Reviews

Hollow Kingdom by Kira Jane Buxton

geoffagain's review

funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

bookishcori's review against another edition

I was bored. 

verisverisveris's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Okay, but not great. It felt a bit repetitive and somewhat aimless. I didn't love the writing style, either. Too many similes, too frequently. Maybe it's because I'm aphantasic, but it would've been better with fewer descriptions. 

archiegitdog's review

2.0

Unfortunately this just didnt work for me. I got into 8 chapters and had to give up...sorry!!

zippywafflebuns's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

brivanarsdale's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

the_dungeoneer's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

radina's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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? No

3.0

I think this is objectively a great book, but I didn't love reading it. I did enjoy a lot of the writing style - ST's voice is hilarious and fresh and there are a lot of clever lines and laugh-out-loud phrasings. The initial mystery of what's going on is also intriguing. However, I'm not a big fan of zombie stories, and especially what happens to the humans near the end I found very unpleasant. I also don't love the way

Dennis' death

happened - it felt so stupid!! That might be the point but it just didn't land for me. Plot points aside, I also often got bored with the long, meandering descriptive paragraphs with very florid prose. So while I think this was objectively a pretty good book, it really wasn't for me. 

dargan18's review

adventurous dark funny 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

3.75

A fun , quick  and creative concept for a book - a zombie apocalypse from the point of view of a crow. Parts of it get pretty gruesome - there is a lot of blood, dismembered body parts, descriptions of disturbing scenes. Also didn’t love some of the quirks of the writing style. Parts of it felt like it was trying a little too hard to be clever and/or heartfelt. But enjoyed reading this overall! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

aluna211's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0