A review by e_reader124
Willa of Dark Hollow by Robert Beatty

4.0

I liked this book for the most part. It had a very nice tone, one with a good mix of whimsical and dark. However, I wasn't as big of a fan of the plot. It had many merits, and I enjoyed it, but I still had some issues with it. The story wasn't as good this time around. It just didn't have that certain spark. In particular, it got very weird towards the last bit of the story. It was just a bunch of very rushed events happening together. I feel that there were plenty of opportunities to resolve the conflicts and end the story in a tied-up, neater way. Many of the events didn't need to happen (I'm looking at you, ending). However, at the same time, there were plenty of things that I liked. Like I said before, I enjoyed the tone of the book. It managed to be more on the dark-side, but had as many heartwarming and light moments and aspects as well. For example, I loved the relationship Willa has with her family, both new and old. That's something I especially love about this series: it uses the found family trope perfectly. Another part I liked was the characters. I liked their personalities, and how fleshed out they were here. They have so much more to them than I originally thought, and I loved them all the way through. To wrap it up, I enjoyed this story, despite the issues I had with with it.