misterbojangles's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Blood
Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Violence, Death of parent, and Child death
kassidyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Body shaming and Death of parent
starlitpage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, and Grief
Minor: Gore, Death of parent, and Fatphobia
happilyeveralli's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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“Come off it,” Lockwood said. “You know I’d die for you.” He chuckled. “Heaven knows, I’ve come near it often enough. Scrambling down a crack in the ground is nothing…”
Wowie, THE HOLLOW BOY is a whirlwind (pun somewhat intended). Though, that's what makes it special. I loved that we got a lot of character development. The introduction of Holly sort of forces Lucy to grow and take accountability for her mistakes whether she wants to or not. I hope their relationship is as well-explored in the next two books. I also hope that George and Kipps' team are more featured.
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I must say rest in peace to Ned Shaw. I'm beginning to grow to love Kipps. He's wonderfully sarcastic. I need more banter between him, his team, and George. I loved the way the team-up was introduced as well. The whole Chelsea Outbreak situation was so well-done. The world of this series is just so wonderfully thought out. I wonder if the Orpheus Society is more involved with the suspicious happenings at the King's Prison. Super upset that Lucy has resigned. Though, I am trusting that in the end, she'll end up back where she belongs with the boys and Holly!I might end up taking a break from the series for a bit in order to get through some other books on my physical TBR (I've been reading the series with the audiobooks on Libby and due to my library not having the final two books in the series, I'll have to buy them physically). Though, all in all, THE HOLLOW BOY has been my favorite installment of the Lockwood and Co series yet!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
annie_2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death of parent, and Death
Minor: Fatphobia and Child death
luna_anne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Death, Blood, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Death of parent
renpuspita's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Tentu saja adegan terbaik adalah saat Lucy dan Holly saling tengkar dan mengungkapkan emosi masing - masing yang sudah lama tertahan. Best scene ever! 🤣 I want a catfight, I got a catfight and Stroud sure deliver!
Bisa dibilang buku paling emosional dan gue juga ngeh banyak yang kesel sama tingkah Lucy yang kayak orang lagi PMS, tapi ya sekali lagi gue paham kenapa. Gue malah suka karena perkembangan karakternya lebih terasa dengan diberi konflik. Gue sampe penasaran apa beta readernya Om Stroud itu banyak ceweknya, karena ya..cewek banget sih konfliknya, lol. Eniwei, back to the case, kali ini kasusnya sangat besar. Ada penampakan hantu yang meningkat di Chelsea dan ga ada yang tahu kenapa. Parahnya, agensi Lockwood and Co ga diikut sertakan oleh inspektur Barnes dari DEPRAC yang masih saja ga suka dengan Lucy dkk. Walau begitu, kasus yang diambil Lockwood and Co sangat banyak sampai Lucy, Lockwood dan George keteteran. Mau ga mau harus tambah orang, dan terkejutlah Lucy saat baru kembali cuti dari pulang kampung ada seorang asisten cewe bernama Holly Munro yang menurut Lucy, sikap efisiennya kebangetan. Belum lagi menurut Lucy, Holly deket banget sama Lockwood dan George. Disinilah awal konflik dimulai, selain dengan kasus para hantu.
Sukanya gue sama buku ini, banyak kasus-kasus kecil yang diambil Lockwood and Co, yang awalnya kayak kelihatan ga berhubungan dan ternyata ada koneksinya dengan kasus besar yang jadi fokus cerita. Mulai dari kasus Lavender Lodge, lalu rumah berhantu milik Mrs Wintergarden, yang ternyata emang ada hubungannya dengan wabah Chelsea, sampai berujung pada kasus di toserba Ackmeire. Hantunya pun ga main - main. Bikin merinding semua, terutama penampakan Fetch di toserba Ackmeire yang suka merayap - rayap ga jelas. Kasus di buku 3 ini hampir - hampir mirip dengan kasus di buku 1 seperti Rumah Mrs Wintergarden mengingatkan pada Combe Carey Hall dan bahkan ritual tentang pembuatan kaca tulang di buku 2 juga disinggung. Seakan semua kasus yang ditangani Lockwood and Co itu bagian dari skema konspirasi yang lebih besar.
Tapi selain kasus, tentunya ada perkembangan di karakternya dong. Lucy yang mencoba bakat Dengarnya dan berakhir dengan ditegur Lockwood, karena percobaan Lucy untuk negosiasi dengan hantu bisa membahayakan diri dan team . Terus kalau di buku ini Lucy sama Lockwood jadi agak renggang gara - gara kehadiran Holly, sama George malah jadi lebih dekat. Dari trio ini, gue emang paling suka George sih karena walau sarkastik tingkat tinggi, tapi rasa ingin tahunya juga sangat besar plus kadang George yang paling logis diantara trio Lockwood. Gegara Lucy emosi tinggi dan Lockwood masih suka gegabah. Walau, agak kasian juga baca Lucy merasa tersisih di buku ini, karena Lockwood dan George kelihatannya senang ada Holly. Holly sendiri menurut gue ga buruk, tapi jadi kelihatan kayak harus dibenci karena pandangan Lucy yang bias. Makanya pas mereka bertengkar, gue seneng, karena ya gitu dong, jangan diem2an aja ga jelas saling sindir XD. Bahkan Holly juga nyindir Lucy yang kelihatan banget memuja Lockwood. Walau begitu, gue juga suka baca bagian saat akhirnya Lockwood mau buka -bukaan tentang masa lalunya. Om Stroud cukup piawai dalam membuka lapisan bak lapisan dari tokoh - tokohnya, jadi ada character development yang cukup signifikan dan rahasia yang sedikit demi sedikit terungkap.
Tengkorak..hmm gimana yah? Gue ngerti sih kenapa banyak yang suka, tapi gue ga terlalu. Kayak komen - komen sarkas si tengkorak itu cuma buat shit and giggles aja. Walau beberapa komentarnya membantu Lucy, kebanyakan malah cuma buat ngomporin Lucy, terutama saat emosi Lucy sangat tinggi. Identitasnya pun masih tertutup dengan rapi, membuat pembaca jadi menduga - duga, selain sebagai asisten Dokter Bickerstaff (di buku 2), siapa sebenarnya tengkorak ini dan kenapa dia disimpan di dalam toples sampe akhirnya berakhir di rumah Lockwood.
Endingnya sendiri cukup membagongkan dan emang ciri khas Stroud buat mengakhiri buku dengan sedikit cliffhanger meski masalahnya udah selesai. Bikin pengen baca buku selanjutnya kan? Sayangnya walau terjemahan udah enak dibaca (Mba Poppy emang juara!), typonya masih bertebaran dimana - mana :')
Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexism, Death, Grief, and Body horror
Moderate: Body shaming
Minor: Death of parent
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Murder