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House of Hollow

Krystal Sutherland

Start date: October 1, 2021

Finish date: October 31, 2021

Discussion: Stand Alone

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May 22, 2021 Colleen Scidmore rated it really liked it

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This book definitely gave me creepy vibes throughout the WHOLE thing. It’s not really a scary feeling just super eerie and you just know something really bad is right around the corner. 😱😱😱⁣
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There were 3 little girls Iris (7), Viv (9) and Grey (11) that disappeared 10 years ago. Without a trace, down a old town Edinburgh Road right under their parent’s nose. One minute they were right in front of them and the next second gone after they briefly turned their heads. They were missing for 1 solid m This book definitely gave me creepy vibes throughout the WHOLE thing. It’s not really a scary feeling just super eerie and you just know something really bad is right around the corner. 😱😱😱⁣
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There were 3 little girls Iris (7), Viv (9) and Grey (11) that disappeared 10 years ago. Without a trace, down a old town Edinburgh Road right under their parent’s nose. One minute they were right in front of them and the next second gone after they briefly turned their heads. They were missing for 1 solid month. Until they reappeared just as suddenly as they disappeared on that same Old Town road. The girls don’t remember anything that happened but are still suffering from PTSD that effects them both mentally and physically. The physical aspects changed their locks white and their eyes are very different. They also have voracious appetites they can’t be satiated. Their family unit is slowly being torn apart. Gabe, the girl’s father slowly lost his mind seeing his children change so much that he doesn’t even recognize them. Eventually he took his own life. ⁣

Cut to the present.
Iris’s oldest sister Grey goes missing. She has a habit of disappearing for days at a time ever since she left home at 15. But this time it’s different. With her middle sister Viv in tow Iris and Viv start to notice weird (even weirder that their normally weird life) things while searching for Grey. Like a dead man with bloody symbols all over his body left in their sisters ceiling. And a scary man wearing a bulls mask that seems to be stalking them. Iris starts getting snippets of memories from the past. She knows the only way to really find her sister is to revisit the old Edinburgh Road and figure out the mystery of their disappearance. ⁣
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Characters:
Iris and Tyler are my favorites.⁣
Probably Tyler most of all! 🔥🔥🔥⁣
I think throwing Tyler (Grey’s hot model boyfriend that kind of reminds me of Harry Styles) in the mix was amazing. He provided some comic relief with his sarcastic wit. And I had stars in my eyes picturing this man come to life! ⁣
I really didn’t have much of an attachment to Viv or Grey but I did feel a weird mix of disgust, admiration and sympathy for Grey.⁣
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Plot:
First off House of Hollow is very well written. It is told in the first person of Iris Hollow. Honestly I would love a rewrite in Grey’s perspective. It would help with some unanswered questions I have.⁣

It is definitely a slow burn. I have a hard time with slower paced books but I think in this case it helped to soak everything up in pieces to truly appreciate the creep factor. You had to follow the bread crumbs to truly understand the story instead of having it thrown at you all at once, if that makes sense. ⁣

The end leaves you wondering if there is more to come. And seriously I didn’t think I would be so invested to read it, but I’m already googling will there be a second House of Hollow book with no answers!! I need to know KS!!! ⁣ ⁣
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This was a bit of a bizarre, twisty, and spooky book that I didn’t realize I needed in my life. So thank you so much to Penguin Teen for your gifted eArc in exchange for my honest review. ...more

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Jan 30, 2023 Naomi rated it it was amazing

So creepy and so good. Wow. I really enjoyed this and could not put it down. The writing was so good, the descriptions were disgusting in a good way, and I loved all the main characters- Grey, Vivi, Iris. Probably Grey most of all. (view spoiler) ...more

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