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The Hollow Ones

The Hollow Ones

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Summary

A horrific crime that defies explanation， a rookie FBI agent in uncharted territory， and an extraordinary hero for the ages: an investigation spirals out of control in this heart-pounding thriller。

Odessa Hardwicke's life is derailed when she's forced to turn her gun on her partner， Walt Leppo， a decorated FBI agent who turns suddenly， inexplicably violent while apprehending a rampaging murderer。 The shooting， justified by self-defense， shakes the young FBI agent to her core。 Devastated， Odessa is placed on desk leave pending a full investigation。 But what most troubles Odessa isn't the tragedy itself -- it's the shadowy presence she thought she saw fleeing the deceased agent's body after his death。


Questioning her future with the FBI and her sanity， Hardwicke accepts a low-level assignment to clear out the belongings of a retired agent in the New York office。 What she finds there will put her on the trail of a mysterious figure named Hugo Blackwood， a man of enormous means who claims to have been alive for centuries， and who is either an unhinged lunatic， or humanity's best and only defense against unspeakable evil。

From the authors who brought you The Strain Trilogy comes a strange， terrifying， and darkly wondrous world of suspense， mystery， and literary horror。 The Hollow Ones is a chilling， spell-binding tale， a hauntingly original new fable from Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro and bestselling author Chuck Hogan featuring their most fascinating character yet。

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Reviews

Zosia ，

This was OK！ It was a crime noir occult story that read like a screenplay （and would probably work better as one）。 This was the first book I switched halfway through from audio to paper because the audiobook reader wasn’t doing it for me， but ultimately I think it was the book。 Also， there was a lot of cringy “raise enslaved people from the 1800s to channel their anger so a demon can use them as a weapon” stuff which wasn’t handled well （not surprising， a white guy is the main writer on this - C This was OK！ It was a crime noir occult story that read like a screenplay （and would probably work better as one）。 This was the first book I switched halfway through from audio to paper because the audiobook reader wasn’t doing it for me， but ultimately I think it was the book。 Also， there was a lot of cringy “raise enslaved people from the 1800s to channel their anger so a demon can use them as a weapon” stuff which wasn’t handled well （not surprising， a white guy is the main writer on this - Chuck Hogan）。 First in the series and I probably won’t read the next。 。。。more

