I just didn't like this book. I thought it was long and slow. I ended up skimming through most of it.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* This was a pretty creepy read ngl. I actually started reading this like a month ago, forgot about it and restarted it last week but i was able to pick up where i left of without issue bc it was memorable enough. For those whole like gory horror, you'd like this!

An epic horror about the decline of the Redfern family, haunted by an ancient evil. A jaw-dropping novel about legacy and the horrors that hide in the dark corners of family history.

I listened to the audiobook copy, narrated by Susie James, and thought it was fine, but not my favorite.

*many thanks to Macmillan Audio for the gifted copy for review

I surprisingly really enjoyed this one! It is a bit of a slow burn but Nellie’s story really pulled me in and I was curious how it would all play out. The multiple timelines worked well for this story and I enjoyed the creepy and gory vibes throughout. Overall, a fun spooky read.

The Hollow Kind by Andy Davidson is horror fiction that straddles two timelines and a long family history. The Redfern legacy started in the Turpentine Mill during the early 1900s. August Redfern is a stepping stone in the legacy of what eats through the land.

Fastforward to the late 1980s where August's daughter, Nellie, flees an abusive husband with her son in tow. She flees to the land left by her grandfather. Little does does she realize what terrors she's fleeing towards.

I enjoyed the family legacy, the reveals and the gothic fable-like narrative. Did I mention the hauntings? The things scratching in the walls? The tendrils of something sinister the stirs the dead? I really really liked all of that!

I did feel this was longer than needed in some areas but with the narration done by Susie James, even the slower parts flew by in anticipation of the creepier parts. Readers should note there is domestic abuse and child death in this one. The bond of mother and child is shown in two different spectrums across both timelines. The power greed has over decisions was an excellent underlying theme too.

Another audiobook I enjoyed for Spooktober and recommend to my horror lovers. Thank you Macmillan Audio for the complimentary netgalley audiobook in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

The Hollow Kind, which I listened to on audio, is a great Southern gothic horror story. I liked the characters and the tension written throughout.

Took awhile to get going. A very slow burn gothic story but after laying the groundwork of the story the second half really kicks in and becomes very creepy. Fans of literary horror like Stephen Graham Jones will enjoy this one.

Thank you to NeGalley and Macmillan Audio for sending me an audiobook arc of this title.

Thank you to the publishers, author and NetGalley for the free copy of this audio book.

This had just the right amount of creepiness for me. A little slow at times but overall some good writing, and I liked the narrator.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the digital ARC!

I really wanted to like this one. The writing was solid and I can see this appealing to a lot of people. Loved that it was the epic, generational type of haunting. Unfortunately, it just wasn't for me. From the very beginning, it was so slow-paced, I never could fully get into it. And I never felt like it picked up that much. There were some cool revenge arc's and scenes, but I couldn;t help but feel underwhelmed. I want to say it held my interest but it was more like it poked my interest. I would read more by this author because I enjoyed the writing style, the pace was just way off, for me.

Thank you so much to Macmillan Audio for the audio review copy.

I listened to The Hollow Kind on audiobook. The narrator was ok, but I could constantly hear her taking breaths in and it was driving me crazy. She also read really slowly and stopped her sentences in strange places, which was distracting.

This was a southern gothic horror story, and although I was prepared for it to be a slower pace, it dragged too much in the middle in my opinion. The multiple timelines were easy to follow and the story was intriguing overall, but the pacing and lack of character development didn't work for me. Although this wasn't a fit, I did think the author's writing was good and would be interested in reading more in the future.

Sadly I didn't care for this book. I don't really have a concrete reason why this just didn't have anything unique about it. I guess it all just fell very short for me.

Davidson is such a talented writer, and his prose was gorgeous. I really enjoyed the portrayal of the southern gothic and how a haunt can follow a lineage throughout this story. It's a creepy horror story with unique elements that dragged a bit in some places, but overall left me appreciating the atmosphere and wanting to learn more about the characters.

I listened to the audiobook. The narrator was ok but this was not what I expected. It took its time laying out the story and it felt like it dragged in some parts. It was definitely a gothic style horror book.

