Reviews with content warning for Miscarriage - House of Hollow

That being said, I was really annoyed in the beginning and middle. I was intrigued about the story, but the sister codependency was…something else. I also didn’t care for the “Me and my sisters were sooo beautiful. We’re all tall, blonde, and thin, and sooo beautiful. And we have such a huge appetite and eat all the time but are still so tall, skinny, and sooooo beautiful” of it all. That was so boring to me. There is not a single chapter that goes by where their beauty is not mentioned. This book is a constant swing between, “Does Iris want to be her sister or fuck her? News at 11.”

Umm, this book is disgusting. Literally disgusting. You’ll see various descriptions of dead, rotting things that sometimes involves insects. I just…Tender is the Flesh didn’t seem all that bad compared to this 🤢

I’m a little confused about some things. Like, I feel like there were moments when the main character was trying to have her feminist moment like, “Ugh, isn’t it sad how men can be such creeps?!” But then…your sisters literally walk around bewitching, touching, and kissing people without their consents so…..🤨

I’m also a bit confused as to their background story? The other spirits in the Halfway seemed like catatonic and didn’t do shit. Why were they so different? And Grey was just this murder-savvy little girl? What? Are they all older? I just wish that story was developed more. There was so much buildup and I expected more explanation of what tf was happening.

TW: Attempted kidnapping, bullying, sexual assault (forceful kissing/lip biting), physical abuse (hands on throat, a slap), suicide, drug use, alcoholism, binge eating (in a magical related sense but still), murder, attempted rape,

Rep: Sapphic MCs (lesbian and bi/pan)

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februaries's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

i am at a Loss for words. holy shit the entire time i was reading this it felt like it swallowed me and chewed the fuck out of me then retched me out 1??2?2?2 so many parts disgusted me to my Very core because of how vivid all the descriptions were … it literally felt like i was Right There with the hollows and i was stuck in a nightmare (and let me tell u im not the best at visualizing things but the way krystal describes everything makes my skin crawl)

this is so good and insane and worth every single millisecond i feel like this will be tattooed in my mind for the next few weeks . the way everything tied up wasnt the most perfect but it still had my jaw on the floor So im gonna need at least 5 business days to pick my jaw back up

p.s. @ krystal sutherland i would read even ur grocery list
p.p.s. shoutout to u tyler yang ! ur one of the best parts of this story

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khesi's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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