Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

46 reviews

crybabybea's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Nothing crazy. Not bad, not amazing. Just a fun, twisty read with some good horror moments.

I wanted a bit more out of pretty much every part of this. For the first time I actually felt like this book was too short to accomplish a really good payoff. For some reason it felt simultaneously way too slow during the beginning and then way too fast at the end. I was especially disappointed by the characters and how quickly the relationships move. Marion was a bit of a confusing character considering her backstory, and Lisavet was almost compelling but just fell a bit short for me. I did enjoy the relationships between Marion and the other girls but still felt like they were quite flat.

The plot itself is interesting and there is just enough mystery threaded through the story that it keeps your interest. I can't say that the twist itself was particularly surprising, but I still enjoyed the journey there and the resolution after. 

There are a couple sapphic moments but the relationship is incredibly imbalanced power-wise and abusive, so don't expect a good time in the average sense of the word :)

The ending gave me Sucker Punch vibes which was cool.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Vomit, Medical trauma, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest

Do NOT read this if you have a fear of needles. Also the cat does not die.

brysonsmommie84's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Blood, Confinement, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Torture, Self harm, and Death

Teeth… loss and detailed pulling of…

larkspurlane's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Murder, Blood, Cannibalism, Incest, and Trafficking

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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

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

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

shannonvonpesach's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Het verhaal is te vaag. Het is totaal niet duidelijk of het om vampieren gaat of edelen die koekoek zijn.

Het eind gevecht met het 'poppen' van de kaak en de arousel? Nee...

Ik ben dit gaan lezen vanwege de marketing over Elisabeth of Báthory, maar dit is slechts een inspiratie geweest voor het karakter en heeft er 0 mee te maken.

Ps: dit is een YA schrijfstyle dus geen adult boek.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Drug use, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Death, Torture, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

melitaylor'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Incest and Pedophilia

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

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

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

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

lionfish_22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Drug use

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

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