A review by kailadan
The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan

3.0

Thank you to Hachette Book Group for the ARC. I did enjoy this story but I have to say that it felt like it needed more fleshing out - I felt like I was racing through but it was because the story jumped without the good meaty stuff in between the action points. I thoroughly enjoyed the character of John Silence and the interaction between Odessa and him however the relationship I'd rather explore is that between Solomon and Silence. The plot itself is interesting - pursuit of an unspeakable evil being - but there's not enough detail or background to find the evil believable or to truly enjoy getting to know the characters. The book never answers the questions I found myself asking about the evil being, its origins (well there's kind of an explanation), why are there times when it's not active.... lots more questions too. My assumption is that this is the first of a planned series. If that is the case I hope the plan is that this is the "end" of the series - that the following books will all be about Solomon and Silence pursuing and capturing the other beasts.