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House of Hunger
by Alexis Henderson
I got this book from Libby after placing it on hold. This is the second time I’ve tried to get through it. I’ve been reading a lot of books I’ve rented through Libby lately. It’s a pattern, right? lol
I meant to put this up yesterday after I finished the novel but I felt unwell due to kidney issues so I’m putting this review up a bit later than normal. Sorry about that, ladies and gents! I’ll try to do better with my next review. lmfao
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This story follows Marion Shaw, who starts out in the slums of the city of Prane. She is a maid for someone in the upper echelons in the area but is tired of being verbally abused by the older woman.
After seeing an advertisement in the local newspaper about the need for a blood maid, Marion decides against the advice of both a friend and her older brother to take the job in the House of Hunger under Countess Lisavet Bathory when it is offered to her.
However, she starts to realize that she has bitten off more than she can chew with the longer she stays in the house. She begins to investigate strange disappearances of other blood maids in the house as her handler, Countess Lisavet, takes a special interest in her.
She begins to play a deadly game of cat and mouse and she isn’t sure who she can trust while living in a house that could very easily kill her if she isn’t careful. Will she survive her time of indenture or will she end up another statistic?
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I’m not a fan of Marion at all, to be honest here. I feel like she’s full of herself without intending to act that way. Her inner monologue seems to confirm this at certain points throughout the book. I started noticing it more and more once I got to the 25% mark and it started annoying me at the 27% mark.
I do like the premise and the gothic atmosphere. This book is definitely not something I’d normally pick up on a regular day and I don’t remember what caught my eye when I first saw it at my local library. The physical copy of it, I mean. I can’t remember since it’s been a while, I’ll admit to that openly.
I also noticed the play on the name of the head of the House of Hunger. I have a feeling I should have read this book in October for that reason alone. I’ve also noticed that every single female character we come across has curly hair. I started noticing it early on in the book and their hair is almost always braided with a couple loose curls around the face.
I find that an odd thing to add but that’s just me. It doesn’t take away from the creepy atmosphere, by any means, but it’s something that would normally annoy me. It almost makes me feel like the author meant to describe female characters as all being the same or having too many similar attributes. Again, that’s just me.
I meant to put this up yesterday after I finished the novel but I felt unwell due to kidney issues so I’m putting this review up a bit later than normal. Sorry about that, ladies and gents! I’ll try to do better with my next review. lmfao
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This story follows Marion Shaw, who starts out in the slums of the city of Prane. She is a maid for someone in the upper echelons in the area but is tired of being verbally abused by the older woman.
After seeing an advertisement in the local newspaper about the need for a blood maid, Marion decides against the advice of both a friend and her older brother to take the job in the House of Hunger under Countess Lisavet Bathory when it is offered to her.
However, she starts to realize that she has bitten off more than she can chew with the longer she stays in the house. She begins to investigate strange disappearances of other blood maids in the house as her handler, Countess Lisavet, takes a special interest in her.
She begins to play a deadly game of cat and mouse and she isn’t sure who she can trust while living in a house that could very easily kill her if she isn’t careful. Will she survive her time of indenture or will she end up another statistic?
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I’m not a fan of Marion at all, to be honest here. I feel like she’s full of herself without intending to act that way. Her inner monologue seems to confirm this at certain points throughout the book. I started noticing it more and more once I got to the 25% mark and it started annoying me at the 27% mark.
I do like the premise and the gothic atmosphere. This book is definitely not something I’d normally pick up on a regular day and I don’t remember what caught my eye when I first saw it at my local library. The physical copy of it, I mean. I can’t remember since it’s been a while, I’ll admit to that openly.
I also noticed the play on the name of the head of the House of Hunger. I have a feeling I should have read this book in October for that reason alone. I’ve also noticed that every single female character we come across has curly hair. I started noticing it early on in the book and their hair is almost always braided with a couple loose curls around the face.
I find that an odd thing to add but that’s just me. It doesn’t take away from the creepy atmosphere, by any means, but it’s something that would normally annoy me. It almost makes me feel like the author meant to describe female characters as all being the same or having too many similar attributes. Again, that’s just me.