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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

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Hungry BusinessHungry Business by Maria DeBlassie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie

Hungry Business is a short story about Zombies and I loved everything about this book. This author has a very unique style of writing along with characters that blow me away make for a very intriguing story. I’ve read other books by this author and im definitely adding this one to my re-read list. This is such a short story that one can literally read it in ten minutes or less. I wished it was longer and want more. I highly recommend reading this short action packed story to find out what happens next I definitely can’t wait to read more from this Author.

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Shannen Kern

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Hungry BusinessHungry Business by Maria DeBlassie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a very quick read, but it is worth every word! It is a horror comedy and I can’t think of a more fitting genre. Maria DeBlassie will have you hooked from the very first page to the very last.

Our main character is on a date with a dead guy. Literally. She’s hoping that maybe this one will work out and have some semblance of a brain. Maybe a spark or two to help keep his lifeless body warm. But just like dating the living, something is just missing…besides his pulse. It is easy to correlate the zombie dating life with our current situations. A woman must be careful in both worlds. Can our main living lady find someone that makes her heartbeat faster or will she be destined to see the end of the world alone?

Who knew dating would be such a riveting story during the zombie apocalypse? I love Maria’s books and this one is no different. She nailed it again on a topic that never even crossed my mind but surely won’t leave it anytime soon. You know you’ve got the time for this short story so pick it up! You won’t be disappointed.

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Santana Hicks

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Hungry BusinessHungry Business by Maria DeBlassie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is a short story told in first person by a woman who is one of very few humans left alive after a zombie apocalypse. She is lonely and tries to find someone to spend her time with. Date after date it seems there are no good men left. Zombies pretending to be human just to try to get a taste of her, literally, going through the motions of what they remember from being human. The woman states that she is done with dating but loneliness gets the best of her and she once again tries the dating world. Her only joy is the cat who lives across the road as he symbolizes hope of fellow humans.

This short story was not what I was expecting at all but I still liked it. It was a very quick read but was still very detailed.

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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Hungry BusinessHungry Business by Maria DeBlassie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A short, but detailed story that tells the horrors of dating after a zombie apocalypse. Our protagonist is searching for love in a world that is full of the lifeless, cold, and undead. Although the undead try their very best to cover up their imperfections through their clothing and by covering them up with makeup she sees right through them. Pushing her fears and paranoia aside, she goes on date after date in the hopes that Mr. Right is out there somewhere but that she just has yet to find him. The only real bright spot in her dreary world is the cat in the window across the street that she has formed a bond with.

The author does a great job of world building and drawing the reader into the story from the first page. She so accurately describes the very real horrors of dating while using zombies as a metaphor. Time and time again throughout this short story I found myself relating to the protagonist as I recall back to my own dating experience. How many times did I go on a date with a lifeless “zombie” who tried so hard to hide his imperfections behind his sweet talk and the clothes he wore? This short story was interesting, unique, creepy, and fun to read. Another great and unique story by this author!

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Amelia Stansell

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A young woman’s journey in the dating world after a nasty virus breaks out. Leaving most people as Zombies. She goes out on date after date hoping to find the one but each time it’s another one trying to pretend they are still human, when in reality they just “want her for her body.” She vows to never go out again but something always tugs at her to try one more time. There is a cat across the way that she always sees, she wonders who is human enough to still own the cat. It is a great quick read.

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Carlie Del Gallo

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a very engaging short story of how a woman tries to find love in a dead, cold world. It is very apparent that she is alone in the world and that she wants someone to be with her, so she decides to go on dates. The situations that she is going through mirror what people deal with in real life while dating, finding out people aren’t who they say they are. As she comes across someone who is not alive, she had to think fast to avoid becoming an undead person as well. This is one of my favorite reads thus far as the gothic nature of this story captivated me and her story was not conventional. I cannot wait to read more books from this author as I read this in one sitting and was COMPLETELY CAPTIVATED and wanted to learn more about the cat and the owner at the end of the story.

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Nichole Chrisman

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When the dating world irl mimics that of the zombie world of this story! This was a short read but very deep. Our main character is just trying to find love in a zombie world but each of her dates, despite clever disguises, can’t hide their hunger. It isn’t until the end that our girl finds the comfort she was looking for, and it was what she already had. Quick and good read!

