Voracious

Firstly, I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

TW: abuse, bullying, SA

Despite being a short novella, this book managed to send shivers and leave goosebumps. The sheer fear that the main character, a pregnant 16-year-old girl, has for what she believes to be a vengeance sought by bugs/insects could be strongly felt. As she explores it with a therapist, who then in turn begins to succumb to these delusions herself, left me also second guessing every faint feeling across my own hands and neck.

The downside to this debut would be the open ending, which felt a bit lacklustre. We were fed a lot of attention grabbing events only for the book to be suddenly snapped shut in our faces. It felt a bit mean of the author, though I can understand the approach taken to leave it like it did.

Overall, a decent read.