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A review by kimmyjane96
The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
4.0
I'm not someone who has read a lot of horror books; I think I've read one once in the past and I didn't like it all that much but I was really impressed by how much I enjoyed The Hollow Ones.
I found this book quite creepy (a 'don't read in bed' kinda creepy) - it gave me Sleepy Hollow (the TV show) vibes. It was interesting and had me hooked from very early on. I found myself invested in and connected to the characters quickly. I was even sad when people who we only knew for a few pages died. There were parts in the book that were quite shocking; even though I should have expected it due to the genre I was still a bit shocked when adults and kids died on-page.
I also liked the jumping around in time and POVs - it was well done and didn't affect the flow of the story. Even though it took me quite a few days to finish this, it was a quick read when I actually sat down to it, and I was shocked by how much had happened in the number of pages I had read.
I didn't realise that this was the first book in a series (Blackwood Tapes Volume 1) until about 100 pages before the end when there was still quite a lot of the story to tie up. A lot happened very quickly at the end of the book though, which probably could've happened slower if the book was a little longer but this didn't spoil the book for me at all.
I really liked Odessa and Hugo; they were likable and a bit sassy, and I hope that they're both featured in the books to come. Overall I'm super glad that I read this book and it helped me get out of a reading slump. I will be reading the next book in the series (if there is one), and I'll look into more books from both authors.
I found this book quite creepy (a 'don't read in bed' kinda creepy) - it gave me Sleepy Hollow (the TV show) vibes. It was interesting and had me hooked from very early on. I found myself invested in and connected to the characters quickly. I was even sad when people who we only knew for a few pages died. There were parts in the book that were quite shocking; even though I should have expected it due to the genre I was still a bit shocked when adults and kids died on-page.
I also liked the jumping around in time and POVs - it was well done and didn't affect the flow of the story. Even though it took me quite a few days to finish this, it was a quick read when I actually sat down to it, and I was shocked by how much had happened in the number of pages I had read.
I didn't realise that this was the first book in a series (Blackwood Tapes Volume 1) until about 100 pages before the end when there was still quite a lot of the story to tie up. A lot happened very quickly at the end of the book though, which probably could've happened slower if the book was a little longer but this didn't spoil the book for me at all.
I really liked Odessa and Hugo; they were likable and a bit sassy, and I hope that they're both featured in the books to come. Overall I'm super glad that I read this book and it helped me get out of a reading slump. I will be reading the next book in the series (if there is one), and I'll look into more books from both authors.