Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

53 reviews

lyndann's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Blood, and Classism

talonsontypewriters's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual content, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

salemander's review against another edition

4.75

love a gothic vampire vibe and this book does it so well. it was so interesting to see marian’s descent into this strange world and the ways she has to regain her sense of self. i wanted a little more character development from all the girls in this story, i felt like we only really saw just like outlines of who they all were, but overall i really enjoyed this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

hehkhatea's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

You mean to tell me in a noble house run by Vampire Butch Lesbian Supreme where blood drinking is an everyday occurrence that there was not one single instance of menstrual blood being drunk/eaten? WACK.

Really liked this book overall. Wasn’t sure what I was getting into but once I realized Lisavet was based on Elizabeth Bathory the jig was up. I think if you were unfamiliar with her or other classic literature naming conventions the twists might be more shocking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Medical content, and Death of parent

sydneysunray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

dimlymad's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I wanted to like this book. I really did. But the characters lacked so much depth, that in the end, they just felt bland, to me.
The narrative drove at a nice pace, with an interesting premise, hence the almost 3 star rating.

The significance given to the word "wretch" through the book, was so much, that I expected a fully developed arch around it. The payoff ended up being a disappointment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death and Violence

adelaidejewel's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I don’t really know how to feel about this book because I don’t usually read books like this. But I also couldn’t put it down 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence

zghutcheson01's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

Plot: 3.5★
Prose: 3.75★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 4★/3.75★
Characters: 3.5★
Worldbuilding: 3.75★
Ending: 3.5★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

jasper_is_atypical's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, and Xenophobia

Minor: Incest and Death of parent