Nah. This is not for me. I know it said sample of the book but come on. 5 pages or so of nothing but reviews from a restaurant. I’m waiting for a punchline.

I didn’t realize this was a sampler only! This story from the collection was kooky and unexpected though and makes me excited for the full release!

Unfortunately didn’t realise it was just sampler, but this only makes me all the more excited to read the full thing!

Eliza Clark is one of my favourite authors so I was so excited to receive this sample. Can’t wait to get my hands on the full version of this intriguing short story collection!

Didn't realise this was a sampler when I requested it (on mobile, so maybe title was cut off or something?)

Enjoyed this short story - very amusing. Really liked the repetition of the character who just keeps coming back. Probably not one that will stay with me through the ages, but very fun. Looking forward to reading the rest of the collection,

So thankful to receive this little sample short story from Eliza Clark's new collection. I love love adore obsess over Boy Parts and Penance so cannot wait until this comes out so I can read the rest.

What a wild little story ? Series of reviews ? Interesting nonetheless. I will be watching for the full release of this book!

After reading this sample, I’m even more excited about the final book! I loved the style this was written in and thought the reviews were funny at times. Can’t wait to read more!

I was first intrigued by the cover, then the name and then the synopsis. I wasn’t expecting a sample of the book but I was pleasantly surprised by the first story “The Shadow Over Little Chitaly” seeming to be about a mysterious takeaway place on justeats that combines Chinese and Italian.
I enjoyed the review style of writing, it flows nicely and is an easy read, some of the reviews had me laughing out loud, especially poor Hannah’s reviews who kept going back!
After reading this first story sample, I’m intrigued to read the rest of the book upon release!
Rating 4/5 stars (will probably change to 5 stars once I’ve read the finished book)

Didn’t realise this was just a sampler…. But enjoyed the part I read! Will definitely be buying the book when it comes out - big fan of Eliza’s writing

It was an intriguing read, even though it was just a sample, but it shows promise. I'm looking forward to reading the full book once it's published.

hadn't realized that I was only getting a sampler when I requested this title 😅. It's just one of the stories from "She's Always Hungry."

However, I enjoyed the story and how strange it was I don't think I've ever read anything quite like it. The story is told through JustEat reviews for a suspicious Chinese-Italian takeaway. I think this format was an amazing choice and it kept me interested as I was reading through each reviewer's experience.

I'm incredibly excited to read the rest of the collection, and November can't come quickly enough!

Well. Wow.

First off, I loved the reviews of ‘Chitaly’ - a Chinese/italian restaurant on JustEat where what they ordered was never what they received. The reviews were funny and just like the ones you often read on takeaway apps.

Then the book ended very abruptly and I hadn’t realised it was only a sampler so quite disappointed. For this reason I can’t rate it higher than a two purely because it’s only one story out of supposedly many and it wouldn’t be a balance review. The short story alone is a five star.

Oh my goodness I was lucky enough to receive a sampler for this arc and oh my gosh I cannot wait for the full book to be released! I don’t think anyone could understand how excited I am!!’

This sample was so bizarre but I need to know more!! I really loved Penance and was delighted to hear Eliza Clark was back, can’t wait to get my hands on the full version of this intriguing short story collection!

An entertaining short story, that ended abruptly. Different reviews of a mysterious restaurant delivering a strange mix of Chinese and Italian food. I enjoyed it and it made me laugh a couple of times, but when I requested the ARC I did not realise it was only a sampler story. It seems clearer on the NetGalley page now.

Gave me a good taste, pun intended, of the book but impossible to judge or score the collection on this alone.

I am sadly also always hungry (for more of this book). November well and truly can't come quickly enough!!

This title is one of the short stories from Clark's upcoming She's Always Hungry. I absolutely loved this weird little story! Told through JustEat reviews for a Chinese-Italian takeway, this story is inventive and strange and totally compelling. Consider me hyped for the full book in November.

Okay, I have to admit that as soon as this popped up on the ‘recently added titles’ page, I hit request, and didn’t realise it was only a sampler, featuring one of the short stories, until I was approved. Whoops.

However - this is a very funny little appetiser for Clark’s upcoming short story collection. Titled ‘The Shadow Over Little Chitaly’, the story is made up of reviews of a strange takeaway, that serves both Chinese and Italian food, speedily delivered by an Australian. The food varies in edibility.

Like always, Clark’s approach feels sharp and fresh, and she perfectly carves out a strange little narrative purely made out of online reviews. I cannot wait to see what other little oddities she’s written, when I get my hands on the full collection, later in the year. Consider me fully intrigued.

Thank you to the publishers, and Netgalley, for this sampler.

Always love when authors manage to tell an entire story through an unconventional medium and this sampler from Eliza Clark’s new short story collection She’s Always Hungry is entirely told through the google views of a Chinese-Italian hybrid restaurant. Very impressive how Clark manages to make the characters distinguishable and wholly different through their reviews. I have been left thoroughly confused by the story but also very intrigued and more than a little bit hungry.

Thank you to Faber and Faber and NetGalley for providing me with an eARC. All opinions are my own.