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A review by onceuponthesewords
The Hollow by Jessica Verday
3.0
3.5/5
I’ve had this book for 12 years, but I didn’t even know… turns out that my sister is the one who bought the entire series when we were kids! She remembered liking it, so I wanted to give it a try too. But I was glad I finally pulled it out of my TBR jar, because I don’t know if I would’ve reached for this book otherwise.
The majority of my books from childhood are fantasy/paranormal, which is cool because these days, all I read are thrillers, so it’s a good change of pace. This book was super thick, so it was intimidating to start it, but it was surprisingly easy to read. The only thing was, I wasn’t motivated to pick it up… I felt like nothing really happened for the bulk of it, which was disappointing. This book was super dramatic at times, and the miscommunication/drama was a bit much. But I have to remember that high school me would’ve LOVED it.
I did guess one of the plot twists, but I didn’t guess the other one. I’m glad I have the entire series, because I still have a lot of unanswered questions… overall, it was a decent read. I’m usually not too fond of books in a series because it’s a huge commitment for me as a mood reader, but I’m eager for the next!
I’ve had this book for 12 years, but I didn’t even know… turns out that my sister is the one who bought the entire series when we were kids! She remembered liking it, so I wanted to give it a try too. But I was glad I finally pulled it out of my TBR jar, because I don’t know if I would’ve reached for this book otherwise.
The majority of my books from childhood are fantasy/paranormal, which is cool because these days, all I read are thrillers, so it’s a good change of pace. This book was super thick, so it was intimidating to start it, but it was surprisingly easy to read. The only thing was, I wasn’t motivated to pick it up… I felt like nothing really happened for the bulk of it, which was disappointing. This book was super dramatic at times, and the miscommunication/drama was a bit much. But I have to remember that high school me would’ve LOVED it.
I did guess one of the plot twists, but I didn’t guess the other one. I’m glad I have the entire series, because I still have a lot of unanswered questions… overall, it was a decent read. I’m usually not too fond of books in a series because it’s a huge commitment for me as a mood reader, but I’m eager for the next!