House of Hollow, Krystal Sutherland
House of Hollow, Krystal Sutherland
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House of Hollow

Author: Krystal Sutherland

Narrator: Eleanor Bennett

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/06/2021


Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A dark, twisty modern fairytale where three sisters discover they are not exactly all that they seem and evil things really do go bump in the night.

“This story will steal up your spine, slip beneath your skin, and stick to you like honey.”—Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Priory of the Orange Tree

“This haunting modern fairy tale will wrap you up like a glittering fog, before going for your throat.”—Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood

Iris Hollow and her two older sisters are unquestionably strange. As children, they disappeared on a Scottish city street only to return a month later with no memory of what had happened to them or where they’d been. More troubling, their appearance began to change: their blue eyes now black, their dark hair now white. And as they grew older, odd, eerie occurrences seemed to follow in their wake. People find them disturbingly intoxicating, unbearably beautiful, and inexplicably dangerous.

Now seventeen-year-old Iris is doing all she can to fit in and graduate high school on time—something her two famous, glamorous, globe-trotting older sisters, Grey and Vivi, never managed to do. But when Grey goes missing, leaving behind bizarre clues as to her whereabouts, Iris and Vivi are left to find her—but they aren’t the only ones looking. As they brush against the supernatural, Iris quickly realizes that the story she’s been told about their past is unraveling and the world that returned them seemingly unharmed ten years ago might just be calling them back again.

Darkly seductive, this twisty modern-day fairy tale by critically acclaimed author Krystal Sutherland is a gripping and terrifying journey. Readers will not be able to look away.

About The Author

Krystal Sutherland's first novel, Our Chemical Hearts, was published in over twenty countries and made the American Booksellers Association's Indie Next List in 2016. The film adaptation, Chemical Hearts (2020), was produced by Amazon Studios and stars Lili Reinhart (Riverdale) and Austin Abrams (Dash & Lily). Sutherland served as an executive producer on the project. Her second novel, A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares, was published in 2017 and has been optioned for adaptation by Yellow Bird. Originally from Australia, she has lived on four continents and currently calls London home.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on December 23, 2024

At least a hundred times after finishing the final line of this brain-cell-destroying, mind-hacking, nail-biting, shock-inducing, jaw-dropping novel, I asked myself: What the heck did I just read? Creepy, dark, disturbing, eerie—these words don’t even begin to capture the sensations you’ll experience......more

Goodreads review by Yun on October 13, 2024

"You shouldn't be afraid of the truth. It'll set you free, right?" Calling all fans of dark fairy tales. Have I got a book for you! When Iris Hollow was seven years old, she and her sisters disappeared for a month, only to reappear with no memories of where they've been or what had happened to the......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on June 10, 2022

*Update a few months later: Bumping this up to 5 stars cuz I've rated other books 4 stars this year and they just do not hit the same way that this did This book was so addicting to read that I finished it in 2 days! The descriptive writing and atmosphere were *chef's kiss*. Sutherland writes horror......more

Goodreads review by Krystal on March 25, 2021

I wrote this. I think it's pretty good. I apologize in advance for any nightmares/strong feelings of betrayal you experience while reading.......more

Goodreads review by jessica on April 24, 2021

what a bizarre little book. very ‘wayward children’ meets ‘the only good indians’ with a whole lot of riverdale season 3. and my rating/review reflects that i misread the synopsis. i totally thought this was a realistic mystery/thriller story. im not a fan of magical realism and, had i known that wa......more


Quotes

“Stepping nimbly among the liminal spaces and eerie real-world haunts of our heroine’s cipher-sister, this haunting modern fairy tale will wrap you up like a glittering fog, before going for your throat.”—Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood

“Wonderfully creepy and full of unnerving supernatural flourishes.”—PopSugar

“In House of Hollow, Krystal Sutherland turns her razor-sharp imagination to new horizons and proves, once again, that words blossom at her command. This story will steal up your spine, slip beneath your skin, and stick to you like honey.”—Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of the Bone Season series and The Priory of the Orange Tree

“This dark, deliciously twisted novel has everything you could hope for as a reader—a brilliant concept, glamorous characters with secrets to hide, immersive world-building, and some of the finest writing I’ve seen in YA fiction. I’ll put it like this—I am obsessed with House of Hollow.”—Louise O’Neill, author of Printz Award Honoree Asking for It

“Dark and delicious, House of Hollow hums with malice and mystery. I devoured it whole.”—Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies

“An intoxicating, gorgeously grotesque fever dream full of the impossible stench of carrion flowers, the allure of haunted stairways in the woods and doors leading nowhere. A beautifully crafted, addictively dark fairy tale with horns!”—Dawn Kurtagich, author of The Dead House

“Sutherland keeps this haunting, contemporary fairy tale poised on the edge of gorgeous and gruesome, with visceral descriptions of sensual yet menacing magic hidden in the everyday. . . Hand this to your Nova Ren Suma and Melissa Albert fans.”—Booklist, starred review

“This is slow-burn horror with imagery steeped in the senses . . . and Sutherland maximizes tension by playing into familiar tropes and then tearing away from them . . . The ending manages to be both horrific and heartbreaking . . . [with a] lingering chill.”—BCCB, starred review

“[Readers] will be eviscerated. . . Alive with lush language and a dark fairy tale feel, this is a compelling readalike for lovers of Holly Black’s many wonderful fair folk standalones and series.”—School Library Journal

“Smart and assured narration easily carries a fast-paced story entwining themes of grief and loss with elements of folklore and some very inventive body horror. The pervasive feeling of dread builds to a shocking twist. A lush and darkly twisted modern fairy tale.”—Kirkus Reviews

“This high speed ride will catapult readers to an end many may see coming, but which is nevertheless shocking when it finally arrives.”—School Library Connection

“Filled with evocative detail, Sutherland’s dark fantasy teems with eerie atmosphere . . . [in] Sutherland’s carefully crafted fantasy world. Readers who are delighted by stories of the uncanny . . . will find themselves enchanted.”—Publishers Weekly