There was a lot going for this but it ended up feeling a thought it wasn't executed very well.
Alexis Henderson is great for atmosphere in that i had a great sense of when and where i was and it was appropriately scary and gothic in parts that was amazing to read. the prose wasnt too purple and i had a sense of urgency and fear throughout even when it didnt quite lift off the page in the way i thought it would.
It was unclear to me whether the blood drinkers were actual vampires or just people with some weird affliction because other than the main character, it wasnt clear what the point of everyone else was. sure there were nights of debauchery and revelry that was very dark and gothic and sinister but there was no real understanding of what went on outside of the house in the wider world.
I liked main character Marion at the start but as the story went on i sort of fell out of love with her because she didn't do much but fall in love (lust) instantly, seemingly get people hurt and complain to her new lover about things way above her paygrade.
The best parts came when we discover what's really going on with the bloodmaids and i did enjoy that there was some otherworldliness to what was previously just a little bit unsure whether they were just a little dingy and debauched.
There were some additional characters that werent necessary throughout but what i did enjoy was the power dynamic of Lisavet to the other girls.
It would have been very easy to make this extremely sexual and triggering had she been a man, so i liked how powerful she was as a terminally ill woman with a harem of ladies. it was giving boss bitch energy which i loved.