Reviews

The Hollow Boy by Jonathan Stroud

rumoursfromlnez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

My fave of the series so far, it would have been even better if there was no girls hating on girls!!!!

hollyshackzalez's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

maskath's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

melodon's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Continues to be a great series! So sad the Netflix series was cancelled.

bebea's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

diana_blackmoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Really good YA horror. The atmosphere is really tense and characters are really well crafted. Would be 5 stars but I did not like a lot of competitiveness between two main characters. It was done better than in other YA books I have read but still not my cup of tea.

tobyreadsitall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

krln's review against another edition

4.0

more like 4,5 stars

virishin's review against another edition

4.0

⭐4.2/5


Hmmm apa ya, mulai muncul drama anak remaja? Alias suka-sukaan mulai gamblang ditampakkan di sini.

Konflik utama di sini kalo dikaitkan sama sub-judulnya lumayan jauh. Kayak, pembahasan ttg hollow boy nya terlalu bentar. Aku justru lebih didominasi dengan perasaan kesel sebel ke ekspresi2 random dari perspektif Lucy. Aku emang gak suka sifat dia, jadinya pas ngebacain gimana perasaan dia selama sepanjang cerita dengan memusuhi satu orang tuh bikin konflik batin banget. Aku cuma dikasi tau pandangan Lucy doang, padahal kan belum tentu aslinya sesuai yang dia pikirin hshshsh.

Trus juga spotlight George dikit di sini:( meski dia berperan penting dalam memecahkan masalah, tapi aku rinduu celetukan2 gak mutunya dia. Jokes bikin darting di antara mereka bertiga ditambah tengkorak:(

Dan kemunculan tokoh baru ini justru menurutku lebih cocok untuk dipakai di sub-judul. Bener-bener sepanjang cerita buku ketiga ini permasalahan yang menonjol ya tentang dia dan Lucy. Jujur aja aku gak happy bacanya. Tetep asik karena suka ngecengin Lucy kebakaran jenggot, tapi kalo jadi berpengaruh ke kinerja trio favoritku ya aku jadi males jugaa.

Trus astaga aku benci banget sama epilognya? Kayak ngawur banget anjir. Dengan berat hati aku ngasi bintang 4 gitu :\
Tetep tinggi karena meskipun konfliknya bikin kesel, narasinya tetep lucu, deskripsi latar tetep jelas, dan aku makin ngerti jalan universe dari buku ini.


Aku udah lanjut buku keempat, tapi udah bab 4 gini tetep berat banget bacanya karena gak selancar buku-buku sebelumnya. Semoga semakin ke belakang George semakin terlihat

haley_j_casey's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0