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A review by alohabooksandbujos
Hollow by Karina Halle
4.0
Look, I’ll snag any retelling that is pitched but I’ll be honest- sleepy hollow is a new one for me. Not only is it new, it’s genuinely one I’m not actually familiar with? Regardless, I’m here for it.
This was a fun one, definitely at times felt it slow a smidge to help build up for a sequel. Some people don’t jive with it and usually I also get very meh about strict world building and set up for the future but this is balance so well. We embrace the now and send little winks to the future.
Hollow felt way more my speed on witchy reads, less cutesy and a little darker. Our characters are flawed yet empowered, the setting engulfs you, the plot pulls you in. With another on the horizon, I feel that’ll be the knock out book with this just on its heels.
Merged review:
Look, I’ll snag any retelling that is pitched but I’ll be honest- sleepy hollow is a new one for me. Not only is it new, it’s genuinely one I’m not actually familiar with? Regardless, I’m here for it.
This was a fun one, definitely at times felt it slow a smidge to help build up for a sequel. Some people don’t jive with it and usually I also get very meh about strict world building and set up for the future but this is balance so well. We embrace the now and send little winks to the future.
Hollow felt way more my speed on witchy reads, less cutesy and a little darker. Our characters are flawed yet empowered, the setting engulfs you, the plot pulls you in. With another on the horizon, I feel that’ll be the knock out book with this just on its heels.
This was a fun one, definitely at times felt it slow a smidge to help build up for a sequel. Some people don’t jive with it and usually I also get very meh about strict world building and set up for the future but this is balance so well. We embrace the now and send little winks to the future.
Hollow felt way more my speed on witchy reads, less cutesy and a little darker. Our characters are flawed yet empowered, the setting engulfs you, the plot pulls you in. With another on the horizon, I feel that’ll be the knock out book with this just on its heels.
Merged review:
Look, I’ll snag any retelling that is pitched but I’ll be honest- sleepy hollow is a new one for me. Not only is it new, it’s genuinely one I’m not actually familiar with? Regardless, I’m here for it.
This was a fun one, definitely at times felt it slow a smidge to help build up for a sequel. Some people don’t jive with it and usually I also get very meh about strict world building and set up for the future but this is balance so well. We embrace the now and send little winks to the future.
Hollow felt way more my speed on witchy reads, less cutesy and a little darker. Our characters are flawed yet empowered, the setting engulfs you, the plot pulls you in. With another on the horizon, I feel that’ll be the knock out book with this just on its heels.