A review by r1vana
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Strangeness only bred strangeness, and it felt dangerous to tempt fate, to invite in the darkness that seemed already naturally drawn to us. 

This book had me on edge the whole time.
The plot twist was completely unexpected. Mind blowing.
Never seen or something like this before. Even though the chapters were “short”, it did kept me hanging.

The cover is beautiful. And the plot is dark, twisted and mysterious. I would probably guessed the plot, if I didn’t binged this book. 
I really enjoyed how the author brought the Halfway aka the place between life and death. 
It did remind me of Stranger Things; the parallel world.
When it comes to characters we see the three sisters: Grey, Vivi and Iris:
"My sisters. My blood. My skin. What a gruesome bond we shared." 
 
One day, all three of them disappeared for a month and when they come back, their life, the town and their parents were never the same. 
The town taught that they might be dark witches. Their father realizes that their daughters are not the ones he raised. And the girls do not have any memory of their “previous” life. 
Now, in present time, all three Hallow sisters are different:
Grey is a really popular model
Vivi is in a music band and loves women
Iris is in high school and is shown as quiet and loner-ish.
I love the bond they share. They can understand each other’s feelings and can locate where the others are…. 

The plot had me engaging. But the characters seemed unfortunately bland. Maybe it’s bcz it’s only in Iris’s pov. 
I did like Tyler’s character. He grew on me. 
he didn’t have to be skinned alive and death tho… and also the plot twist?! Grey killing the old Hallow sisters in order to take their place… that was so F-up…


I wished we had a chapter with the “few years later”.  

TW: bullying; PTSD; self harm and alcohol consummation; kidnapping; murder; blood; nudity
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