So Thirsty is a novel about a woman whose dull suburban life is thoroughly thrown away when she becomes a vampire along with her best friend. Sloane didn’t want a surprise trip for her birthday, but when her cheating husband says she’s off to a remote luxury retreat with her best friend Naomi, she figures maybe she could do with it. When Naomi arranges them a night with mysterious strangers at an exclusive party in an attempt to get Sloane to live a little, they don’t know that they are about to be changed forever.
Having read some of Harrison’s previous novels, I was excited for this one and what her take on vampires was going to be. So Thirsty has her usual casual, fun style and story in which a female protagonist has to adapt to supernatural goings on, with the main narrative about Sloane and Naomi becoming vampires and Sloane finding herself again after settling down for something that didn’t quite work for her. There’s perhaps not as much as plot as you might expect, as it is mostly driven by character dynamics, but then again, quite a lot of vampire fiction is mostly based around vibes and newcomers adapting to being vampires rather than anything else particularly happening. If the book hadn’t had an epilogue I would have definitely expected there was a sequel, as the ending is quite sudden after the relatively slow pace of the earlier part of the book.
So Thirsty is a novel exploring lasting female friendship and what happens as you get older, but also a novel about vampires who like sex and fun parties, and about how the combination of these might help someone stuck in a rut to find new excitement. It’s silly and fun (and would make a great vampire film), with a lot of good things packed in (I love the dream mall idea) and some great vampire moments, but I think I wanted more of it, more gore and sex and exploration of vampires living a wild “life” as an alternate for Sloane and Naomi.
Fiendfully Reading 
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