I fell in love with Henderson’s debut, The Year of The Witching and when I saw she had a new book out, I jumped through every hoop I could to get my hands on it. Unfortunately, House of Hunger did not have the same magic as her first book that I loved so much. It is set in a completely different world, but shares the same gothic elements as The Year of The Witching. Where it fell short for me was with the characters. I didn’t feel connected to any of the characters, especially the protagonist who I was supposed to be rooting for. They felt very two-dimensional which caused me to lose interest in the second half of the book. Despite not loving House of Hunger, I will read whatever Henderson writes next. I still believe she is a good author and this title was just a miss.