The Hollow Gods
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Average rating3.5
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Ratings2
Average rating3.5
Black Hollow is a town with a dark secret.For centuries, residents have foretold the return of the Dreamwalker-an ominous figure from local folklore said to lure young women into the woods and possess them. Yet the boundary between fact and fable is blurred by a troubling statistic: occasionally, women do go missing. And after they return, they almost always end up dead.When Kai wakes up next to the lifeless body of a recently missing girl, his memory blank, he struggles to clear his already threadbare conscience.Miya, a floundering university student, experiences signs that she may be the Dreamwalker's next victim. Can she trust Kai as their paths collide, or does he herald her demise?And after losing a young patient, crestfallen oncologist, Mason, embarks on a quest to debunk the town's superstitions, only to find his sanity tested.A maelstrom of ancient grudges, forgotten traumas, and deadly secrets loom in the foggy forests of Black Hollow. Can three unlikely heroes put aside their fears and unite to confront a centuries-old evil? Will they uncover the truth behind the fable, or will the cycle repeat?
Series
2 primary booksThe Chaos Cycle Duology is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by A. J. Vrana and A.J. Vrana.
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I wanted to like this book, I really did, but for some reason I was not invested in it. I don't know what it was. I think I was not in the right reading space at the right time.
There are some good ideas in this book and on the whole it is well written. However, one small criticism (and please do not judge, but this is just my opinion and certainly does not match others who have read this book) but at times I did find the language impeded my enjoyment. Whenever I have to find a dictionary to find out the meaning of words it stops my reading flow. Maybe I will give it a go again in the future. It has happened before where things haven't clicked and I try again later with different results.
I realise that writing a book is such a tremendous achievement - and getting the bugger published is something else and I am a reader.
Good luck with the book
This book was like nothing that I thought it was going to be and it was the best surprise ever.
Told from the point of view of three people..Miya, Kai and Mason. Each one was like a lost soul searching for home. Miya and Kai were drawn to each other in a way they don't understand or can remember. Mason was struggling with guilt and ran away to a place the opposite of where he came from to get away only to find that the truth follows you wherever you go.
The beauty of this book is the slow burn atmosphere through out the whole book. This is not a guns blazing book. It's more of a slow simmer, seep into your brain situation. It deals with generational trauma/curse, mental health, the very thin line between fact, fiction and the truth. This book went deep. Mentally and emotionally. But there was also a hint of humor here and there that gave it all a beautiful balance. I know it's fantasy but A. J. gave it all such a real feel.
By the end of it I felt very connected to the characters...even to Mason and he wasn't even my favorite. Kai was my favorite. He was very raw and animalistic. I found myself relating to Miya a lot with her thought processes. Even if I didn't already know it was a duology I would have taken the ending as is. It was a very inception like ending that left my mind open to so many possibilities...but with that being said I'm definitely ready for more.
