Every time someone points out a very reasonable flaw of Violet’s that has directly hurt them, Violet flares up and attacks them back.

This was touted as such a searing millennial novel and was instead just clunky, stereotypical and transparent. Where I didn't feel guilty about everything from hangovers to coming into the office at ten past nine to not ironing my bed sheets? I'd love to embrace body positivity, but it makes me feel as though the rug has been pulled from under me.

It’s also easy to be put off by Violet’s self-indulgence and more obnoxious qualities - but i was happy to take the book for what it was and enjoyed the wild (and unexpectedly thought-provoking) ride. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall).

When I was growing up, every single message I heard about beauty and being a woman made me feel as though I looked all wrong. I think Insatiable portrayed a variety of toxic and manipulative relationships well and the naivety and vulnerability you feel when you are in those, especially when you don't realise it. that's made clear by the piss poor clumsy attempt of making bad porn into lots of mini badly realised or 10 years too late social commentaries and missing the mark by miles each time. it's violently heterosexual and the characters are so two-dimensional that i really didn't care what happened to any of them.I can put up with a lot of loneliness, a lot of slammed doors and silences, if it means I can briefly belong.