Reviews tagging 'Death'

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

332 reviews

socialpsysteph's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This story is weird, creepy, and atmospheric in all the best ways. Absolutely perfect for this time of year.  Grey, Vivi, and Iris mysteriously disappear as children and then, just as mysteriously, reappear in the exact same spot with no memory of where they were for the previous month. No, something is just "off" about them and they can do things that others can't. I couldn't put this down; I had to keep reading to find out what odd and unsettling thing would happen next.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, and Stalking

sannesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I didn't enjoy this book. I think this is partly due to that I expected a different story based on the synopsis but also partly due to the execution. I think it is a very slow start. I was bored throughout the whole book and debated on DNFing multiple times, but somehow I did want to know what would happen next. 

The characters are very flat. The most interesting part to me was the ending but it did not impress me or truly horrify me. The writing was repetetive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Vomit

Minor: Bullying

juliealmeida's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I liked all the imagery in this story. I also didn't expect it to get as dark as it did towards the end, I really liked how it did that. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Death, and Suicide

It also deals with the trauma of missing children, even after they're back.

anna6705's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

Dark, mysterious and gruesome, this book was such a joy to read. Despite the lean towards horror, I always found the mystery of who and what the Hollow sisters were, to be a truly compelling drive for the story. Wonderfully written also.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, and Suicide

lovesagespages's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Vomit

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault

library__rose's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

When I bought it after reading the summary I honestly expected something else. I liked the concept and the story in the book anyway. 
However the ending/last few chapters of the book felt as if something was missing to make me give it 5 stars. I just don't know what it's like cooking a meal, trying it and it's tasting like there is a certain spice missing. You just can't place your finger on what it is tho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

melinette7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

The suspense is amazing, I was tensed reading the whole book.

the end though - I was not prepared for it to be this sad. I also do wonder, is there gonna be a sequel? I really enjoyed Tyler's character development, he deserves better

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Minor: Mental illness

zsnails99's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

obsydian's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

whatapril's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death