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A review by king_lefay
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Even as I was reading House of Hunger in its very first chapters, I wanted it to be so much longer. I got hints of the Gothic tone I believe the author was going for, I just don't feel like she indulged in it quite enough. The first few chapters fly by, which isn't a terrible thing necessarily because I did prefer the setting of the House itself, but even when we got there things just continued zipping along. I wanted to spend more time in that world of debauchery and blood, lust and vampires. The inklings of a truly Gothic atmosphere we got were incredible and there were some wonderfully dramatic bits of dialogue, I again just wish that more time was spent building and intensifying that vibe (especially that debauchery aspect; this book could've been way more descriptive and reveled in the vice-riddled world of aristocratic vampires).
Even though the descriptions were generally very well-written, there were some aspects of the writing style that I found repetitive and a little boring (e.g. the phrase "Just then," is used far too frequently and often probably doesn't even need to be used at all).
All that being said, if you want a well-done contemporary sapphic Gothic novel about hedonistic, aristocratic vampires and the poor girls who get pulled into that world, House of Hunger is certainly worth checking out.
Even though the descriptions were generally very well-written, there were some aspects of the writing style that I found repetitive and a little boring (e.g. the phrase "Just then," is used far too frequently and often probably doesn't even need to be used at all).
All that being said, if you want a well-done contemporary sapphic Gothic novel about hedonistic, aristocratic vampires and the poor girls who get pulled into that world, House of Hunger is certainly worth checking out.