Reviews tagging 'Rape'

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

2 reviews

flameoflareon's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

The book had an interesting premise but leaned so far away from the vampire genre that it was confusing (in my opinion, why bother? They're already drinking blood, just call them vampires). I found it predictable <spoiler >The supernatural elements were treated as a big end reveal.. And the start was slow. Despite this, the ending picked up the pace and maintained tension.
To me, the book's most damning fault is that the main characters lack chemistry. They are supposed to be desperately in love, but I just wasn't sold.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Incest, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape and Animal death

Needles.

m_lee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Vomit, Slavery, Torture, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Classism, Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, Cursing, Incest, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Pedophilia