House of Hunger
Ratings67
Average rating3.5
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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.
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TL;DR
I love the Gothic/Victorian era that this book is set it, love how it's written and really like all the characters in the story. I had a great time reading.
My Scoring System
I have five things I look for in a book, if the book checks all five it's a 5/5 stars book, if it checks none it's a 1/5 stars and everything else is a combination:
X - Main Story: It's not very interesting, I found that the "story" isn't really there, it's just the life of a poor girl turn bloodmaid and how that changed her perspective on things. And her relationship with the new "sisters" and the ruler of the house that she has now.
X - Side Stories (if it applies):
✓ - Characters: I liked every character, really liked the relation between all the sisters and how they got more close to each other.
✓ - Setting/Ambiance: I loved the era and ambiance of this book, the Gothic/Victorian era is my favorite in terms of looks and dresses so I really liked that about this book.
X - Ending: I think the book could have really used an epilogue to let us know what happened after the ending and gives us a bit more of a satisfying conclusion. Not a bad ending but it could have been better.
Extensive Review
Even though the story isn't very interesting I really liked this book, mainly due to how it's well it's written, the conversations between the characters are very natural and I love the Gothic/Victorian era style so that did help my rating. I've read other people's reviews and can agree with them on how the romance didn't work for them because it felt a bit hollow and rushed, I do agree but I still had a good time reading it.
TL;DR
I love the Gothic/Victorian era that this book is set it, love how it's written and really like all the characters in the story. I had a great time reading.
My Scoring System
I have five things I look for in a book, if the book checks all five it's a 5/5 stars book, if it checks none it's a 1/5 stars and everything else is a combination:
X - Main Story: It's not very interesting, I found that the "story" isn't really there, it's just the life of a poor girl turn bloodmaid and how that changed her perspective on things. And her relationship with the new "sisters" and the ruler of the house that she has now.
X - Side Stories (if it applies):
✓ - Characters: I liked every character, really liked the relation between all the sisters and how they got more close to each other.
✓ - Setting/Ambiance: I loved the era and ambiance of this book, the Gothic/Victorian era is my favorite in terms of looks and dresses so I really liked that about this book.
X - Ending: I think the book could have really used an epilogue to let us know what happened after the ending and gives us a bit more of a satisfying conclusion. Not a bad ending but it could have been better.
Extensive Review
Even though the story isn't very interesting I really liked this book, mainly due to how it's well it's written, the conversations between the characters are very natural and I love the Gothic/Victorian era style so that did help my rating. I've read other people's reviews and can agree with them on how the romance didn't work for them because it felt a bit hollow and rushed, I do agree but I still had a good time reading it.