Alex Murphy ，

Rookie FBI agent Odessa Hardwicke is investigating with her partner， a local government corruption case。 However this blows up when their suspect hijacks a small plane and goes on a killing spree firing at people with his AK-47。 Odessa’s partner has a hunch that the killer is heading towards his estranged wife and children， so Odessa and her partner， Leppo， race to the family home。 There， they are confronted with a murdered wife and kids and Odessa finds Leppo and the killer locked together figh Rookie FBI agent Odessa Hardwicke is investigating with her partner， a local government corruption case。 However this blows up when their suspect hijacks a small plane and goes on a killing spree firing at people with his AK-47。 Odessa’s partner has a hunch that the killer is heading towards his estranged wife and children， so Odessa and her partner， Leppo， race to the family home。 There， they are confronted with a murdered wife and kids and Odessa finds Leppo and the killer locked together fighting。 To save her partner， she shoots the killer dead。 But before she can catch a breath， Leppo grabs a large kitchen knife and starts to attack the last surviving child。 With no other choice to save the girl， Odessa has to shoot her partner。 As he dies， she witnesses something she can't explain; a strange mist seems to emanate from Leppo’s body。 Unable to explain why her partner turned into a crazed murderer or what she saw， the FBI put her desk duty， doing paperwork。 Grief-stricken， she’s asked to help a retired agent after he's had a stroke。 Meanwhile， the city is being rocked by a series of random mass murders and suicides。 Odessa， talking to this former agent， finds that a case he worked on in the 60s had many similarities to what happened to Odessa。 He tells her to write a note asking for help from a Hugo Blackwood and post it at a mysterious property in Manhattan。 Desperate for answers， she posts the letter。 As she returns to her apartment， she finds a strange British man waiting for her there; Hugo Blackwood who’s been on the trail of this mystery for a very long time。 I am big fan of the authors previous horror series The Strain。 So， when I saw this new book by these two in the library， it jumped ahead of mountain of books to read， without even reading the blurb。 So， is it as good as The Strain？ No， not in my opinion。 Don't get me wrong， this is good， and I did enjoy reading it， but I think there was just a few things I think stopped it being better。 The characters are I think written pretty well for this type of book。 Odessa ‘Nessa’ Hardwicke is written well as the sceptical， fish out of water FBI agent。 She has a cloak of sadness around her， both from having to shoot her mentor and friend， and for a family tragedy she still feels a mix of anger and guilt about。 However， this is handled well and she doesn't get weighed down by being too ‘woe is me’ which I think would have been easy to fall into。 Earl Solomon， the retired FBI agent that sets Odessa on the path with Hugo Blackwood， and who investigated a similar case in 1960s Mississippi。 While not a main character， more of a strong secondary one， he felt like a good fit。 Both idealistic and realistic， in the racist deep South， he is written well as the sort of moral compass and the sections where the narrative shifts to the past are always pretty strong。 I kind of hope that in future books， we go back to the cases of Solomon and Blackwood together; the potential is there I think， with the hundreds of tapes that Odessa discovered of Blackwood and Solomon communicating through the decades。 The other main character is Hugo Blackwood。 I won't say too much， to prevent spoilers， is also a decent character。 He falls into the trope of holding stuff back from Odessa that would have helped greatly， but that can be hand waved away by her not going to believe the sort of supernatural otherworldly stuff that's really going on。 Being （view spoiler）[ from the 1500s and kept alive by an evil curse （hide spoiler）] his kind of weird nature can be explained。 It did irritate me though that he doesn't use mobile phones or other modern tech like computers。 （view spoiler）[I mean he’s lived through all this， there's no reason he shouldn't know why to use them （hide spoiler）]， it's not like he just appears when a letter is posted to him。 Anyway， Blackwood is an intriguing character that's written well。 I feel he's not the most original idea for a character; I think there are loads of similar oddball supernatural detectives in these types of books， but Blackwood stands out， I think just by being interesting。 The plot is both intriguing and at same time， not explained in the best way。 At first， I was getting a lot of vibes of the Denzel Washington movie， The Fallen， which had a very similar concept of a demonic serial killer that could jump been bodies。 While that might have provided some of the ‘inspiration’， I think enough was done to make it its own。 With weird looking monsters and Lovecraftian demonic cult magic， you kind of expect something like that with Guillermo del 'monsters with eyes in the palms’ Toro on writing duty。 My big issue is that there is no real central villain。 I mean you have the Hollow Ones and the people who conducted the occult rituals that drew them out， but there’s no real person you can point to takes that kind of head bad guy role。 The Hollow Ones are driven by their own sick， twisted desires of chaos and the person conducting the rituals for their own personal selfish reasons， but even though the one Hollow has grudge against Blackwood， it's not really one that seems to be the driving force of the story until quite late in the game。 The ending was a bit of a muddle in my opinion。 You had a number of things happening at the same time and I don't think it was explained in the best way。 I got what was going on， but it seemed more effort to get through than it should have been， and while it is a good story， the way the final confrontation is written kind of felt a little bit of a let down。I did enjoy the story。 It had a good bunch of characters， a （mostly） compelling story and was pacey and the writing and dialogue flowed well。 As this seems it’s going to be an ongoing series， I will be sure to be reading the sequels。 While different from The Strain， you can see some similarities in the writing， and I think fans of those books would like this， but I think anyone who likes those kind of supernatural thriller books would enjoy this as well。 What worries me though is that I have feeling that this was less than just a book and could have been more of a Netflix pitch， as while there's a lot of occult， demon stuff， it’s not stuff that would necessarily need a massive budget to do， and supernatural detective shows with female and male leads where one of them has an unnatural history are very common and popular。 And with one eye on what can be adapted for a TV budget the threats in future books might not be as bizarre as they could。 But otherwise; a book I enjoyed and would recommend。 。。。more

