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challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
This one hurts to write... I did not enjoy Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton.
It's not the writing itself. Kira Jane Buxton is such a talented writer and brought these animals to life with such incredible skill. It's the content of the book that made it so hard. I wanted to DNF so bad, but I also wanted to know how it ended...I really should have DNF-ed, because the ending needed MANY trigger warnings.
Animal deaths, and brutal ones at that, of sweet and beautiful animals... It's hard on my soul. I know it exists and it's out there, but man... I can't handle it in writing. I needed ALL the trigger warnings.
I will say, the general idea of the book is wicked cool. What happens when us humans have used technology so much that we basically destroy our existence and become a bunch of zombies? The animals will take over the world again! I'm so curious to read Kira's thoughts on what would happen, but I'm going to have to stop at this book before another animal death sends me into a panic spin.
So my overall thoughts: Skillfully written book that is really good, but not made for me as a reader.
One out of five stars.
It's not the writing itself. Kira Jane Buxton is such a talented writer and brought these animals to life with such incredible skill. It's the content of the book that made it so hard. I wanted to DNF so bad, but I also wanted to know how it ended...I really should have DNF-ed, because the ending needed MANY trigger warnings.
Animal deaths, and brutal ones at that, of sweet and beautiful animals... It's hard on my soul. I know it exists and it's out there, but man... I can't handle it in writing. I needed ALL the trigger warnings.
I will say, the general idea of the book is wicked cool. What happens when us humans have used technology so much that we basically destroy our existence and become a bunch of zombies? The animals will take over the world again! I'm so curious to read Kira's thoughts on what would happen, but I'm going to have to stop at this book before another animal death sends me into a panic spin.
So my overall thoughts: Skillfully written book that is really good, but not made for me as a reader.
One out of five stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Violence, and Animal death
Moderate: War and Bullying
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