I'm sorry, but how anyone can manage to get past a Flying shooting spree is just beyond me. That had to be the dumbest thing I've ever read, and I love cheesy books.

This is shamefully bad. I couldn't get through the first twenty pages it was that bad. Terrible dialogue, Sharknado level stupidity, and the wrong choice for audio narration.

I'd give it a zero if I could. But a one will have to do.

While this book does not fit the genre of thriller / espionage novels that I prefer, it kept me interested and engaged. It was a fast paced thriller that was part occult, part detective and part historical fiction.
Flashbacks to the 1500s and 1962 were used to provide necessary background.
The main characters were well developed and likable.
While I have tried only a limited number of audiobooks over the years, the narrator's voice was a perfect fit to deliver the story and that worked wonders here.

Unable to download before archived as my tablet was damaged and I had been unable to afford a new one until recently. Apologies.

Excellent read for fans of horror and fantasy. I was expecting a "stay up all night" read, and it did not disappoint. I will be recommending to others.

"The Hollow Ones" is another great listen/read by del Toro. I thoroughly enjoyed this and will be recommending it.

Do you like paranormal books? How about crime thrillers? Well this book is both those items rolled into one with addition of romance and horror; making it the perfect combination of suspense, love and gore. The narrator does an amazing job at bringing this dark tale to life vividly right before my ears, it instantly grabbed my attention and never letting it go. This was a one sit listen for me. The only negative aspect is the length of time I now must wait for book two to come out. I highly recommend this book to all reader; it has something for everyone.

This book wasn't what I expected - which was something creeper. This did not have that creepy factor I was looking for, however it was still a good story. It started out great. It interested me right from the beginning and then the next few chapters were a bit slow, but I decided to stick with it. It picked up again eventually. However, I felt hat it was lacking something - perhaps it needed more mystery. So overall, I wouldn't say this book was great, but it was good enough. The narrator was also pretty good. A good narrator helps keep the story interesting and I believe this one really benefited from that.

I haven't read a good horror story in a while, but this one brought back memories of my fondness for the genre. A fast paced and classic good vs evil story. The main characters, Odessa, an FBI agent on leave when she shoots her partner to save a child from being murdered, retired agent Ed Soloman, who knows the history of the hollow ones, and centuries old Blackwood, the Hunter of these demons, are all well written and believable. This was my first NetGalley audiobook, and the narrator did an amazing job! Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for this well-paced gem. (less

This was my first audiobook. I received it for free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I have to say that I did not enjoy it that much. It had a decent premise with the investigations into the hollow ones, which is why I continued reading to find out what happens. I wasn't able to connect with the main character. It seems like she was an afterthought to the plotline.
It seemed disconnected. And maybe that is because it was an audiobook or perhaps becuase there were two authors. The chronology was very disjointed and it took me out of the story. I would have enjoyed the different storylines if they would have been told in different parts and not all together. This is more for someone who enjoys the jumps to different times that disrupt the present plotline.
I would not recommend this book to another reader and do not plan on reading any more in the series.

I loved this audiobook very much. Firstly, I think the opening scene was one of the most gripping and compelling scenes I have listened/read in a long time. I was completely hooked from the start. I found the story to have a great creepy and scare factor as well. I thought the narrator was fantastic and the different voices for the various characters was excellent. I never found myself uninterested in listening to the narrator. Overall, I enjoyed the story and would recommend this one to others

I loved the Strain series, so I expected to enjoy this. It was meh. Part of the problem for me was I didn’t like Hugo Blackwood. The other part was that I listened to the audiobook on the NetGalley app and it kept stopping after almost every chapter. (I don’t know why it happened. I tried updating everything with no results.) It kept me frustrated, when I was already frustrated with one of the characters. The narrator was enjoyable.

Wow. That was a whole lot of meh.

This was pretty dull, pretty unscary, and pretty unmemorable. I expected a lot more, considering the name on the cover. My mistake since I was sorely disappointed. The characters were blah and generic. I've pretty much forgotten the main character already, even though I finished it a few hours ago. I also felt kind of icky reading this because of the amount of times the graves of slaves were used as a place for dark magic to happen.

