House of Hollow book review

I have wanted to read this book for quite a while now but just haven't gotten around to doing so. This didn't disappoint me in any way and I was desperate to see where it was all going to go over the course of the story. This book was creepy and had some unpredictable twists but was also an enjoyable read in many ways.

House of Hollow follows three sisters who went missing for a month as young children and now Iris's eldest sister, Grey, has gone missing again and it'a up to Iris and her other sister Vivi to find her and save her from whatever has taken her and maybe took them when they were young.

I don't think I have ever read a book like this before and I was a bit unsure going into it because I wasn't sure if I would enjoy the creepy, horror elements of it or whether they would creep me out too much. They weren't my favourite thing ever but I didn't find them to be anything like what I was scared to. I enjoyed the mystery part more and I will be reading more Krystal Sutherland in the future and potentially more in the genre as time goes on.

Something that creeped me out more about this book was how many of the little creepy bits took place in an area that I quite frequently visit and while I knew it was already known to be haunted it didn't stop me from finding it creepy and a little bit unsure about the next time I'm going to be there.

I loved the sisters, how close the three of them were and how they all had different roles in the relationship but also had to adapt during the story. Iris was a great character to follow and the way she felt about her sisters felt very real, you could understand why that relationship changed and why she felt the way she did towards them.

The ending felt well done and perfect for the story and I loved the additions that the epilogue gave us without taking away from the ending on its own. I will not get this book out of my head any time soon and would recommend it but I would also be aware before reading that it is creepy at times and is completely a YA, probably on the upper-end too.

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