell very flat for me. Firstly, I feel like this kind of premise would have been better if it was fleshed out a little bit more and given more pages. It was way too short for everything the author was trying to accomplish. This caused the story to lack depth and emotion. Characters newly coming into the main character, Lydia's, life aren't allotted enough time to build a relationship with her. 

Lydia's attempts to deal with her traumas was appreciated but overall, they were rushed and ended before we could really sink our teeth in (pun intended). As a reader, we can understand what has led Lydia to be who she is and why she feels such shame about herself, but we don't get a chance to explore these things with her and watch her break free from them

It's not that this book is a "bad" book. As a matter of fact, so many people have loved it! But for me personally - I just didn't get it. If we can't dive deep into Lydia's psyche, what's the overall goal of the story? I'm bummed out about it for sure, but don't let my review discourage you! It might be your next favorite book! Unfortunately, it just wasn't for me!