Bumpy Oak Books

3 stars

**I was provided an electronic ARC by the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for honest review.**

In Hollow, Rhonda Parrish tells the story of Morgan, a high school student who is going through quite a lot. Morgan has had a bad breakup and has been in a bad car accident that killed her brother and left her mother disabled. Morgan finds an old camera in an abandoned hospital, and the camera steals the goodness out of whoever is photographed.

I felt sort of mixed about this novel. I didn’t dislike it, but I also didn’t feel compelled to continue. I could understand the points that were meant to built tension and suspense, but I just wasn’t invested enough in Morgan or the camera plotline to feel any kind of way.

Parrish did well at establishing the high school drama, and it was relatively believable prior to the introduction of the camera. I did like her writing style in general, and felt that the story was possibly just too short. The camera plot was resolved very quickly and with limited trouble, so it wound up a little anticlimactic for me.

This is likely just an issue of being a poor fit for me, because the main complaints I have are the length and lack of personal investment. That being said, I’m glad to have read this novel and would not hesitate to read works by this author in the future.