Paul Rees-jones ，

I enjoyed the style of story telling， with the back story weaved into the main story line using back flash chapters。 I am intrigued by the character of Hugo and his relationship with Dee。 I felt good at the end of the story and was ready to continue on the journey。 If you like occult detective stories this one hits the mark。 Be aware， there is graphic violence in parts。

Bethany ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So so。 Probably better as a TV show than a book。 Read like a treatment。 Characters lacked depth。 Interesting premise。

Dan Drew ，

I was kinda shocked reading about the author when I finished。 He wrote a critically acclaimed book called The Town and then he wrote this。。。This book was messy。 A lot of stuff didn't connect or didn't make a whole lot of sense。 All that's really known about the Hollow Ones is they inhabit bodies and make them do insane shit。 Basically just piling up a huge body count before it moves on to the next。 Then there's like the mimicking of voices and all this other stuff that wasn't explained。 They set I was kinda shocked reading about the author when I finished。 He wrote a critically acclaimed book called The Town and then he wrote this。。。This book was messy。 A lot of stuff didn't connect or didn't make a whole lot of sense。 All that's really known about the Hollow Ones is they inhabit bodies and make them do insane shit。 Basically just piling up a huge body count before it moves on to the next。 Then there's like the mimicking of voices and all this other stuff that wasn't explained。 They setup the father of Odessa and the pay off was a typical trick being played on her by a Hollow One that has the ability to mimic voices that was never explained prior to this。The writing was clunky at times and the story was all over the place。 Some of the jumps in time were odd and misplaced。This book is essentially the movie Fallen on coke。Doubt I'll check out the rest of the series。 。。。more

Samie Foster ，

If you know me personally， you know I love the horror genre。 I used to help run a haunted house on Halloween night as a kid。 I grew up on horror movies and marveled at the crazy macabre tales and monster designs。 It may seem odd for me to say that， because so few of the novels I read are in the horror genre。 And unfortunately， that is because the medium has been a disappointment， especially when it comes to the big names like Stephen King。 But I always had hope that one day I’ll find some true h If you know me personally， you know I love the horror genre。 I used to help run a haunted house on Halloween night as a kid。 I grew up on horror movies and marveled at the crazy macabre tales and monster designs。 It may seem odd for me to say that， because so few of the novels I read are in the horror genre。 And unfortunately， that is because the medium has been a disappointment， especially when it comes to the big names like Stephen King。 But I always had hope that one day I’ll find some true horror in literature I enjoy。 And then I saw a book by Gullermo Del Toro and I get interested。 When it comes to horror films， the holy trinity of horror has always been John Carpenter， Del Toro， and Alexandre Aja。 For me， these three really have done no wrong， and I was curious about what Del Toro did in the novel world。 The book being reviewed today is The Hollow Ones， and it’s written by both Del Toro and Chuck Hogan。So what is it about？ It begins with a plane hijacking and two FBI agents tracking down the perpetrator。 In an action packed opening they track down the man as he tries to kill his own family。 In a struggle， the murderer dies and his madness seems to infect one of FBI agents at the moment of death。 FBI agent Odessa， finds she must kill her partner to survive。Soon after Odessa is put on leave， but it all doesn’t seem right。 Her partner wasn’t crazy。 It was almost like he was infected with the madness of the murderer。 When she goes back to work， she is given odd jobs and meets an elderly FBI agent in a hospital。 He tells her that she is not crazy。 There are supernatural things in the world and she must seek out Hugo Blackwood for help。So the good and bad？ Let’s start with the bad。 The beginning of the book is great。 Its classic Robert Ludlum mixed with The X Files。 It even sets itself up as a X Files/ Fringe like mystery with the FBI investigating the paranormal， but then it goes nowhere。 It’s boring， dull， and just uneventful。 It’s a lot of talking and none of it seems important。 I was 25 pages from the end and nothing had happened yet。 It’s like the three part X Files episode that starts with a good hook and it just gets duller until the very end of part three。 It’s just not good。 The characters are bland。 The monster is lame。 There seemed to be no stakes and nothing is suspenseful at all。 There is no action from the beginning until the final twenty-five pages。 And frankly， by the time I reached that final chapter， I did not care anymore because I had been bored out of my mind。The good？ The beginning is fantastic。 It is an explosive hook that towers over the rest of the book in entertainment value。 There’s also some very good ideas。 Hugo Blackwood is a good idea in concept， but he is executed so poorly。 But was hard to relate to him at all。 Then there’s subplot that takes place with a black FBI agent in the 1960s Mississippi。 The agent encounters with the local white officers and KKK as he tries to do his job is more tense， suspenseful and entertaining that the actual plot。 Also， there is a theme of the monster pulling power of the angry long dead slave ghosts。 It’s a unique idea but again is never expanded or built upon。Overall， this book was a slog。 It felt like one of most boring episodes of the X Files。 That is it。 There are better supernatural mysteries and hundreds better than this。 Despite Del Toro’s name， it just not good。 Skip this book。1 Smoothies out of FiveOverall Rating: A Dull Boring Supernatural Mystery。 。。。more

