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House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

20 reviews

snowydaze's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Child death, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Drug use, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

House of Hollow is a gorgeously written, dark and twisted fairytale set in modern-day Scotland. Iris knows she and her two sisters haven't been normal since they were kidnapped as children. She is determined to figure out exactly who took them, what happened to them, and why they seem to have otherworldly powers. Iris leads readers on a nightmarish journey: through magic doors, coming face-to-face with the walking dead, cursed kisses, and long-lost family members.

This book is totally out of my wheelhouse, but I'm so glad I gave it a chance! It's a fast, fun read, but you should definitely check out trigger/content warnings before reading as the book can get fairly graphic in its depiction of gruesome imagery. If you like Stranger Things, you'll like this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Sexual violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic friendship

mariareviews's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

loved every second of it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

rebeccajost's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Stalking, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, and Grief

mpbookreviews's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Mental illness

jillkaarlela's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Please spare yourself. This is disturbing and not interesting. There was a big plot twist but it was so disturbing and creepy I could hardly stomach it. Also, so many content/trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Suicide, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Like 18+ at least

kelseydaffodil's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Mental illness

cbalsley2004's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

4/5 - A deeply fascinating and interesting book. I don’t think I’ve read a book with this level of mystery and horror in a while. The characters sometimes fell flat, however, and the plot twist was predicated. Other than that, it wasn’t a bad book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Gun violence, Death of parent, Child death, Suicide, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

anaaafortinn's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

It is definitely not my usual read. Check the trigger warning (I didn’t !!). But I liked it. The end got me hooked. I am left without word, it was so dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Suicide, Gore, Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Child death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Grief, and Medical content

leahrosereads's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Wow x 1000!  This is eerie, dark, and just everything I love in books!  The writing is lyrical and at times, so at odds to what's happening in the story.  The characters are beautifully bizarre, but what lies beneath the surface of the Hollow Sisters is truly haunting.  Obviously, I had to give this one 5 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence