The Hollowing (Mythago Wood, #4)

This was a disappointment. It had some of the same issues I found with Holdstock's other book Ancient Echos. Bland character. Unnecessary love interest. Poor characterization... I expect a bit of confusion in the Mythago series, but this one just lacked the heart of the others. Characters would come and go and I couldn't remember if they were from this book, from a previous book or a new character altogether. Also, a woman searching for her missing husband wouldn't be flirting and falling for another guy like that. Even if she thought her husband was dead, as the book describes near the halfway point.

I was so bored that I ended up skimming the last 1/3 and overall was glad I skimmed instead of wasting any more time. As the book had significant water damage to both ends, it ended up in the trash. Which is probably where the manuscript should have gone before publication.