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House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

122 reviews

stressedoutreader's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Stalking, Kidnapping, Body horror, Mental illness, Suicide, Vomit, and Self harm

angie__'s review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book started off so strong, full of whimsy and mystery. Despite the slow build-up, I was excited to find out where, exactly, the author would take us. Unfortunately, Sutherland took us to our local McDonald's. The Hollow sisters' quirks and backstory were so interesting, yet Sutherland gave us the most lackluster answers. The worst part is that she throws in an unnecessary event towards the end just so that it can end with room for a sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Body horror

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Child death, Drug use, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

necroplasm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

GODDD THE DESCRIPTIONS IN THIS ARE SO GOOD. from practically square one the atmosphere is just so intoxicating, shit drew me in so strongly i read almost all of this in a single day which is something i can almost never pull off for books this long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Mental illness, Vomit, Suicide, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Cursing

cecinamo's review

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

4.75

Wow, this was an absolutely fascinating and spooky book. It’s full of twist and turns, that you can’t even beginn to predict. It is so hard to put down, the story completely encases you, pulling you further into it‘s dark and rotting depths. 

Alsoo there is sapphic rep!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

pennywhizzle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault

creolelitbelle'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

House of Hollow delivered exactly the kind of creepy, fantastical vibes I hope for from dark fantasy horror books. Throughout the book I made educated guesses about what happened to the girls and who sought them because of the lore I am familiar with from other cultures. Even so, the narrative continuously surprised me and was equal parts sweetly breathtaking, creepy, and grotesque. The sisters share an inconceivable (to me) bond, and that alone makes them captivating. The ending left me with unanswered questions, but the girls also did not yet have those answers. Open endings and mysterious pasts intrigue me, because my mind keeps whirring over the story and its characters well after I've closed the back cover. WARNING. Once I fell into the cracks of the Hollows' world, I opened the book every chance I got. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Suicide, Child death, and Stalking

braveprincess11's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Premise was solid enough, but it had far more potential as an adult novel. Publishing as YA limited how much Sutherland was able to explore her ideas, and as a result… it wasn’t very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Vomit, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual assault and Kidnapping

Minor: Suicide

blackthornfaery's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Gore, Body horror, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

ajraven's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Gore

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, Stalking, and Alcohol