Insatiable: ‘A frank, funny account of 21st-century lust' Independent

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The characters are fascinating. Firstly, of course, we have Violet, a walking contradiction. Constantly questioning herself, smarter than she thinks she is, gullible and hopeful but filled with doubts. Simon and Lottie, of course – untouchable, sexy, but with edges you could cut yourself on, two characters who draw you close for a cheek-kiss but never truly let you get past their veneer. Acerbic Sasha, with her eviscerating disdain; Mimi, an absolute angel, who steals every scene; Max and Richard, who… were there… and Nadia, the former best friend whose absence from Violet’s life is like a missing tooth she can’t stop poking. I loved getting to spend time with these characters, pulling at their loose threads and slowly watching them unravel. There was so much tension, especially for Violet, who finds them all volatile and unpredictable and makes constant missteps. The woman are infinitely more interesting than the men, which I really enjoyed; there’s a huge emphasis on female connection here that I adored. Few books out in the early half of the year are as flat-out entertaining as Buchanan's fizzy, filthy story of a young woman's sexual awakening.' i paper Come for the absolute filth and stay for the empathetic and sensitive way that Daisy Buchanan writes about all the chaos and conflict of being a young woman in a hard-edged, hard-faced world.’ Red Finally, I’d like to give a standing ovation to the writing style. Even during the book’s slow, slightly dull beginning, the writing was enough to keep me spellbound; it’s richly detailed, evocative, raw and brilliant – in short, everything I love about the kind of writing style you find in literary fiction. There were so many lines I had to highlight, and I’m desperate to have a physical copy of this to mark up. There’s this feeling I get sometimes when reading literary fiction that an image is just so right, that it describes something exactly as it is, and it’s so satisfying. This book gave me that feeling constantly. It also added a little something extra to every scene, enhancing even the smallest moments. From the character descriptions to the settings, everything here is so brilliantly described, I was kind of obsessed. I’ve often had an issue with litfic in that I adore this kind of writing, but am often dissatisfied by the directionless plots that a lot of literary novels seem to have. To me, this book made it work, and made me understand how people can be so captivated by a book where nothing much happens. I’ll be on the lookout for more books like this in the future, because it was great.

So I think that I am in love with Daisy Buchanan now, which I think will be a common reaction from all the beautiful, sensual, women that read this fantastic piece of work. I did feel bad that I kept having to find excuses to be left alone because this book will make you need quite a bit of ‘alone’ time. So, when Lottie - who looks like the woman Violet wants to be when she grows up - offers Violet the chance to join her exciting start-up, she bites. Only it soon becomes clear that Lottie and her husband Simon are not only inviting Violet into their company, they are also inviting her into their lives. Intelligent, observant prose that gives a snap-shot of life experienced by millennial women.’ Kate SawyerFew books out in the early half of the year are as flat-out entertaining as Buchanan’s fizzy, filthy story of a young woman’s sexual awakening.’ i paper First things first, this book is utter filth! Well written - but very sexually graphic - so if that's not your bag I would suggest you stop reading this review now!! Insatiable centres around Violet. A young woman who doubts herself and her worth. Violet longs to be wanted and this takes her down a path which ultimately leads to her ‘knowing herself’. The journey violet takes is exciting, dangerous and very sexy. Insatiable introduces us to Violet, a twentysomething trapped in a poorly-paid, dead-end job as a social media coordinator for some kind of art-related start up. At a social event, she meets Simon and Lottie, a suave, diabolically rich married couple who immediately sweep her off her feet. Violet is immediately swept into their world of designer candles, high-rise apartments and weekly sex parties, seduced by their rich friends, their immense wealth and the constant, dangling promise of a better life, an escape that poor Violet – who lives in her overdraft and feels constantly adrift from her own life – so desperately needs. The book flowed well, although some parts of the story were a little flat for me. However, I really liked the authors writing style and was fully engaged with the book from very early on.

So, when Lottie – who looks like the woman Violet wants to be when she grows up – offers Violet the chance to join her exciting start-up, she bites. Only it soon becomes clear that Lottie and her husband Simon are not only inviting Violet into their company, they are also inviting her into their lives. Daisy brings characters to life like no other writer, pumping them full of humour, vulnerability and sexy sexy sex’ Lucy Vine This book was highly addictive, the kind of thing you could inhale in one sitting. It was in turns funny, sexy and sad, and the author strikes the perfect balance between salaciousness and tenderness. It's filthy in parts (in a good way) but equally, there is so much understanding for Violet and her motivations that I think, in the hands of a lesser author, could have been lost amongst the sex scenes. The one thing I loved about this was the journey of our main character and the exploration of female identity and desire. There is still SUCH a taboo about this and we need to talk about more. I recognised a lot of myself in Violet - a young girl desperate to be loved and liked, desperate to excel in her career but in a dead end job, finding yourself doing things because others expect it of you when it's not truly what you want yourself. Because of this, at times I was like 'VIOLET WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' But I get it. I get this feeling of craving the way people make you feel even if it isn't healthy.A raucous unravelling of female desire and bodily pleasures, in all their maddening complexity' Emma Jane Unsworth