checkbox position cover title Tampa author Nutting, Alissa * isbn 0062280562 isbn13 9780062280565 asin num pages 272 pp avg rating 3.44 num ratings 20,078 Amber's rating it was amazing my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves review There’s no arrangement of words that will accurately summarize the turmoil of conflicted sentiments swarming this book. I devoured the audiobook with There’s no arrangement of words that will accurately summarize the turmoil of conflicted sentiments swarming this book. I devoured the audiobook with an uninterrupted and horrified fascination. Immediately, I was delighted by the author’s ability to make me so acutely uncomfortable—powerless, I witnessed Celeste scheme and plot to prey on the desires of boys who themselves were perched on the cusp of innocence. Each move cold, calculating, and setting the stage for her to execute her takedowns flawlessly—a perfect predator caged with the willing kill.



“Tampa” is bold to undertake this controversial subject matter. Nutting’s descriptive language spares little detail for the imagination and borders pornographic during its most lustful moments. Always present throughout the novel is undertones of Celeste’s tarnished mental state. She fetishizes the young objects of her affection so completely that the boys are reduced to little more than warm flesh and genitalia, contrasted by the early establishment of her absolute repulsion for adult men. The prose here is verbose and her disgust is so pungent that I viscerally mirrored her discomfort at times.



This book dredges up a lot of complicated questions that I don’t have answers to. Regardless, it is profound and unsettling and will continue to haunt me with grim appreciation. ...more notes Notes are private! recommender none votes 0 # times read 1 owned purchase location condition format Paperback actions view (with text)