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House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

112 reviews

zonnestraal's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I don't read a lot off horror, but I do read fantasy, so this book was right up my alley. It wasn't to predictable, although some plottwists didn't seem that twisty to me. I borrowed this book from the library so it had the smell of old perfume and dusty pages. There was also a suspicious stain. It fitted really well with the contents of the book since a lot of smells and suspicious fluids are mentioned. I loved it. This book was a quick read, with beautifull descriptions. I didn't like the epilogue, it made it more open ended and I don't like open endings so I'll pretend it doesn't excist. On that not this is what I want to say:

Poor Tyler Yang.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism and Bullying

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. This was super eerie and creepy and even with all the vibes, the plot actually managed to close itself properly, which is really impressive 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

of_fantasy_and_fibre's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

An interesting take on the folklore surrounding missing children. Will add full review soon 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Sexism, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Torture

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Body horror, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bzliz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

Big trigger warning for body horror.

Ten years ago, Iris and her two sisters went missing for a month. Now her eldest sister Grey is missing again and has left clues for Iris and Vivi to be able to find her- or her body- because something from their forgotten past is coming back to haunt them. 

The only reason I can’t give this five stars is because of how easily I was able to predict the two major twists. The imagery was so beautiful and disgusting that I could really feel Iris’ fascination, obsession & revulsion. My favorite character ending up being Cate. Although she is a deeply flawed, haunted woman, I came to understand her controlling tendencies and her big heart. I’m not a mother but I believe only a mother could climb a mountain of trauma and still find love on the other side. 

I spent several hours after I finished this book thinking about it and how I would rate and review it. It’s been a while since I needed to sit with something for a while to gather my thoughts, which is a point in its favor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

I’ve tagged eating disorder as a potential content warning. Although the behavior is caused by a different condition, the Hollow sisters (get it?) do engage in binge eating behaviors. Their continued description of being thin in defiance of how many calories they must consume daily could be triggering for someone struggling with their own disordered eating.

tessvosper's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, and Alcohol

aehollins21's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual assault

necroplasm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

GODDD THE DESCRIPTIONS IN THIS ARE SO GOOD. from practically square one the atmosphere is just so intoxicating, shit drew me in so strongly i read almost all of this in a single day which is something i can almost never pull off for books this long

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, and Alcohol

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

Wow, this was an absolutely fascinating and spooky book. It’s full of twist and turns, that you can’t even beginn to predict. It is so hard to put down, the story completely encases you, pulling you further into it‘s dark and rotting depths. 

Alsoo there is sapphic rep!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

sparklingstarling's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment