Status Updates From House of Hunger

-opinionated from the start. The vampirism was never fully acknowledged in the sense that these weren’t truly vampires. The magic or supernatural elements in this book were mild, which I don’t think is a bad thing. It’s a somewhat unique take, to spin nobility drinking blood via bloodletting as a form of superiority.

I’m glad Marion & the girls (& kitty!) escaped. I’d classify this as a drama with a horror setting, more so than a straight up horror. This was an atmosphere focused book, rather than plot driven or even character focused imo. I still liked it though, since I’m hugely into vampires, sapphic characters, & unhinged women. I liked that, although Marion had her struggles, she was pretty steadfast, brave, & -

Crazy discovery that Lisavet is literally draining their life forces to live… immortality?

Marion has replaced Cecelia, who seems to have replaced other bloodmaids as favorite even before that. Lisavet seems more dangerous as the book continues. Surely the old bloodmaids aren’t being hidden in the house’s passages, bc the current bloodmaids aren’t still being bled a lot & Lisavet is sickly. But what is being hidden there? It doesn’t seem like that much of a secret if the tutor knew about it.

I like that Marion is a protagonist with a backbone, who voices her opinions & advocates for herself as best she can. If she didn’t, this novel would feel YA. I enjoy adult novels for the agency & outspokenness of their characters (generally speaking).