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The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud

8 reviews

mariakureads's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

I love the progression of the characters from book one till now!
Having been able to read them rather one after the other definitely helps to see the progression as I appreciate that Stroud doesn't talk about the past books too much as some others, but more as a quick note and in the form of a memory or a past conversation that is coming back to the current story.

So far, this one has the most tense-filled moments of the series because I didn't see that ending nor could have had any notion that this was where the story was going but I do like the addition of the new character, Holly, as she shakes up the dynamic just enough in terms of story and character development that worked not just within the story but also sets up the next one in the series.
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misterbojangles's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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jackiepreston's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • 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? It's complicated

3.5

I want to like these books more than I do. The plot with the ghosts is always interesting, but Stroud writes Lucy with such vitriol towards any other girl that it's hard to read. From the first moment Holly is introduced, Lucy takes everything she does in the worst possible way. The fatphobia towards George from the previous two books is scaled back a lot, but it's just replaced with more of Lucy's "not like other girls" attitude.
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pietwombly's review against another edition

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

2.75

I continue to really enjoy the world building of this book. The problem, the ghosts, the conspiracy, etc, are all so fun to uncover throughout the story.  What I did not like about this installment is how Lucy seems to be incredibly negative about every girl she meets.  It one thing for her to dislike another character, but it's quite another to have read the same hyper critical complaints (that all seem to boil down to what the male author guesses is what girls get jealous about). If the book offered any context or reason for why Lucy is such a jealous and territorial person, it might be more palatable, but as it is she just seems like a mean girl who would rather have a crush on about than have literally ANY friends.  And that isn't an enjoyable inner monologue, and doesn't seem like one of particularly want a tween or teen to read either tbh...
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growintogardens's review

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

2.25

*sigh* Lucy's so judgemental of other people and it's really annoying and, in this case, ruined a lot of this book for me.
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danicampbell0506's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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lyricallit's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

Another fun installment with genuinely creepy encounters! Maybe a bit slower paced than 1 and 2.

I don't love the internalized misogyny that has Lucy guarded towards other females (Flo, Hollie). I appreciate that she had the same question I did regarding Hollie's previous employment, but it was clear from the body language and comments that it wasn't the only cause of distrust.
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tiwllan's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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