Michael Barnes
This is the first book by Alexis Henderson I have read and I found it so engaging I will seek out her other works such as The year of the Witching and Academy for Liars.
House of Hunger is set in a world where the upper class literally feed on the blood of lower-class women they enlist into their service. Its a suprisingly refereshing take, as they are not vampires in the sense of '..the children of the night" but the rich feed on the blood of the young to keep their viltality and health. Our protagonist Marion is a bloodmaid in the House of Hunger, an infamous and ancient clan of vampiric aristocrats. Surrounded by debauchery and hedonism, Marion is quickly swept away by her new mistress, Countess Lisavet. Marion’s blood keeps Lisavet healthy, and Marion is drawn in by Lisavet’s magnetic pull, but soon she realizes that things might not be as they appear. Suddenly, bloodmaids begin to go missing, and questions begin to arise about what exactly happens once a bloodmaid has outlived her term at the House of Hunger.
Whilst I struggled a bit to continue in the middle of the story the resolution was dramatic consistent and satisfying.
This is the first book by Alexis Henderson I have read and I found it so engaging I will seek out her other works such as The year of the Witching and Academy for Liars.
House of Hunger is set in a world where the upper class literally feed on the blood of lower-class women they enlist into their service. Its a suprisingly refereshing take, as they are not vampires in the sense of '..the children of the night" but the rich feed on the blood of the young to keep their viltality and health. Our protagonist Marion is a bloodmaid in the House of Hunger, an infamous and ancient clan of vampiric aristocrats. Surrounded by debauchery and hedonism, Marion is quickly swept away by her new mistress, Countess Lisavet. Marion’s blood keeps Lisavet healthy, and Marion is drawn in by Lisavet’s magnetic pull, but soon she realizes that things might not be as they appear. Suddenly, bloodmaids begin to go missing, and questions begin to arise about what exactly happens once a bloodmaid has outlived her term at the House of Hunger.
Whilst I struggled a bit to continue in the middle of the story the resolution was dramatic consistent and satisfying.