December 21, 2023
Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk
A female vampire escapes from Europe and arrives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She describes her fight to survive, and as she watches the city change over the centuries, she decides to imprison herself in a deserted mausoleum in an old but famous cemetery. In the present day, a woman who works for a publishing house is trying to deal with her mother's terminal illness. After her mother gives her the deed to a mausoleum and a key, the woman finds herself inexplicably returning to the cemetery repeatedly. As they face fear, loneliness, and longing, the two women find themselves drawn to each other.
I am not a huge horror fan and this novel is not something that I normally would pick up, but once I started reading Thirst, it was hard to put down. The writing and the translation are both excellent. Set in two different timelines, it's a vampire story combined with feminist themes. The author is one of the new voices in Latinx literature. More sensitive readers should be aware that there are some erotic/explicit scenes.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing an eARC for review.
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