Reviews

The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

sydney_jane's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

inirac's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

My first T kingfisher read! Perfectly haunting and spooky, with a good irreverent narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

patrick_n's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

cucubmer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

abelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Body horror

Minor: Infidelity

tenshiwing07's review against another edition

Particularly fantastic to read at night! Well-plotted and well-paced horror story, it is slow and yet it just built the dread. Plays very much into human instinct to be afraid of places we can't fully see.  Sometime the inclination to investigate takes you bad places. Simon and Kara's friendship was amazing - Simon was the best person to ever live.

The cat was a star, by the way, as was Prince.

The ending though! I never expected to hear myself call taxidermy and Uncle Earl's strange old museum endearing and yet! Endearing taxidermy. 

batty_and_bookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

juliamaria1999's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

lauraazz's review against another edition

3.0

let's hope I never find a weird hole in my house that takes me to another world

I liked the author's style and I'll probably read another Kingfisher book, though I'd have liked more horror? it felt more like an action/adventure story

lavendera_'s review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75