I was so excited to read this book that’s set during The Harlem Renaissance with Black, sapphic vampires! It really sounds like the perfect book for me. However I could not get into it. I have to DNF at 18%.

From the beginning I felt a disconnect from the book, I just couldn’t put my finger on why. But, my problem with this book is that there are so many long, superfluous scenes. Most of the scenes are too drawn out and don’t add anything to the story. After putting this book down, I started a new one, and I noticed that within two chapters of that book I know more about the story in that book than I’ve learned about the story of This Ravenous Fate in seven chapters (almost 100 pages). So, I won’t be continuing. 

I’m very disappointed because I love the thought of this book and I’m so interested to know where the story will go, but it seems as if the story isn’t going anywhere.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Fire and NetGalley for this arc. All opinions are my own.