This is the meal I’ve been waiting for, and I’m going to savor it.

PLOT SUMMARY:

Ji-won’s life tumbles into disarray in the wake of her appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mother, distraught. Her younger sister, hurt and confused. Her college freshman grades, failing. Her dreams, horrifying… yet enticing.In them, Ji-won walks through bloody rooms full of eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes. Eyes the same shape and shade as George’s, who is Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend. George has already overstayed his welcome in her family’s claustrophobic apartment. He brags about his puffed-up consulting job, ogles Asian waitresses while dining out, and acts condescending toward Ji-won and her sister as if he deserves all of Umma’s fawning adoration. No, George doesn’t deserve anything from her family. Ji-won will make sure of that.For no matter how many victims accumulate around her campus or how many people she must deceive and manipulate, Ji-won’s hunger and her rage deserve to be sated.

GRADE: A+

REVIEW:

I devoured this book in two days (probably would’ve read it in one sitting if I didn’t have to do life things like work, eat, and sleep). I love how unhinged this book was. When we meet Ji-Won her father has just left his family to get with another woman, leaving her and her sister to deal with her grieving mother on their own. Ji-Won is also beginning her first year of college and once her mother starts dating a new man George (who she’s certain has an Asian girl fetish) things begin to to truly escalate. First of all, Ji-Won becomes obsessed with George’s eyes and her nightmares explore that obsession. As Ji-Won’s life begins to derail (she’s failing in college – her relationship with her sister and mother is strenuous and trying to fit in at college is difficult) – the book takes a very dark and twisted turn that I highly enjoyed.

I don’t want to say much about the plot because I wish you to experience this book the way I did – totally diving into it blind and staying for the wild ride. This is one excellent horror thriller with one of the best endings I’ve ever read (and I’m very picky when it comes to endings – I’m rarely satisfied by them).

Read this if you’re a fan of unhinged female characters ala Maeve Fly or Bunny.

*Thank you so much to NetGalley and Erewhon Books for the digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

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