House of Hollow

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland is a dark, atmospheric YA thriller that combines mystery and fantasy with a touch of horror. The story follows Iris Hollow, a girl searching for her two missing sisters, both of whom disappeared under strange circumstances and returned with no memory of what happened. The writing is haunting and vivid, creating a world that feels both dreamlike and unsettling. Iris is a compelling protagonist—smart, sarcastic, and deeply protective of her family, even as she uncovers all the chilling truths about them. With a fast-paced plot, eerie settings, and a gripping sense of suspense, House of Hollow kept me hooked until the final, shocking twist.

"I was ten years old the first time I realised I was strange." This is the perfect combination of a fantasy fairytale mixed with horror. The novel follows three sisters who disappeared as children only to return slightly changed. When one of the sisters vanishes, the other two, Iris and Vivi, are left to follow clues that get progressingly more bizzare. When someone from their past starts following them, they need to uncover their past and what happened to them as children if they want to save their future. This book is beautifully written with just enough unnerving things to make you second guess everything. A read perfect for the colder months of the year and especially for the time around halloween. You might just get haunted yourselves.

Wow! This is such an atmospheric and eerie story, with dark fairy tale vibes, I absolutely loved it!

Lured in by its beautiful yet unsettling cover, I started "House of Hollow" as my first novel by Krystal Sutherland and could not let go of the story until I found out what has happened to Iris, Grey and Vivi. As children, all three sisters vanished from one moment to the next only to return with a huge memory loss one month later on the streets of Edinburgh. In spite of this dramatic trauma, Iris tries to live a normal teenage life until Grey disappears for the second time. As the disappearances seem to be closely linked, Iris fights hard to shed some light on what happened to all of them all those years ago in order to save Grey for good. Sutherland's talent in turning an altogether fairytale-like setting into something sinister, dark and dangerous hits truly home. I had so much fun in reading this story as it is remarkably fast-paced, tossing the reader right into the plot and providing one cliff-hanger after another. Even though Iris is only seventeen at the time of narration, this novel is not to be considered a young adult story as there is plenty to creep one out while reading, which makes the story all the more appealing and worthwhile. Give me more of this author!

dark, haunting and witchy. House of Hollow is a beautifully twisted modern fantasy that keeps you guessing 'til the end.