The Hollow Places: A Novel
A young woman discovers a strange portal in her uncle's house, leading to madness and terror in this gripping new novel from the author of the "innovative, unexpected, and absolutely chilling" (Mira Grant, Nebula Award-winning author) The Twisted Ones. Pray they are hungry. Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she's discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle's house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area--only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts...and the more one fears them, the stronger they become. With her distinctive "delightfully fresh and subversive" (SF Bluestocking) prose and the strange, sinister wonder found in Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth, The Hollow Places is another compelling and white-knuckled horror novel that you won't be able to put down.
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I picked this book up because I remembered how much I enjoyed The Twisted Ones by T Kingfisher when I grabbed it from the library a few years ago. I enjoyed this one possibly even more. I loved the antiques and oddities museum setting and I thought the horror aspects were creative. I really connected with the main character, possibly because I had just been left by my husband as well so her situation of needing to start over and dealing with the loss and betrayal were all very close to my own experiences. I loved the other characters, T. Kingfisher is really good at coming up with characters that feel unique yet like actual people you might meet, and letting their good qualities shine.
This book was genuinely so hard to put down. This story was the equivalent of witnessing a car crash. It was so jarring that I just could not stop reading it. The characters were truly amazing, shouts out to my boy Simon. On top of that, the humor and dialogue shared with in it just made the situation feel so human in a horrifyingly real way. Anyway, I highly suggest giving this book a read, especially if you love super descriptive horror. Just remember, if you and your gay friend get stuck in a horror movie then only one of you can panic. Never both of you. Also, hope that whatever is after you are just hallucinations that came from huffing black mold.
There are few twisted scenes in this book that will stick with you. Horror written very well for a quick, fun, read.
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