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

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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. Wow. This book was steamy. I do not recommend reading this on public transport or around family members,or you might find yourself blushing into your jumper. Seriously spicy sex scenes of a graphic nature are depicted in this book. But if you let your freak flag fly every so often and you enjoy your romances super hot but with a developmental storyline and strong character development you will love this book! Love the ending, albeit surprising - wasn't mad though! I do feel it came slightly out of nowhere and would have liked to see more build up/tension/development but apart from that what a wild read - filthy stuff in here. 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!!

The writing style itself is delicious. Certain lines and turns of phrase had me taking a moment to pause and fully savour the genius before me. Ms Daisy Buchanan has quite the gift with prose, and the technical skill alone makes this worth reading. This follows Violet, a millennial living in London, unhappy in her social media job. She has recently broken off her engagement and had a huge bust up with her best friend Nadia and is looking for purpose. All of her dreams look to be coming true when she bumps into Lottie at a works event who offers her a new job opportunity alongside her husband Simon. Violet is clearly not in a great place - relationship wise (friends and ex fiancee) and not satisfied at work or with her living arrangements either - and so is very tempted by seemingly perfect Lottie and what she can offer - in more ways than one.I can’t believe this is a fiction debut – she writes stories like she’s been doing it for fifty years’ Laura Jane Williams 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 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.

Insatiable is about women and desire – lust, longing and the need to be loved. It is a story about being unable to tell whether you are running towards your future or simply running away from your past. The result is at once tender and sad, funny and hopeful. This book came to my attention as I regularly listen to the author’s podcast and thoroughly enjoy it. When I saw she had written a novel, I was intrigued. The only teensy criticism I have is that the ending felt a bit rushed, but perhaps that's just me being greedy and wanting more. Other than that, I. can't fault it.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.