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So Thirsty

by Rachel Harrison
Brittany Pressley
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A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Black Sheep.
Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn’t need a reminder she’s getting older, or that she’s feeling indifferent about her own life. Her husband surprises her with a birthday-weekend getaway—not with him, but with Sloane’s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi. Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she’d rather not confront, like her husband’s repeated infidelity.  
But when they arrive at their rental cottage, it becomes clear Naomi has something else in mind. She wants Sloane to stop letting things happen to her, for Sloane to really live. So Naomi orchestrates a wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers, only for it to take a horrifying turn that changes Sloane’s and Naomi’s lives literally forever. The friends are forced to come to terms with some pretty eternal consequences in this bloody, seductive novel about how it’s never too late to find satisfaction, even though it might taste different than expected.

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  • Release date

    September 10, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593911341
      • File size: 258012 KB
      • Duration: 08:57:31

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 22, 2024
      The addictive latest from Harrison (Black Sheep) is by turns gory, rage-inducing, eerie, melancholy, and hopeful. For Sloane Parker’s 36th birthday, she heads out for a long weekend of celebration at a swanky resort in the Finger Lakes with her best friend, Naomi, hoping for a distraction from her husband’s infidelity and her anxiety about aging. But when risk-taker Naomi drags risk-averse Sloane to a house party with strangers they met in a bar, the night takes a sharp turn. The party turns out to be a vampiric orgy and to survive the night Sloane and Naomi must agree to transform into vampires themselves. It’s an unusual perspective from which to approach the vampire novel: that of a woman unhappy about aging being instead forced to live forever. There are some familiar elements—including the introduction of a brooding, moody male vampire love interest who regards Sloane as a captivating enigma; the question of animal blood as a more humane alternative to killing people; and the excruciating pain of transformation—but there’s also enough that feels fresh to render this a distinctive treatise on the transformational power of friendship, as Sloane and Naomi embark on this literally never-ending journey together. The result is a smart, scary, and occasionally sexy page-turner.

    • Library Journal

      December 1, 2024

      Sloane Parker is disappointed in her life, career, and marriage and isn't looking forward to her 36th birthday. When her cheating husband surprises her with a weekend getaway for her and her best friend Naomi, she's suspicious of his motives but excited to see Naomi. Hoping Sloane will forget her troubles, Naomi steers Sloane away from wine tastings and relaxation, instead taking her to a house party like no other. After a wild night with strangers, the friends learn that some bonds are eternal. Brittany Pressley narrates Harrison's (Such Sharp Teeth) feminist horror with panache. She channels the snark and hilarity of the two women's friendship, enhancing the humor even as she describes scenes filled with stomach-churning blood and gore. While there are plenty of monsters to keep horror fans entertained, this layered story also leaves room for the characters to take stock of their lives and explore the complexities of their relationships. VERDICT Harrison's many fans will devour her genre-blending latest, a smart, sexy horror with a lot of heart. Pair with Rachel Koller Croft's We Love the Nightlife.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Brittany Pressley gives energy to a bizarre midlife crisis in this refreshing horror audiobook. Pressley skillfully portrays Sloane Parker, who is the voice of indifference as she approaches her 40s. When Sloane's unfaithful husband gives her a resort weekend getaway with her wild best friend, Naomi, Sloane's future begins to, well, bite--not to give too much away. Harrison's novel supplies much for Pressley to chew on, especially the necessary accents of the multinational troupe that becomes Sloane and Naomi's new "family." Pressley also captures the snark that is the main ingredient of the best friends' conversations. Pressley's vocal talents ensure that listeners are willing to suspend disbelief as the story depicts Sloane and Naomi's strange new lives. D.E.M. © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine

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