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Deb Robinson

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Hungry BusinessHungry Business by Maria DeBlassie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first short story I have read from this author. I was hooked by the very first page. The woman in the beginning is describing a dead man across from her at a dinner table. Why? How? When? Did she do it? As you continue to read you find out all these answers. The story is based on humans and hungries and what has made this phenomenon happen. The woman is lonely and trying to come to terms with the eventuality of her life. I love that she has an odd relationship with a cat across the way. Never give up hope.

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria Deblassie – Review by Tabitha Montero

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Quick short story about a woman post zombie apocalypse trying to romance. It follows a woman trying to date and find love/romance with a warm body, not a zombie. It was very quick but not where it left you feeling like you got nothing out of it. You were able to follow her while she went on a few dates trying to decipher between warm bodies and zombies

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Lorrene Huisman

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Hungry BusinessHungry Business by Maria DeBlassie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was a great and enjoyable read for me! First off I enjoyed the author’s writing style. I loved how they pin pointed details of such things in the world of how it was now, that often as readers we may have looked over or passed up.

I loved how the author made the dating world as it was, troublesome and agonizing at times. In this tale, the whole zombie thing had happened. I loved how companionship is till a must have, but to survive is also super valuable. I was pulled in deep as I read. I felt a lot, and reflected on things. The tale was full of intrigue and haunting in its own way. Loved it!

Great and interesting read Not one I would want to pass up for any reason. I really enjoyed it, as it was a short read, it was quick, but that doesn’t mean my enjoyment was short lived. As it was not! Highly recommend this must read book, as well as this author! Both are a must read for sure!

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Ayla Eddy

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A quick read that gets the gears turning in your noggin. Only fifteen pages long but the way in which the writer shares the tale it feels like you have read a much longer story. We don’t want to be alone as humans and we don’t want to be with any random person in the dating pool. Especially so when it is dating in the zombie apocalypse. At first you pick it up asking yourself what in the world are you reading about to find that very quickly you feel connected to the main character in an emotional way and that you fully understand the story. Then once it is over the concept sinks in while you digest it and most likely start to compare your experiences to it.

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Ashley Sugar

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Such a good short story! It’s my first time reading one and I enjoyed every page. I loved the gore and the mild violence! Keeps me on my toes and keeps it interesting! A good time to read this book too, because it’s close to spooky season! If you love a good zombie apocalypse and a quick read. Read this! Has a great concept!

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Hungry Business: A Gothic Story about the Horrors of Dating by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Shelly Kittell

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Hungry BusinessHungry Business by Maria DeBlassie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I found this short story to be a very interesting take on dating. It almost feels like you are the one going out on dates with the hungry undead. I do have to agree with her. I have been out on some dates that have felt like that. My favorite part of the story were the descriptions of the times watching the tabby cat and the apartment across the street. Yay, for seeing the living guy. There’s always 1 good guy out there. You just have to keep looking. I would love to see more develop from that angle. Maybe a book? I couldn’t really understand why she felt the chill or how she got the ick in her pinky? This author does have a way of leaving you with chills with her writing. The description of the date at her doorstep decaying and her chopping part of her little finger off gave me a case of the “ews.” Overall, a story to really give you the goosebumps. It will definitely make you rethink that perspective on dating. Hmmmm…. Go ahead, you know you want to read. I enjoyed it and you will too.

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From the award-winning author and bruja Maria DeBlassie 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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Dr. Maria DeBlassie is a native New Mexican mestiza and award-winning writer and educator living in the Land of Enchantment. She writes about everyday magic, ordinary gothic, and all things witchy. When she is not practicing Brujeria, she’s teaching classes about bodice rippers, modern mystics, 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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Hungry Business: A Short Story by Maria DeBlassie -Review by Cindy Mayberry

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My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hungry Business
A Short Story
By Maria DeBlassie
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This is a very short story, with a lot to say. While it is a horror story, it is not the scarry type. I love the dating aspect. I have had these dates, we all have. Which makes this story fun over a cup of coffee. Just the right size to occupy your time while waiting. I hope you find the humor I found.

Maria DeBlassie is a new author for me. But what a great find. This is a well written fast read with an ending. Love the many aspects of finding a beating heart among the living dead. I will most definitely be looking for more from Maria BeBlassie. Well Done Maria DeBlassie! Well Done!

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