Hello my little weeping willows,
When you were a child, did you ever pretend you were invisible? As I mentioned in my last post, I thought closing my eyes and holding my breath would make me invisible to the lady in the black dress. But what would happen if you were really to vanish without a trace? You’re there one second and gone the next, but you had no memory of where you’d vanished to…Sound interesting?
Well then, you may enjoy House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland. It was one of my recent spooky reads and I have to say, I loved it…Devoured it. It follows the story of three sisters who, 10 years ago, vanished from an Edinburgh street on New Years Eve. Their parents Cate and Gabe frantically searched for their daughters, but there was no trace of them anywhere…Until, they reappeared in the same street a month later. Only this time, they were naked and had no memory of where they’d been.
When the sisters returned, their hair had turned white, their eyes black and they all had a strange crescent shaped scars on their necks. Pretty soon their father feels they’re not…right. The book gets even more interesting when, 10 years later, Grey (the eldest of the Hollow sisters) fails to meet up with her other two sisters Vivi and Iris. Worried, the girls go in search of Grey and find a trail of clues she’s left behind. All whilst being trailed by a mysterious man who wears the skull of a bull.
There are plenty of twists in this book that add to the air of mystery and there’s an almost ethereal quality to the world Krystal has created. It’s a perfect and easy spooky read for this time of year. If you’ve read the book, I’d love to hear your thoughts, so why not leave a comment below?!
If you’re worried about losing yourself, try black tourmaline to keep you feeling grounded.
Stay spooky!
👻LWG👻
☽ SpookyGee ☾ 