Reviews tagging 'Murder'

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

104 reviews

creatureof_nature's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Self harm, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

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.

sarahjx's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content and Murder

lali_002's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Animal death and Murder

jamieleepilk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

jazzsilvestri's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

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

winlei's review against another edition

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

4.0

A deliciously fun vampire story written by a Black woman. AlexiHend might be a new favourite author because so far because her ✍🏾 (pen) has never missed.
Read if you’re in the mood for a slow descent into chaos & a heavily Gothic-inspired tone. Both of which qualify as me🩵

The 3-phrase vibe review

• Goth lesbians
• Does drinking blood count as cannibalism?
• Becoming a vampire, but for like, health reasons 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Murder and Self harm

bookishcookiemonster's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

2.25

The idea was great, execution not as much. I didn't feel connected to any of the characters. I wish we knew more about the world this takes place in. 
And the overall story is very slow and boring. 
This might have been better as a short-story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Abandonment, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Body horror, Classism, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Gore