In only the inventive style of horror icon, Rachel Harrison could this imaginative, creepy, chilling story be created. It’s dark, but it’s fascinatingly good! This book is not for the faint of heart, but those who know Harrison’s work or those who decide to venture into her world…you will not be disappointed. Having met her I can sort of understand where her macabre fascination stems from, but…she is as super kind as she is super gory! If you have not read anything by her well…welcome! And let me assure you, you will be back!
Sloan Parker’s husband has given her a birthday present she certainly should be grateful for…a weekend away at an inn with her best friend Naomi. But Sloan has her suspicions as to why this choice in gift, but that’s for you to figure out as you read!
Sloan is definitely in the middle of an existential crisis. Her age as well as her life in general. She works from home, has the same routine, only has to see her co-workers once a month and well her marriage is just about the same, routine. Wake, work, cook, go to bed. When she looks in the mirror, she sees someone she certainly doesn’t know…those wrinkles…where did they come from?
But when she is with her best friend Naomi, all is forgotten. Naomi is a free spirit who does what she wants when she wants. Even in her long-term relationship, she has a fling or two without any guilt. So, Sloan is hoping Naomi will bring some of her magic along and help her.
Unfortunately, immediately there are problems. There is a blizzard, and they are pretty much stuck near the inn. But they do go for drinks where Naomi meets someone (of course) and they are invited to a party the next night. Now depending on who you ask both will blame the other for what happens next. They are turned into women who will live forever.
Join Sloan and Naomi as they try to adjust to their new lifestyle, having to leave their lives behind and adjust to new shall we say, feelings and thirsts. With a new band of friends, who will attempt to help them, their adventures will become shocking, even to them!
So Thirsty is perhaps a much scarier Thelma and Louise in a very different community. Naiveté and innocence may actually be their new enemy. But there are some enjoyably funny moments as they adjust to their lives of being thirsty.
Berkley Publishing
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