Sad girl genre with a vampire twist… This isn’t a fantasy book though. In this book, Lyd is struggling to find her place in this world as a 23 year old vampire living on her own. She is caught between dualities in her identity: her human half vs her vampiric half, her Japanese half vs her Malaysian half, her desire to experience human food and the joy that comes with and traditions associated with eating vs her ability (or inability) to only digest blood. Lyd wants to live, even though she’s been told since young by her mother that what they are is dead, undeserving of anything nourishing - from food to friendships. The story tells of how Lyd eventually reconciles parts of her identity that in the beginning seem antagonistic. Kohda uses plain undecorated prose that is still rich and telling, so it’s easy to follow. I do think things could have been more exciting and attention-grabbing with such a clever story, but alas plot falls a little bit flat in the middle.