Carolina Lopez Tello Araiza ，

Se me hizo un libro con bastante buen ritmo para su género ， y mencionó esto porque he leído muchos del género que me han decepcionado por no cumplir con muchas cosas ， algunas empiezan interesantes ， pero al crear una trama complejo， se ven forzados a bajar la calidad de la siguiente mitad o a tener finales de chiste， personajes sin alma y rumbo， e historias “paranormales” o simplemente fantásticas que crean una atmósfera totalmente ridícula。 Pero este libro me ha agradado bastante ， no es una Se me hizo un libro con bastante buen ritmo para su género ， y mencionó esto porque he leído muchos del género que me han decepcionado por no cumplir con muchas cosas ， algunas empiezan interesantes ， pero al crear una trama complejo， se ven forzados a bajar la calidad de la siguiente mitad o a tener finales de chiste， personajes sin alma y rumbo， e historias “paranormales” o simplemente fantásticas que crean una atmósfera totalmente ridícula。 Pero este libro me ha agradado bastante ， no es una joya de la literatura ， no es el mejor libro de terror o thriller que haya leído ， pero es muy bueno， ya que los personajes son muy interesantes ， algunos son complejos y otros ， a pesar de no salir mucho o tener una larga participación， logras tener una conexión con ellos; y por esa parte siento que el libro se hace un tanto ameno， ya que te sientes intrigado y queriendo descubrir más y más。 Lo mismo pasa con la trama ， es una historia que involucra magia negra， rituales ， religiones ， etc; （si escuchas leyendas legendarias ， te sentirás súper preparado para el tema ， ya que tocan parte de uno de los capítulos de este podcast， y en lo personal disfruté tener esta información en mi cabeza）， por lo cual ， si， se habla de entidades ， pero del donde provienen y la importancia cultural que se le da， se me hace algo magnífico。 Es un libro que a mi me sirvió para volver adentrarme en los thrillers ， para esos días donde quería seguir una historia macabra y no morir desilusionada。 Aparte de todo es Guillermo del Toro （hablo más de él porque se más su flujo de trabajo） ， lo que me gusta de su escritura， es que le da mucho peso a los personajes ， ya que crea fichas previas de cada uno， incluyendo biografías ， hobbies， que tipo de decisiones harían （ todo esto no viene en el libro， es un proceso de escritura que el hace previo a escribir la obra completa ） ， de esta forma ， el sabe cómo crear estas conversaciones y flujos entre personajes que realmente， me han dejado un buen sabor de boca 。 。。。more

Rhonda M ，

3。5 stars。 It’s like if Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman and “Fallen” （y’ know， with Denzel） all got together and said， “Hey， what if we had a one-dimensional vanilla GIRL for a protagonist？”

Wayne Jones ，

EnjoyedGood book that feels like it has the potential to go on for a while yet I need more Blackwood

Maria Lyle ，

The reviews for this seem pretty marmite， but I thought it was a good read。 Unsurprisingly given the background of the two writers， it felt like it could work on a screen。 A bit silly， but I knew that by reading the back cover！

