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jamieleepilk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gore, and Terminal illness
zghutcheson01's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Cursing
zany25's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Also I’ve drawn blood for work in the real world and their blood letting descriptions were pretty spot on, aside from the sprinkling of supernatural of course, I enjoyed how they described the veins and scarring as a nice realistic touch.
Graphic: Blood, Classism, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death, Alcohol, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Incest, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, and Addiction
vixenreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Addiction, Death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Child abuse, Grief, Self harm, Trafficking, Alcohol, Drug use, Alcoholism, Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Misogyny, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, and Gun violence
Be warned, there are scenes of moderately graphic lesbian sex, ageism, and how the system pits women against one another.miraclesnow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I also think the pacing was right, but I feel the most meh about the last 10 percent.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Death, Gaslighting, and Addiction
Minor: Death of parent
m_lee's review against another edition
- 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
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
lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"House of Hunger" follows Marion, a young woman who is struggling in poverty when she comes across an ad for a bloodmaid. Feeling desperate and enticed by the prospect of the fortunes she could receive; Marion decides to apply and take charge of her awful life. To her pleasure she is selected and whisked away to a wealthy woman's estate to serve as a bloodmaid. But Marion quickly discovers that this beautiful life is not easy, and she may have bitten off more than she can handle.
This story was haunting, gothic, and beautiful. This book is perfect to read in October/November because the setting is so creepy, and this vampiric story will suck you in. I loved all of the details of setting we got throughout the story and the ornate details about the characters, especially the other bloodmaids.
I really felt for Marion and was really pulling for her. Coming from the slums with deceased parents and an abusive brother has shown Marion the absolute worst life has to offer. She could have let that defeat her, but she worked hard and took chances to better herself. Even once she became a bloodmaid, she still struggled to fit in with the other bloodmaids. Some of them were nasty and cruel to her, but she still worked to be her best.
This story was incredible, and I cannot wait to pick up more from Alexis Henderson.
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Blood, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Drug use and Death of parent
bootsmom3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Gore
Minor: Death of parent and Death
maregred's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Drug use, Death, Body horror, Drug abuse, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Dementia, Addiction, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Minor: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Incest, Confinement, Self harm, Slavery, and Toxic relationship
thepencilhead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Body horror, Chronic illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Murder, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Death
Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, and Torture