A review by katiedykema
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

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

2.75

I really wanted to love this book… but it was definitely not for me. I was hoping for something halfway between Small Favors and the Raven Cycle but that’s not really what this delivered. It was not all that creepy or dark like I had expected; it had its moments but overall it was just… average. I wish it hadn’t taken place in modern day because it definitely ruined the atmosphere a lot of the time. It also led to weird stuff like Vivi being a walking stereotype, Grey a fashion designer for literally no reason to the plot, and wayyy less horror. The plot was overall pretty confusing because it felt like the beginning really dragged, and then all of the sudden they were doing a bunch of random things that didn’t connect very well. It was at times difficult to pinpoint what the characters’ end goal was and the villain was poorly developed in my opinion. Honestly all of the characters were pretty unlikeable or uninteresting. The ending was pretty crazy but less impactful because of how much I really didn’t care about the characters. 
Overall decent I guess but not as atmospheric and creepy as the description advertised, and it was often kind of boring. 
Okay… why the hell did Gabe kill Tyler? I understand him wanting to kill the changelings but damn Tyler did nothing wrong; I thought Gabe was supposed to be this sweet character… makes no sense. Also the very ending was just weird. They find out this crazy thing about themselves and, for one thing Cate just accepts it and still wants Iris around, and they also just don’t do anything about Grey even though she is the real villain? I don’t know but I would definitely not let her just go on with her celebrity life after that.
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