Review: House of Hollow

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received an ARC of this book.
This book was a bit weird, and it took me several chapters to really get into it. It felt very cliched and the characters felt stereotypical, especially Vivi. The beginning chapters seemed to me to be trite and like every other YA supernatural fantasy I've ever read. I kept reading, even though I really didn't want to, because the story--with it's unsettling creepiness and beautiful eldritch quality--wouldn't let me go. The book had aspects that really reminded me of The Ten Thousand Doors of January and An Enchantment of Ravens, but with a very modern flavor. I did figure out what really happened to the sisters early on, but I still was intrigued enough with the story to see how everything would end. But with saying that, I didn't really like the last bit of the book.
I know that there will be a lot of YA supernatural fantasy readers who will love this book. I myself didn't love it, but there were definitely fascinating aspects. Is it worth checking out? Maybe, but it wasn't for me.

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