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The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
4.0
adventurous dark mysterious tense 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: Complicated

Starts with violence and ramps it up to 100 real quick!

Being a Guillermo del Toro story there's a fantastical, supernatural element while exploring topics of racism and segregation.

The cast of characters is diverse and likeable, and I was especially fond of the titular Hugo Blackwood. I found myself imagining it as a movie, and the length and speed of the story feels about right for it.

Nice, easy horror read.