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I was inundated with review requests over horror season in 2019. Hollow by Rhonda Parish was one of the ARC’s I chose.
Cover by Guillem Mari
MY REVIEW
I love books that involve photography in some way, so when I read the blurb, I had to check out Hollow by Rhonda Parrish.
The accident changed her world.
Her only solace was running…and Sevren.
An abandoned hospital. An evil doctor. A camera. A magpie.
Life is full of ups and downs, good times and bad times, good people and some not so good, but we all have a story to tell.
It’s hard to talk about Hollow without giving too much away, but Morgan faces her fears and tragic events.
I enjoyed Hollow by Rhonda Parish and it kept me curious. This is an easy reading story that I finished in one sitting.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of Hollow by Rhonda Parish.
GOODREADS BLURB
A car accident shattered sixteen-year-old Morgan’s family. Now her brother’s dead, her mom’s paralyzed in more ways than one, her dad lives at work and her seven-year-old sister Amy tries too freaking hard to salvage everything. What’s more, high school is its own special kind of hell, where her ex-boyfriend delights in spreading rumors that shred her reputation and make her feel like a loser.
When she finds an old camera in a creepy abandoned hospital, it seems like her luck is finally changing. And it is changing–from bad to worse. Because of course it is. Each time Morgan photographs one of her classmates they become corrupted versions of themselves. It’s like the camera steals their goodness, their essence, and leaves them hollow.
Then her sister uses the camera to take a selfie.
No matter what the cost, Morgan will find a way to reverse the effects of the cursed camera and save Amy, before her already-fractured family completely self-destructs.
ABOUT RHONDA PARRISH
Rhonda Parrish is driven by a desire to do All The Things. She founded and ran Niteblade Magazine, is an Assistant Editor at World Weaver Press and is the editor of several anthologies including, most recently, Earth: Giants, Golems and Gargoyles, and Grimm, Grit and Gasoline.
In addition, Rhonda is an award-winning writer whose short work has been in publications such as the Rhysling Anthology and Imaginarium: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing (2012 & 2015).
Her YA Thriller, Hollow and her paranormal non-fiction title, Eerie Edmonton are both coming in 2020.
Her website, updated regularly, is at http://www.rhondaparrish.com
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Oh the premise for this one sounds great. I love a spooky camera read. This sounds all kinds of fun.
i feel the same way
It sounds like you really enjoyed this one. Is it a novella?
no, it’s not a novella but it is an easy read. it will be release on the 24th
The premises is great so I can see why you picked it up. Sorry it wasn’t quite everything you were hoping it would be.
it was still worth the read. it will be release on 3.24.20. forgot to mention that
Sounds good and wow that cover is sooo creepy!
i do love a fabulous cover
Creepy cover and concept!
that’s what drew me in. i enjoyed it
Love the cover and the description sounds pretty intriguing. 🙂
glad you found it intriguing….
This sounds like a fun and easy horror story! I’m glad you enjoyed it Sherry 🙂
it was and i would love to read more of rhonda’s work
That’s an interesting cover…I like that. The story itself has an interesting vibe to it in a dark sense. It’s the kind of book I’d have read during my YA phase but not so much these days!
my reading seems to go in cycles too. my mainstay is DARK thrillers. 🙂 but i do try to change things to keep reading fresh…and…i never know where that hidden gem will be.
I see why you wanted to read this one, Sherry:)
you know me so well. 🙂