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Hello fellow bookworms! Just finished this book and I LOVED EVERY SECOND. I read it in well under 24 hours. I am unsure how I feel about the ending, however, so I would like to hear some of your opinions! Do you think that V was in on the Crave the entire time or do you think that this was a delusion of Mikes? (Give me a follow on my book-related Instagram: sarah_and_her_shelf)

Peaches I read that Hall wrote early drafts of this book as a rage towards the patriarchy, which is pretty evident in the trial, leading me to think that she …moreI read that Hall wrote early drafts of this book as a rage towards the patriarchy, which is pretty evident in the trial, leading me to think that she deliberately wanted this to be a commentary on gendered treatment within society. It would be a far more interesting book if V was still participating in the Crave, but Hall makes it clear in her Acknowledgements what type of book she was trying to write.(less)

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