A review by annabelle
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
I loved this version of vampires and the setting. It has a good spooky autumn vibe. But tbh it could have been spookier...
The pacing was quite slow for most of the book until things came to a head about 75% in and then it's very fast. While I predicted parts of the ending, I still enjoyed how the story wrapped up. The last 20% was so good and had me on the edge of my seat.
I wasn't really sold on the relationships between characters and wish we spent more time diving deep into the various relationships and thier power dynamics, especially between blood maids. Ultimately this and the abrupt pacing change is why this didn't fully hit 4 stars for me. I definitely recommend this if you like slow and eerie gothic stories.
The pacing was quite slow for most of the book until things came to a head about 75% in and then it's very fast. While I predicted parts of the ending, I still enjoyed how the story wrapped up. The last 20% was so good and had me on the edge of my seat.
I wasn't really sold on the relationships between characters and wish we spent more time diving deep into the various relationships and thier power dynamics, especially between blood maids. Ultimately this and the abrupt pacing change is why this didn't fully hit 4 stars for me. I definitely recommend this if you like slow and eerie gothic stories.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Body horror