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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Chrissy Spulak

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“Hungry Business: A Short Story” by Maria DeBlassie earns 5 out of 5 stars. This fun, captivating short story is sure to draw you in. It is horrifyingly relatable to anyone who has ever played the dating field and keeps hitting those foul balls. The narrator is fresh and the writing is packed with animated imagery to keep you hooked. This story is a workout; you will be using all the senses to digest this one. My only complaint is that it isn’t longer. Loved it.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Laura-Jane Minnie

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This short tale is so cleverly written, it is about an unnamed women trying to find love during a zombie apocalypse, so much happens in such little time. This is not my normal type of book but it is totally worth a read.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Carrie Reed

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

4 stars!

What a fun and weird read! The sweet woman that is the main character, is living in a time with a virus outbreak. There are now humans and the hungries. Our female main character seems to be a hungry but still has most of her humanity left, she wants to date, she wants to be warm. The main joy she gets is from seeing the orange tabby cat that comes near her apartment. I am quite sad the book had to end, I was looking forward to see if anything came of her meeting the human man who owns that orange tabby cat. Reading about what she would do day to day and her thoughts was very intriguing. I look forward to more from this author.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Debi Kircher

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie

3 Stars

Well I was kind of lost through much of this short snippet of a read. I’m thinking there was a deeper meaning to everything and maybe if I read it again I would figure it out. This was my first time reading a whole story told from an inner monologue and I never even knew the main character’s name. This is not something I enjoyed. A little here and there is fine but I just couldn’t connect.

I sat for a few minutes trying to figure out what I had read and have come to the conclusion that I really will revisit it at another time and maybe it will register.

The actual writing was great, it flowed quick and smooth and I read this in 10 – 15 minutes. So I do recommend anyone that’s curious to give it a try.

I really wanted to love it as I really liked this author’s first book and will definitely read more as more becomes available.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Heidi Ramsay

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I found this book quite bizarre and toe curling. It reminded me of a gory version of Covid-19 – if the virus were a person this is how it would be perceived. It certainly takes an active imagination to come up with such a stomach twisting short story.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Kerry Baker

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie is a well written and detailed story that left me intrigued from start to finish. I loved the lighthearted, conversational tone that the book has – almost like it is is someone recounting their dating experiences in general instead of the twist that is in there. I actually thought it was an amusing read, I was chucking along with some of the descriptions the author used and it is that which drew me in initially.
I enjoyed how open the ending was without it feeling unfinished. This is definitely a book I would love to see as a full length novel – the basis is all there and I think it would be excellent. In lieu of that I would highly recommend this book!

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Shannon Fowler

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the second book by Maria DeBlassie that I have read. The first one was ok, not really something I read but I’ll try anything at least once. So, I decided to give DeBlassie another try with this short story, Hungry Business. I really had no idea what I was getting into. This short story has a very interesting twist on looking for love.

The narrator is clearly looking for love but has faced so many negatives on her search that she is becoming bitter and cold. But she doesn’t give up hope and continues to look for love in all places, including the orange tabby cat across the street in the neighboring building.

Details are good, a little graphic but fitting for this story. Worth the time to read.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Kerry Carr

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a short story but it packs so much into it. From the outset you think it’s a story about a virus mutating people into the living dead and one woman’s survival in that world but the underlying messages are so much more

In a cold and desperate world there is always hope no matter how small and how much it doesn’t seem like there is. This book is a story of that discovery in a unique way of telling it.

I really enjoyed it.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Tausha Treadway

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie. This is such a short story but held so much information. Its the story of an unnamed main character who is living thru the aftermath of a zombie virus outbreak. Kind of right for the times huh. Anyway this character has a strong desire for human contact just as we all do and it never ends well. Its reflective of our dating days and I’m so glad to no longer be involved in that mess. Our main character is strong willed and very private which helps her survive day in day out. The story is not so much scary as it is creepy but it will keep you turning the few pages as quick as you can. Do yourself a favor and read the short story Hungry Business. You won’t be disappointed!

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Tracy Wilkin

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was very inquisitive as to what the author could write in so few pages. I wasn’t entirely sure what the story was trying to convey most of the time. Once I got the gist of the story, it wasn’t too bad. I can honestly say I have not read a book quite like this. The author did not mince words and her attention to detail was first class. While this is not a genre I particularly enjoy, I did appreciate how the author played on words and delivered the story. A different and enjoyable read. 4 stars.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Piper Foster

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This short story feels a bit eerie as you read it. You step into the shoes yourself as you are reading and can see it unfold in front of your eyes. It goes by in a flash however you feel your heart racing as you read through.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Bobbi Wagner

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a great short story about zombies. This is not my first book by this author and a little different than what I normally read by her. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. This is a well written story that is packed full of action as well as darkness and good. The characters were creative and unique and fit right into the story. This was a fun and entertaining book that I would recommend to anyone.

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie

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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie
Genre – gothic, comedy horror, zombie
Page Count – 20 pages
Cover Designer – A. Smith
From the multi-award-winning author of Everyday Enchantments: Musings on Ordinary Magic & Daily Conjurings comes a cozy Gothic short story about searching for connection in a world that’s forgotten the power of everyday magic.
Looking for love can be deadly…
You know how it goes. You go out, hoping to meet someone. You wade through your fair share of brainless automatons, lifeless bodies, and ravenous undead good at passing as human.
The more you go out, the less hope you feel and the colder your body gets. But you keep at it. All you need is one beating heart to match your own before yours stops pumping altogether. How hard can it be to find one living, breathing human in a city full of bodies?
Dating.
It’s hungry business.

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Maria DeBlassie, Ph.D. is a native New Mexican mestiza blogger, award-winning writer, and award-winning educator living in the Land of Enchantment. Her first book, Everyday Enchantments: Musings on Ordinary Magic & Daily Conjurings (Moon Books 2018), and her ongoing blog, Enchantment Learning & Living are about everyday magic, ordinary gothic, and the life of a kitchen witch. When she is not practicing her own brand of brujeria, she’s reading, teaching, and writing about bodice rippers and things that go bump in the night. She is forever looking for magic in her life and somehow always finding more than she thought was there. Find out more about Maria and conjuring everyday magic at www.mariadeblassie.com.

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