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A review by angelsbeforeman
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
read this because i love vampires, and because this is marketed as gothic. the premise is also very intriguing to me and just a fun concept. i thought the atmosphere was great! liked the setting and the energy very much, and the blood maid system. the characters were mostly good, some less developed than others in a way that made me want more from them. the writing was alright. i enjoyed the mysterious aspects and this was a pretty easy book to get through.
i mostly liked marion as a main character, though sometimes her decisions and thoughts seemed unrealistic and almost out of character (?) or something. my main issue is that the book has a lot of inconsistencies and incomplete plot points, and it was so noticeable that i felt like i was reading a debut novel. i'm not familiar with the author so i don't know if it is, it's just the energy it had. this was also reflected by the messy pacing, but i wasn't as mad about it.
overall, it's alright, mostly because the concept and the atmosphere carried the story.
i mostly liked marion as a main character, though sometimes her decisions and thoughts seemed unrealistic and almost out of character (?) or something. my main issue is that the book has a lot of inconsistencies and incomplete plot points, and it was so noticeable that i felt like i was reading a debut novel. i'm not familiar with the author so i don't know if it is, it's just the energy it had. this was also reflected by the messy pacing, but i wasn't as mad about it.
overall, it's alright, mostly because the concept and the atmosphere carried the story.