Jacqueline ，

Über dieses Buch hatte ich bisher nur positives gehört。 Das Cover gefiel mir sofort und es machte mich auch sehr neugierig。 Auch der Klappentext klang richtig gut。Meine Wahl fiel auf dass Hörbuch und das war eine verdammt gute Entscheidung！Als Sprecher war Matthias Lühn wirklich die perfekte Wahl！Er schaffte es mühelos mich in den Bann der Story zu ziehen。 Ich mag seine Stimme sehr und auch hier schaffte er es mich völlig zu begeistern。Der Einstieg ins Buch war zunächst etwas ungewohnt für mich。 Über dieses Buch hatte ich bisher nur positives gehört。 Das Cover gefiel mir sofort und es machte mich auch sehr neugierig。 Auch der Klappentext klang richtig gut。Meine Wahl fiel auf dass Hörbuch und das war eine verdammt gute Entscheidung！Als Sprecher war Matthias Lühn wirklich die perfekte Wahl！Er schaffte es mühelos mich in den Bann der Story zu ziehen。 Ich mag seine Stimme sehr und auch hier schaffte er es mich völlig zu begeistern。Der Einstieg ins Buch war zunächst etwas ungewohnt für mich。Es gibt hier zwei Zeitstränge， die Vergangenheit und die Gegenwart。 Beide haben mir unglaublich gut gefallen。Im Verlauf der Geschichte merkt man wie sich das ganze miteinander verknüpft。Zum Inhalt kann ich leider nichts weiter sagen da die Spoiler Gefahr zu groß ist。Die Charaktere wurden authentisch und greifbar gezeichnet。 Ich konnte mich gut in sie hineinversetzen。Tja， die Handlung hatte es echt in sich！ Eins vorab， dieses Buch ist definitiv nichts für zartbesaitete。 Es wird böse， blutig und sehr brutal。Die Spannung zog sich wie ein roter Faden durchs Buch。 Durch geschickte Wendungen gelang es dem Autoren diese immer wieder zu steigern。Das Ende glich einem finalen Showdown。 Leute， es war soooo spannend！！！ Das war ganz großes Kino！Fazit:Mit „Die Schatten" gelingt Guillermo del Toro ein Horrorroman der mein Herz höher schlagen ließ！ Hier passte einfach alles und ich will unbedingt mehr davon！ 。。。more

Arturo Hernández ，

Imágenes llenas de suspenso y detalles mitológicos que hablan de la eterna batalla entre el fin y el mal。 Lectura entretenida， sin mucho contenido rescatable。 Podría ser una buena película。

Maureen Fraser ，

Strangely good。

Kim ，

2。5 stars actually， only because I really liked the IDEA。 I just wish it was better written。 It was a rather choppy read， if that makes sense。 😕

Francesca Lorenzini ，

Carino， quasi un John Constantine versione british。

Sandra ，

Fast & entertaining enough but not horribly original。

Julie ，

Enjoyable。 This had the flavor of a Charlie Parker mystery， but not quite as good。

