Reviews

Blood Hollow by William Kent Krueger

ecthompson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

mrsmisko's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

4.5

jansbookcorner's review against another edition

5.0

Another good Cork O'Connor novel. I thought I had it figured out - and eventually did but there were enough twists to keep me guessing until the end. I enjoy this series.

peppes's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

puzzlegirl30's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

cclaytonr's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Way too many paths in this book. It’s like Cork decides to ditch all his police training and just run in circles. Disappointing. 

katemoxie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

positivewoman2013's review against another edition

5.0

Oh my! I thought I knew the entire time, but there were so many twists and turns. It was an unbelievable ride!

katrenia's review against another edition

4.0

Great series. I like staying with the same core characters and seeing them develop as the years pass. I read this one instead of listening, and I missed the audio narration.

gwalt118's review against another edition

3.0

The fourth book in William Kent Krueger's Cork O’Connor series was quite good. From a character development perspective, I love watching Cork’s struggles with faith. I identify with them a lot. I also enjoyed a different side of Rose in this novel, and I’m interested to see where that goes in subsequent books.

From a plot perspective, I was nervous about the premise of this one. A suspect claims to see Jesus in the woods, changing the trajectory of the case. I was skeptical if I would find this plot as captivating as others in the series. It ended up turning out okay. Once the “whodunit” aspect of the novel picked up, I got into it more. I read the second half of this book in just over a day.

Krueger’s writing continues to be one of my modern day favorites. If you’re looking to dive into a good mystery series this fall, I highly recommend this one.