Review: Hollowland by Amanda Hocking
Book: Hollowland
Author: Amanda Hocking
Series: Hollows #1
Release: Oct 2010
Source: Kindle ebook
Reviewer: Day
Purchase:Hollowland – the first book in the young adult dystopian series The Hollows… “This is the way the world ends – not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door.” Nineteen-year-old Remy King is on a mission to get across the wasteland left of America, and nothing will stand in her way – not violent marauders, a spoiled rock star, or an army of flesh-eating zombies.
I loved the sound of this book. Zombies, post-apocalyptic wasteland, and vagabond survivors…yep, pretty much right up my alley. Or, so I thought.
I have read other works by Amanda Hocking and found her writing to be very entertaining, but HOLLOWLAND just didn’t manage to hold my attention. The writing style is very straight forward and not overly poetic which is perfectly fine considering the genre, but when compared to similar books on the shelf it seems to lack luster and polish.
Even the characters fell flat for my tastes. The heroine, Remy, is on a mission to find her little brother after being separated in an attack on the compound where they were sheltered. Along with another girl that escaped the attack, she sets off on her mission and along the way picks up some unlikely travelling companions in a rescued a lion, a formerly famous rock-star and a pre-med student. The unique blend of characters should have been refreshing and fun but instead were dull and annoying.
I am a huge fan of character driven storylines and need to feel a connection with the characters (as I did in hocking’s ) in order to care about their journey. Unfortunately, I didn’t find that in HOLLOWLAND. :(
Thanks, Day. I have Hollowland, but due to my zombie avoidance gene, I haven’t read it. Now I don’t feel so guilty about skipping over it.
I was wondering about this since I enjoyed Switched so much. Too bad it’s not as good but I still may give it a try. Wonderful review!
Thanks ladies:)
Giselle- you may really like HOLLOWLAND, I think I may have over done it on Zombie fiction. Everything is beginning to sound the same so it is probably just a personal thing for me…
Time to change genres!
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