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A review by charmandareads
Old Hollow by Jeremy Megargee
3.0
I would like to thank Jeremy so much for sending me a copy of his book Old Hollow and allowing me to read and review his work!
Set it in small town, rural West Virginia, Old Hollow's opening immediately brought me back to my childhood in Terra Alta. Nothing but trees, and crisp air, and the wildlife walks right up to your door. I have no doubt of the solace and comfort Asher found in the mountains. I long for and miss it very much myself. For those reader who have not had the luxury of knowing what that feels like first hand, Megargee paints a beautiful picture through expressive and detailed language.
Asher, the lone man on the mountain, like everyone who lives on the outskirts, must come into town to get those human provisions you can't get from the earth. On his way back into the town of Old Hollow, he finds more and more evidence of something terrible. The reader finds out that the inhabitants of the town has been slaughtered by a terrible band of lycanthrope miscreants. Megagree leaves no shortage of gore and violence to excite the jaded mind.
As we meet our remaining survivors and cast of villains, we also learn Megagree's brand of werewolf lore and I must say, I am enthralled. I did have a quite a bit of fun with Old Hollow but I also had a few issues.
I felt it was very description heavy, and could get quite repetitious. I started to drown in the finite details and I lost some of what was going on. I also thought that the descriptors got in the way of some structural things, like the concept of time, or some the actions of the characters. The ever changing point of view started to give me whiplash, as I felt some characters definitely did not need the spotlight. Had we been able to give the story from maybe 3 views max, it would have flowed a little better for me.
A little polishing, and this could be great. If you are into werewolves and don't want it to be something you have seen before, you should absolutely give this a chance.
Set it in small town, rural West Virginia, Old Hollow's opening immediately brought me back to my childhood in Terra Alta. Nothing but trees, and crisp air, and the wildlife walks right up to your door. I have no doubt of the solace and comfort Asher found in the mountains. I long for and miss it very much myself. For those reader who have not had the luxury of knowing what that feels like first hand, Megargee paints a beautiful picture through expressive and detailed language.
Asher, the lone man on the mountain, like everyone who lives on the outskirts, must come into town to get those human provisions you can't get from the earth. On his way back into the town of Old Hollow, he finds more and more evidence of something terrible. The reader finds out that the inhabitants of the town has been slaughtered by a terrible band of lycanthrope miscreants. Megagree leaves no shortage of gore and violence to excite the jaded mind.
As we meet our remaining survivors and cast of villains, we also learn Megagree's brand of werewolf lore and I must say, I am enthralled. I did have a quite a bit of fun with Old Hollow but I also had a few issues.
I felt it was very description heavy, and could get quite repetitious. I started to drown in the finite details and I lost some of what was going on. I also thought that the descriptors got in the way of some structural things, like the concept of time, or some the actions of the characters. The ever changing point of view started to give me whiplash, as I felt some characters definitely did not need the spotlight. Had we been able to give the story from maybe 3 views max, it would have flowed a little better for me.
A little polishing, and this could be great. If you are into werewolves and don't want it to be something you have seen before, you should absolutely give this a chance.