Katie ，

Kinda lame in my opinion tbh。

George Prew ，

This is undoubtedly a 2-star book。 It is also a fascinating read for just how many places it tries and fails， how many seams are on such full display。 This is a bounding， bullheaded golden retriever of a book - Its heart is in the right place， it legitimately seems to want to present an anti-racist message while creating an iconic character while providing a satisfying horror experience while making a taut thriller。 It fails on all counts， but it really tries！ Before any of its other flaws - Thi This is undoubtedly a 2-star book。 It is also a fascinating read for just how many places it tries and fails， how many seams are on such full display。 This is a bounding， bullheaded golden retriever of a book - Its heart is in the right place， it legitimately seems to want to present an anti-racist message while creating an iconic character while providing a satisfying horror experience while making a taut thriller。 It fails on all counts， but it really tries！ Before any of its other flaws - This book was published in 2020。 African diaspora religions， including the ones referred to in this book （view spoiler）[ Voodoo， Hoodoo， and Palo （hide spoiler）] are not only extremely played out in horror， but information about them and about African diaspora experiences in the Americas since the Transatlantic slave trade began is so abundant and easily accessed that， if they are to be used at all in a horror setting， it really should be with more thought， consideration， and understanding than this book provides。 The original Child's Play film has a more nuanced depiction of （view spoiler）[ Voodoo （hide spoiler）]， for goodness sake！What holds it back most is the simplicity of its prose - Simple prose can benefit a book， allowing the reader to inhabit the world more easily by making them as unaware as possible of the artifice of the writer。 Here， though， the simplicity only calls attention to the artifice because these people all speak and think in ways which do not feel in the least bit real。 Whether it is the main character who speaks as if she is terminally online circa 2010， the other main character who provides the lens for extremely simplified 1960s-era discussion of racism and civil rights， or the figure that this book so clearly wants to be iconic who falls into the trap of characters out of their own time who end up just sounding like a robotic encyclopaedia， absolutely no one speaks or is described in ways which allow the reader to settle into their points of view。The book comes alive more in its brief chapters which veer fully into horror， though these will be too gory for many， and indeed the sudden shift into well-described brutality in a book which fails so significantly at so many of its other， more well-meaning goals left me with the feeling that it had not earned its brutality - It came across as nasty more than shocking。And that really was the biggest surprise of the book。 I have neglected to mention the authors thus far， but Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro's TV series of The Strain is a horror masterpiece - Uncomplicated in plot， perhaps， but brilliant at setting and maintaining tone， and with enough of GDT's brilliant imagination， direction， and control of colour and image to make up for any issues with writing。 It is unfortunate that this incredible creative skill does not transpose to novel writing。 。。。more

Quinn Henkel ，

I liked the story as it was told from three interconnected perspectives。 The content of the book itself was interesting and has you questioning the borders of reality。 The way it twists itself into present life with the storytelling is awesome。

Paul ，

Solid enough book， but it really did feel like the first book of a series， where they're just as interested in setting pieces in place for later books as the action in this book。 Solid enough book， but it really did feel like the first book of a series， where they're just as interested in setting pieces in place for later books as the action in this book。 。。。more

Catie ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 tl;dr: Interesting premise and worldbuilding that falls flat in its execution。 +++ I enjoyed the overall plot of the book - a paranormal take on your usual thriller， its synopsis intrigued me。 The story is very atmospheric throughout， and consistently so， in no small part due to the elements of worldbuilding introduced。 The mood is dark， without ever feeling hopeless or oppressive， and though it is a violent book， the violence as described never felt overly gratuitous。 I also chuckled irl at a c tl;dr: Interesting premise and worldbuilding that falls flat in its execution。 +++ I enjoyed the overall plot of the book - a paranormal take on your usual thriller， its synopsis intrigued me。 The story is very atmospheric throughout， and consistently so， in no small part due to the elements of worldbuilding introduced。 The mood is dark， without ever feeling hopeless or oppressive， and though it is a violent book， the violence as described never felt overly gratuitous。 I also chuckled irl at a couple of lines that seemed to be funny on purpose， which was nice。And I liked Joachim。 Very cool concept， feels very del Toro。 If you know， you know。 ---My main grievance here is the overly descriptive writing。 I can imagine this kind of style is working better for scripts， where you can take all those minute details and enhance the overall viewing experience。 In a book， though， this does not work for me。 Mostly because the story never seems to pick up its pace; even during the climax the action （and there was action to be had！ There were fighting scenes！） takes a backseat to paragraphs describing the environment， diffusing the hint of tension building up， and keep me from immersing myself in the story。 Additionally， the generous use of passive voice and the tendency to tell how a character felt at a given moment rather than showing it， created distance between me as a reader and the characters on the page （I seriously cannot stress how often I was explicitly told a character "felt" something or a certain way）。 That way， I found it difficult to connect to any of the characters。The story also kept reintroducing certain concepts， plot points， and characters， which was plainly unnecessary。 Some realisations the characters had were also immediately explained on page， as if making sure readers noticed the Important Information presented to them。 All of that serves to mostly eliminate any kind of subtext the work could （and should） have had， which is disappointing。Lesser， and probably more personal， criticism I have are the overall structure of the book （I did not think the different POVs and timelines were used to their fullest potential）， the inclusion of a villain POV （the Obediah POV sections added nothing to the story and should have been left out completely）， lack of consistency within a given POV （I prefer a consistently applied third person limited POV over headhopping and more skewed POVs） as well as Blackwood as a character （he comes across as very cartoonish and I found him more annoying than mysterious）。~~~Most of those issues should have been spotted by an editor， and I wish they had been reworked， to remove the First Draft Energy that permeates this book。 Afaik this is the first installment of The Blackwood Saga， so I do hope the series finds it footing sometime down the road and increases the quality of the narrative to match the intriguing concept。 It would be a shame if it did not。 。。。more