I received this ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I began this novel with high expectations. Del Toro is a prolific director known for more than one fantastical story. The promise of a horror novel with his name attached to it was exciting.

The novel was fast-paced, rotating between three connects storylines/timelines. Unfortunately, the primary story was the least interesting of the three. Agent Odessa’s story began with strength and suspense, but quickly fizzled to something too familiar. Despite the supernatural elements and introduction of plenty of varied characters, the story felt tired. Everything that occurred was expected, and nothing was surprising passed the first chapter.

The alternate storylines, one set in the 1960s and one set in the 1500/1600s felt more original. If the authors had focused one of these storylines instead, I truly feel the novel would have had a far greater impact and more room for originality.

In addition, I found there to be some strange politics and implications involved in regards to the use of Black slave ghosts as pawns. I don't feel that the authors ever made a productive or informative commentary on the use/abuse of the memory of slaves, so this repeated inclusion felt gratuitous and uncomfortable.

Thank you NetGalley and Hachette for a copy of the audiobook ARC of The Hollow Ones by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Torro. The story follows an FBI agent looking for answers as to why her partner went suddenly crazy while int he middle of investigating a shooting. The exposition for the strange occurrences reach back into the past (way back to the 1500s and forward) for snippets that feed the modern day story. The story follows many thriller, horror and FBI tropes, including its action packed pace. The story; however, is compelling and earns a four-star review from me as a result of the narration.

This crime thriller mixed with supernatural elements was a great story. The plot kept you engaged, however the audiobook version was a little difficult to follow. Overall I enjoyed the crime solving aspect of this book and initially felt he supernatural side felt far fetched until I embraced it for what it was and really started to enjoy the plot of The Hollow Ones.

The Hollow Ones moves fast. Immediately pulling you into an FBI investigation. Partners following up on a political crime scandal suddenly find themselves following their suspect as he goes on a rampage. Nothing in his past lead them to believe he would become a spree killer. When it is all said and done, Odessa is suspended and her partner is dead. She starts to see that other, similar crimes are happening all over. She soon learns that they happened before.

That seems like enough to work with, but we meet Solomon. Another FBI agent from another time on another case. When Odessa is cleaning out his office, she comes across his files. That's where she learns about Mr. Blackwood. And that's when it gets pretty interesting.

The narrator did well to give the listener the experience of different characters with different voices. There were a few times when the voices just didn't work and I was brought out of the story briefly, but it rarely happened. I would love the see Mr. Blackwood again.

This was another good story by del Torro and Hogan. This is the first time I've really given an audiobook a go, and narrator did an excellent job. However, the playback was jumping all over the place so I know I missed a lot of chapters. I will be purchasing a copy of the book once it's out so I can read the whole thing.

New release from Guillermo del Toro, author of The Strain and director of Pan's Labyrinth. It was creepy but not necessarily horror. It's more of a ghost story involving the FBI and the supernatural. It's much like an X-File except the female lead is definitely no Dana Scully. She is portrayed as extremely defensive and closed minded with daddy issues. The male lead, Hugo Blackwood was the interesting character and the story revolves around 3 time periods involving him. The narration by Brittany Pressley was well done. 3 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Hatchette Audio for the audiobook

The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan is a beautiful book. Thank you Netgalley for the audiobook. I know that people don't often associate a horror/thriller/supernatural book as beautiful, but the way one is drawn in to the characters and storyline are beautiful. I found I listened to half the book in one day, simple because I had to know what happened to Odessa, Solomon and Blackwood. This is definitely a read that I recommend highly. The book just flies by and so did my day. Yet another great book by del Toro.

The Hollow Ones was a fun and easy book to read, as in you knew what to expect, where the plot was generally headed and that there was a familiarity to it. It actually reminded me of the film Fallen which also features a body hopping demon.

I liked this book but it wasn’t doing anything new or mind-blowing, and as with The Strain which is also by Del Toro and Hogan it read like it was made for tv. I could imagine this book as the first few episodes of a show and to be honest I’d probably watch it. If this book sounds like something you’d like I’d recommend it, but if not you’re not missing out on too much if you give this a pass.