Insatiable is a story about loneliness and trying to fit in, about our desire to be loved and included, how it's easy to confuse being wanted with being used. It'll draw people in with the shagging, but people will stay because they're rooting for Violet.' Evening Standard 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!

Thank you so much to the beautiful Daisy and her wonderful husband for gifting me a proof and a chocolate orange I ate as soon as I saw it. Insatiable contains a lot of sex – this is not the novel for the prudish. Sex is used to forget and to wield power over others, admonish them and to choose favourites. Violet is quite naïve and willing to overlook this (or maybe she just doesn’t even notice) initially, but it’s easy for the reader to see the manipulation that Lottie and Simon use Violet for. While some might find Violet annoying due to her need for love and recognition, I didn’t. She openly describes herself as a complete mess and there was always an element of rationality to the choices she made, however bad. When Violet starts to make amends for her past behaviour, it seems like part of her character arc rather than something forced. Buchanan also takes the heavier content that Violet finds herself in (sexual assault, bulimia and the manipulation by Lottie, Simon and Max) and handles it well. It’s not tawdry or glossed over, but a real part of the plot with realistic reactions by Violet. Buchanan also knows when to change gears – just when you think you couldn’t handle another group sex scene; she starts to delve into Violet’s past mistakes and her attempts to fix the past. A raucous unravelling of female desire and bodily pleasures, in all their maddening complexity' Emma Jane UnsworthAt times I was so frustrated with Violet for choices she made, but I think this is testament to the writing of the author. Characters that are well written bring out an emotional response from the reader.

Essentially, this book is a love story, it explores how the lovers come to terms with this and their journey in getting there. It explores the pressure on women to conform to stereotypes and female friendships and how powerful they are - in good and bad ways.

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Intelligent, observant prose that gives a snap-shot of life experienced by millennial women.' Kate Sawyer

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. Our spectacular series of literary legends continues with the bestselling crime master Peter James! Peter has written 19 Sunday Times number 1's, selling over 21 million books worldwide, with his Roy Grace series of books, including Want You Dead and Picture You Dead, turned into a hit ITV drama starring John Simm. His latest novel is Stop Them Dead. We talked to him about cleaning for Orson Welles, calling Kurt Vonnegut out of the blue, the scariest book he's ever read and writing to Enid Blyton about her characters' toilet habits! I found this book had much more substance than a simple romance plot and while Violet infuriated me at points, her character development was dealt with well by the author. I think this author has a promising fiction career ahead of her and I would read any future fiction she chooses to write. A strong 3.5 star read. A piercing insight into the unreal demands modern women place on themselves and told with real humour and energy, we love this book so much' StylistThe 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. 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. 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. There’s a lot of sex in this book. With lots of people. At the same time. Posh orgies and I mean posh in that they take place in posh London flats. With posh food. (Rule of orgies: always have a buffet.) 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