Stephanie Davison ，

This is my first foray into the worlds of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan， although the Strain series is waiting on my bookshelf。 While I did enjoy this book， the pace is very slow， and it really was not as intense as I hoped it would be。 It's obviously a set up for a series， so I will reserve final judgement until after I read the second book。 This is my first foray into the worlds of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan， although the Strain series is waiting on my bookshelf。 While I did enjoy this book， the pace is very slow， and it really was not as intense as I hoped it would be。 It's obviously a set up for a series， so I will reserve final judgement until after I read the second book。 。。。more

Terry ，

Didn't hold me。 The promise of Del Toro's name led me to buy this， but I didn't finish it。 Just not terribly gripping。 Might make a decent enough movie， though。 Didn't hold me。 The promise of Del Toro's name led me to buy this， but I didn't finish it。 Just not terribly gripping。 Might make a decent enough movie， though。 。。。more

arancha ，

tenía mucho sin leer un libro paranormal！definitivamente puedo ver la influencia de guillermo del toro y su lado cinematográfico。la historia se me hizo muy buena pero siento se vuelve muy sloppy al dejar muchas cosas sin resolver que simplemente mencionan y las dejan inconclusas o no las vuelven a retomar; y si sí， de una manera muy vaga。el libro narra 3 fechas distintas 1500’s 1600’s y la actualidad， dando un mayor contexto acerca de la vida de los protagonistas。 Y， te ayuda a conocer a los pro tenía mucho sin leer un libro paranormal！definitivamente puedo ver la influencia de guillermo del toro y su lado cinematográfico。la historia se me hizo muy buena pero siento se vuelve muy sloppy al dejar muchas cosas sin resolver que simplemente mencionan y las dejan inconclusas o no las vuelven a retomar; y si sí， de una manera muy vaga。el libro narra 3 fechas distintas 1500’s 1600’s y la actualidad， dando un mayor contexto acerca de la vida de los protagonistas。 Y， te ayuda a conocer a los protagonistas un poquito mejor。sobre el final， no me sentí convencida totalmente y esperaba muchísimo más。Es una buena lectura que puedo ver en el cine totalmente， pero sería de esas adaptaciones que me terminan gustando más la película posiblemente。 。。。more

Mike Tosatto ，

Fascinating Enjoyable， quick read。 This is one that you won't be able to put down。 Well fleshed out characters that you find yourself wanting more。 Fascinating Enjoyable， quick read。 This is one that you won't be able to put down。 Well fleshed out characters that you find yourself wanting more。 。。。more

Javiera ，

*2，5

Nathaniel ，

[audiobook] 4/5 because it was fun and had strong spooky meets X-files vibes。 The first third of the book had a good strong start， the middle worked well but I felt that the ending was a bit muddled。 Looking forward to the next instalment of what appears to be a series。

Leila ，

Action-packed。 Reads almost like a script at times。 Easy-to-follow plot。 Minimal character development。 Side stories that lead nowhere。 I was in search of a truly horrifying novel that would give me goosebumps and help run my imagination a bit more wild during the dark hours of winter。 This novel did not spook me the way I was hoping。 Overall entertaining。

Harold Walters ，

Demons intend to take over the world！ What fun！

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google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Hollow Ones

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Hollow Ones&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Hollow Ones&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0