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House of Hollow
Krystal Sutherland
2021 · 292 pages · Young adult
How it reads
House of Hollow is young adult (dark fantasy mystery, specifically), and its dominant mood is eerie. It's atmospheric and uncanny, with a sense that something is wrong. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.
It's set in a small town setting, in the present day, told in the third person across several viewpoints. Its central concerns are family, identity and secrets. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.
It stands alone, so there's nothing else you need to read first or after. The ending is left open, for you to argue about. At 292 pages it's a quick read. It's well known, the kind of book most keen readers have heard of.
Pick it up if…
- you're in the mood for something eerie
- you want a book that pulls you through
- you want a complete story in one book
Maybe not if…
- you need something cosy or heartwarming
- you want dense, lingering prose
All 15 dimensions
- Genre
- young adult
- Author gender
- female
- Author experience
- established
- Setting: place
- small town
- Setting: time
- contemporary
- Mood / feeling
- eerie
- Pace
- fast paced
- Tone / weight
- balanced
- Length
- short
- Narrative style
- third person, several viewpoints
- Publication era
- recent
- Popularity
- well known
- Series vs standalone
- standalone
- Ending style
- ambiguous
What these mean: the 15 dimensions of a book.
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