House of Hollow

Krystal Sutherland's House of Hollow was a mysterious and eerie read! I was eager to continue my spooky reads marathon and while I wouldn't necessarily call this book spooky, it was definitely chilling and down right weird in its mysteriousness--which still pretty much fit the bill for my Halloween readathon!When Iris was young, she and her sisters, Grey and Vivi, disappeared. They don't remember what happened or where they went. Then a month later, they were found with no memory whatsoever. It was the miracle their parents were hoping for. But life for Iris has been difficult ever since. Growing up she realized she and her sisters were not quite normal. Plenty of bizarre things had happened along the years. Then one day, her oldest sister Grey moved out and Vivi was soon to follow.Now Grey is a supermodel while her other older sister, Vivi is a rockstar. Both live in the limelight while Iris tries not to draw attention to herself. Then one day Vivi comes into town for a visit and a show and Grey was to join them as well while in the middle of one of her fashion show tours, but Grey never shows up and Iris soon suspects something is very, very wrong.Iris thinks something terrible has happened to Grey, possibly kidnapped. She and her sister Vivi try to look for clues that could tell them of her whereabouts. Iris starts to see a mysterious figure as well. A terrifying man wearing a bull-like skull mask seems to be stalking her as she sees him quite frequently. Finding Grey becomes her top priority after seeing this man/creature.The premise of this story was very intriguing indeed! Girls going missing and returning out of the blue and then years later, history seems to be repeating itself with one of them. Having read an abundance of paranormal and fantasy reads over the years, I soon came to the idea that this was a book involving the fae or faeries. The dangerous kind we all know about and sometimes love! Lol. But this is definitely a tale involving the more sinister and dangerous type, the ones you don't want to ever come across!The mystery within the story was done very well! I was immediately hooked into it wanting to know where Grey was and how it eventually tied into what happened to them as children because that idea remained ever present. The pacing to this was done just right with feeding us little bits of information at at time, enough that leaves a trail of breadcrumbs for Iris and Vivi to follow.The tone of this one felt a little dark, given the subject manner it was very fitting. There was always a chill to the air that you could feel. Also, it takes place in London, so you can pretty much feel those foggy nights! It was very atmospheric and I loved how Sutherland executed her descriptions! The plot was a very fast moving kind and I was hooked right away into this story and never wanted to put it down...but alas, I did have to work this week!The ending was positively mind-blowing! I did start to make my own speculations on some of the going-ons and it was satisfying to find that I was right in some aspects! House of Hollow was a most eerie read indeed with just the right amount of spooky. It's not a horror fest kind of novel, but if you know anything about the fae, you know they can be terrifying in their own right! That mysterious kind of horror is what you can expect to find in this chilling read that is perfect for the Halloween season!Overall Rating 4.5/5 stars

Dude this book was creepy and it was good. The last chapter had me going with?! I honestly didn’t see that coming.

I had to sit on this one a little bit to really think about how I felt. It’s weird, it feels like as I get older reviewing books is becoming more complicated.Anyway, over all the book is fantastic. I highly recommend it. Especially if you’re into the White-Wolf World of Darkness gaming stuff. Congratulations if you know what that is. Also Paranormal Urban setting stuff with a darker touch to it.The story line left plot lines and secrets vague enough that it wasn’t until towards the end that the reader could piece together where things were going. Which I very much appreciate. I don’t enjoy figuring out things early because it kills the “surprise” at the end. So Krystal can definitely keep you on your toes with this one.The major linear setting of the book did go where I thought it would and if you know anything about the subject matter, with out giving too much away, you can figure that out fairly easy. However the “why” kind of adds a twist to the fairy tale aspect which I thought was clever since it’s not something you typically see in this type of genre. Krystal got creative and changed the norm which I highly enjoyed.I did have one grievance and it is a big spoiler so I’ll try not to go too in depth. When a big secret is finally revealed I did have an issue with how one of the semi-main characters seemed to handle the news. I don’t know if maybe the author left something out? Or maybe there’s more to PTSD I don’t quite understand past what I’ve experienced on my own. I just feel like the main major secret was weirdly handled too calmly maybe? Especially in the after math of the truth coming out.In the end I give the book 4.5 ⭐️. Besides the minor issue I had with that one plot point I enjoyed the whole book. It was different-ish from what I normally read but I’ve been trying to branch out and this was one I was glad to pick up.

I enjoyed this book so much, the writing it’s outstanding and it is easy to fell for the atmosphere. The mystery and creepiness are so well combined. The perfect story to read in autumn.

It's really well written, and it also keeps you really interested to the story. Perfect for a quick and interesting reading.

Alles Top. Das Buch war schnell da und wurde direkt gelesen. Super Buch nur zu empfehlen!

Fue un regalo pero me dice que está muy interesante.

Hunting and beautiful...I have no words left to describe this book. I got swept away by it's every page.