Nellie Gardner is elated to find her grandfather August Redfern left her his estate. She flees her abusive marriage to her with her eleven year old son Max to the estate in Georgia.

What she thinks will be a prestige mansion is really a dilapidated farmhouse with a lot of land covered in pine trees. She begins to notice something is off when she hears scratching and whispers in the night. There’s something wrong with Redfern Hill. It’s deep in the soil. Max begins to see what his mother can’t and things take a terrifying turn.

Thank you netgalley and macmillianaudio for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Told in two timelines, [book:The Hollow Kind|59808593] tells the Redfern family's history of horror in Empire, Georgia. The first timeline tells the tale of August Redfern at his Turpentine Mill camp. The one in 1989 tells the tale of August's granddaughter, Nellie and her son, Max.

Nellie has inherited her long-lost grandfather's turpentine estate in Georgia. She is more than happy to leave behind an abusive marriage. She looks forward to starting a new life with her son. But what Nellie views as a new beginning, Max views as a nightmare. He knows that something isn't right at Redfern Hill. Something lurks, ancient, angry, and ready to destroy.

I listened to the audiobook version of this book and at times wished that there was more than one narrator. I have no complaints about the narrator but feel that the book would have been even better with more than on narrator.

This book felt long at times in the middle. The beginning and ending were the strongest points of the book and those were the most enjoyable for me. I did enjoy the sense of tension and unease that grew throughout the book.

This was a southern gothic book which also had other elements as well i.e., supernatural and fantasy. While I wasn't wowed by this book, there were parts that I enjoyed. As I mentioned, things felt a little long in the middle.

The Hollow Kind by Andy Davidson was hard to get into. It is eerie and has multiple timelines and perspectives, all things I love. However, Andy changed perspectives without warning quite frequently throughout the book, and Susie James did not pause in the slightest with these switches, reading it all like it was the next sentence in a long paragraph. Because of this, the story ran together and caused so much confusion that it was hard to follow and remember each character. I understand that the audiobook is already over 13 hours, but those pauses would have made the story more enjoyable, to the point that I wouldn't have minded an additional hour or so because I would have been more invested in what was happening.

Overall, I give The Hollow Kind 3 stars. I saw it's potential but couldn't get into it.

Thank you to Macmillan Audio for providing me with an ALC.

First of all, I am so blessed to have received an advanced reader's copy of this book prior to its publication date of October 11, 2022. A huge thank you goes out to both Andy Davidson and MCD/FSG for thinking of me! This one is coming in at the best time for my spooky series, because what's better than a decrepit mansion that holds onto the generational trauma it's experienced over the years, collecting these haunts for its future residents???

Yep, you read that right.

After the death of her grandfather, Nellie Gardner inherited the Redfern estate located in the pine-rich forests of southern, small-town Georgia. Unsure of what's to come, she flees her abusive husband with her son in tow, to take up this inheritance in stride. It's the late 1980s and the town isn't exactly welcoming of these descendants, for Mr. Lonnie Baxter feels the home is rightfully his, seeing as though he is also a more distant descendant of the Baxter heirloom.

Outside of the not-so-welcoming human hosts, Nellie and Max are also greeted by some eerily paranormal characters as well, including a skittish three-legged dog, scratches on the doors, and voices that are clearly not a figment of paranoia...

Author Andy Davidson provides the reader with further context through the form of flashbacks into the 30s to help us understand how this homestead came to be, filling us in on the traumatic events and turmoil that were unveiled over this time period. The house remembers and the house continues to convey those same feelings of fright over the years until its final demise.

This southern gothic horror is not for the weak-stomached readers, and perhaps don't read it at night, but I sure as HECK got a kick out of the grimy, gory, gooey frights that came out at every corner!

Eager to escape an abusive marriage, Nellie Gardner and her young son escape to Georgia when she learns she’s inherited her grandfather’s turpentine estate. Estate is too grand a term for the derelict farm house and thousand acres of played out pine forest Nellie finds, and the scratching she hears inside the walls at night doesn’t make the place any more inviting. Has she left one version of hell only to exchange it for another? This is a Southern Gothic worthy of the name, creepy fun