Dash Graci’s Reviews > House of Hunger > Status Update

I figured out what it is that’s bothering me about this book! And, full disclosure, this is 100% a me problem. So, I’m polyamorous. And a big thing in poly is recognizing that, while some jealousy is normal, you don’t own your partners or their time. Marion has become intensely jealous over the course of the story and doesn’t want Lisavet hiring other bloodmaids and spending time with them which irks me.

Something I really appreciate that is that this book manages to present the worldbuilding in a really seamless way. It’s all because Marion is, by her own admission, a clueless foreigner in a strange land, so what she knows about bloodmaids and the customs of the North are all speculation/rumor—so her understanding shifts when she is presented with new information, even though things are clearly not great.