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Dom sióstr marnotrawnych by Krystal Sutherland

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angelica98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I didn't like the end. It felt like an odd colour patch sewn on a new dress. I could have understood (not forgiven) her choice if she planned to publish a second book, but in my opinion the book worth plummeted because of it.

Tyler's death was the most emotional moment of the book, his choice of not being seen by Grey something complex that left a bad aftertaste in my mouth (I'm all for good endings) but understandable and even admirable. Not nice, but a good choice. The epilogue felt like the publisher compelled the author to write a "happy ending" for Tyler too, or something like that. Why would Iris chose to go back to him after he refused the first time? Why would he refuse to go back with the love of his life but would do so with Iris? I could have understood so if framed as giving him a second chance, but it felt like Iris lost all her character development in a moment

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callmepipes_'s review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

every bone in my body wants to give this a four so it might actually be that. be prepared for gore and the darkest definition of sisterhood ever. it ate though

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yomireads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was a great example of a horrific story and not a scary one. Intriguing, atmospheric, mysterious, and haunting, House of Hollow leads you along to enlightenment at exactly the same pacing as our MC. What/who is stalking the Hollow sisters? What happened to the sisters all those years ago, and why can't they remember?

I strongly discourage anyone with body horror triggers from reading this, as that where 90-95% of the horror elements come into place. If you can stomach it, this reads almost like a crime novel as we hunt for a missing sister and uncover who's responsible and why. But throw in some haunting bit of carnal magic.

Not only does the plotline of this novel hook you from the outset, but in the moments it might seem to drag, you're so invested in the characters it doesn't matter. This book rewards its reader at every turn with character information, lore drops, and clue reveals.

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wannaseeafrog's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was hauntingly beautiful in a way that made me want to read it again when I finished it to look for anything I had missed. I was very impressed with the vocabulary of the author and her ability to describe characters and setting as if we were stepping into the story.

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