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👀 First impressions:
The Starving Saints opens in desperation. Aymar Castle has been under siege for six months, food is almost gone, and survival itself has become a moral question. When divine figures arrive offering miracles, healing, and endless feasts in exchange for devotion, hope curdles into something far more disturbing. The premise immediately promises religious horror rooted in hunger, power, and belief, and it does not hold back.

✅ What I Liked:
The atmosphere is intoxicating and grotesque in equal measure. Starling excels at blending sacred imagery with bodily horror, making every miracle feel wrong in a way that is impossible to ignore. The three central women are sharply drawn and compelling, each responding differently to temptation and terror. Voyne’s devotion, Phosyne’s frantic need for rational explanation, and Treila’s quiet, simmering rage create a tense emotional triangle that drives the story forward. The descent into bacchanalian madness is handled with confidence, showing how easily survival instincts can be manipulated into worship and excess.

❎ What I didn’t Like:
The novel is deliberately dense, both thematically and stylistically. The pacing is slow and heavy, particularly in the middle, and the sensory detail can feel overwhelming rather than immersive at times. Readers who prefer clean answers or restrained symbolism may find the ambiguity frustrating.

📚 Why You Should Read This Book:
This is a perfect pick for readers who enjoy literary horror that interrogates faith, power, and desire. If you like stories where miracles feel like threats and salvation comes at an unbearable cost, this book delivers something bold and unforgettable.

💭 Final Thoughts:
The Starving Saints is a fever dream of devotion and decay. It explores how belief can rot into control, how hunger reshapes morality, and how survival can demand reinvention of both self and world. It is unsettling, ambitious, and unapologetically strange, the kind of book that lingers long after the final page.

🛍️ Where to buy
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Final Rating ★★★★ – Lush, horrifying, and dangerously seductive