House of Hunger

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NOMINATED FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL in the GOODREADS READERS CHOICE AWARDS...

'A lurid, luscious debauch of a book.' Guardian

'An unforgettable feast of decadence and depravity, House of Hunger cements Henderson's place as one of the great gothic writers of our generation.' S T GIBSON, author of A Dowry of…

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1 author picked House of Hunger as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Marielle Thompson

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This was one of those "stay up all night, call out of work so you can read just one more chapter" kind of books.

Henderson is an absolute master of worldbuilding and suspense, and her take on vampire lore perfectly showcases this. This story of a lower-class "blood maid" moving into a Victorian manor home in service of a mysterious, vampiric employer had such phenomenal explorations of class differences and power imbalance, absolutely bubbling sensual tension, and so many twists that I often had to put the book down and stare at a wall to digest.

I adored the…

From Marielle's 3 favorite reads in 2023.