A review by moon
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

house of hollow is one hell of a strange story. i certainly enjoyed the writing, seeing as i practically couldn't put the book down. the premise is an intriguing one but i'm not sure about its execution and i still have many questions left unanswered.

at the core of this story is the deep, unbreakable bond between sisters. i'm not sure if this is intentional or not, but a lot of the sisters' relationship and dynamic felt really obsessive to a creepy extent? maybe the sisterly bond was over-exaggerated in order to up the creepy factor and mystery, but who knows.

and if they were just wearing the skins of the original sisters, what kind of significance does this information hold anymore? i'm just puzzled because so much of the book was spent alluding to the sisters' strangeness and mystique as the reason for their unnatural beauty.

i'm also not a fan of how tyler, the only major character who was a person of colour, died. it was in such a gruesome and cruel way that i'm not entirely sure is warranted? i don't know man. i just know it didn't sit right with me. he truly deserved better.

which reminds me, why the hell did the author make a 17 year old girl make out with a 20 year old man? tyler is easily my favourite character but come on!!!


in essence, this was a fun read but not without flaws, and i wish certain aspects were done better.

(side note: author seems to be a big fan of the word "fetid" because it appeared like 50 times.)
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