I was hoping the villain wasn’t exactly who we’d expect it to be but it was. Mystery/murder plot was interesting but a little predictable. AKA no better than the thirsty vamps we read about. We can’t get enough of books/shows like Twilight, Vampire Diaries, True Blood because we, as an audience, are insatiable. Also the title of this book and of the soap opera within the book draws attention to the audience’s obsession with vampires. I thought it was so entertaining! I love soap operas and I thought Insatiable was a hilarious and realistic ode to that. Thrown in some dramatic “twists” for the hell of it. I loved that Meena’s real life was starting to unfold like the Insatiable soap opera that she wrote for work because this book was kind of like a soap opera. We think this part of the book only serves to describe Meena’s professional life, but ohhh does it all connect to the villain’s overall plan!! I was too busy laughing at the absurdity and melodramatic colleagues in Meena’s job that I never thought the soap opera would have any connection to the villain so that took me by surprise! One of the most interesting parts for me is that the book gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the soap opera and TV writing world. The fact that there was a historical and literary basis that Cabot used as the foundation to her vampires made the story that much more intriguing! Love me a story that was researched well. George and Joan of Arc history to build the world and origins of Insatiable’s vampires. The tie-in to Dracula and the historical myth/lore of vampires is amazing!! I loved it so much! More than I enjoyed the Twilight series, Vampire Diaries, or True Blood.Ĭabot takes from Dracula, Vlad Tepes, Vatican, St.

Plot – Based Off Some Real Historical Facts

Thoroughly entertaining story! Laugh out loud scenes, especially it gets meta – which is really cool! Nostalgic reflection of teenage me – and how ridiculous I was loving them. Cracks me up! Reads like a satire to any vampire- or supernatural-lover who was caught up in that trend as we can absolutely relate to the ridiculous obsession with the sexy, brooding vampires pursuing forbidden loves romanticized on scene and in books. Insatiable is a modern-day twist on Bram Stoker’s iconic gothic story of Dracula.Īs a huge fan of vampires (for like half my life), I extremely enjoyed the jokes and references to the popular vampire shows and books during the height of the trend back in the 2010s sprinkled throughout Insatiable.

The Princess Diaries series which let’s be honest is almost every little kid’s childhood). But as we all know, Meg Cabot is well known for her lovable young adult stories (i.e. This is my first experience reading a Meg Cabot book.

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