The Hollow (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 2) | Nora Roberts

The Hollow (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 2) | Nora Roberts | 4 stars

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	The Hollow (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 2) Nora Roberts Jove, 2008 - 336 pages average customer review:based on 111 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Excellence

Very Good book,Followed on from Blood Brothers perfectly.I am now awaiting the Third book to see how the trilogy will finish.

4 stars

Once upon a time, three young boys performed a dark ritual to bind their friendship, but in doing so, awakened an ancient evil that has gone on a killing spree at seven year intervals in their small hometown. As the time for its return approaches, the trio unites to stop it. Now adults, the men need their other halves, the women who are their soul mates, to help them use the powers that the ceremony bequeathed them, in order to put the chaos to an end and atone for their foolish act. Fox's resultant "gift" from that night was the ability to read minds, and in Layla, he finds a soul with a similar blessed curse. For her the emphasis is on the curse side, and she is unable to deal with having such a power, or the sudden connection she finds with this man. Despite her struggle, it is something she must learn to accept, for herself, for Fox, and for everyone she cares for's sakes.

**** The drama and tension continue to cast their spells over Ms. Roberts' legions of fans. Her ability to weave relationships is fantastic, and she makes the utterly unrealistic seem totally believable. You will never go wrong with one of her books, and this is not the exception to the rule. ****

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Hollow Happenings

Intriguing sequel to "Blood Brothers" and an enjoyable journey toward the demolition of the demon spell brought on as far back as the 1600's in the town of Hawkins Hollow, MD! Cal and Quinn are a romantic duo now and this part of the trilogy, while highlighting the supernatural talents of all six main characters, (Cal, Quinn, Fox, Layla, Gage and Cybil), focuses on the budding romance of town lawyer, Fox O'Dell and Layla, the New York shopkeeper, drawn to the doomed town by her mysterious and very real dreams/nightmares. The story is sci-fi, Nora style, and a completely enjoyable experience. I am really looking forward to the big finale set to be released in December 2008 - "The Pagan Stone." This story will be the culmination of the planning and workings of the group in their effort to end the evil destruction of the "seven-year curse" once and for all.

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Falls short of potential

I picked this one up to read on a flight, so didn't have much expectation one way or another as long as it kept me occupied for a day of flying. I didn't read the first in the series, but that didn't seem to hinder following the storyline. The plot is quite interesting and has a lot of potential, but unfortunately, the poor writing quality really detracts from the plot. It was bland, almost technical, and riddled with awkward sentences.

The book also ends without tying up anything. While I recognize it's part of a trilogy, I expect books in a trilogy to still be self-contained and sufficiently interesting to persuade one to want to read the next in the series, not end in a way that might as well have been "To be continued..."

Despite ending in a "to be continued" fashion, I'm not inspired to pick up the next in the series. The poor writing simply didn't entice me to want to read more.

I rated it "okay" because there was an interesting story line beneath the writing. It was a quick read, finished in a day, so a good length to start and finish while flying, which was why I bought it. It wasn't so bad that I set it aside and gave up reading entirely. So, it gets an "I can take it or leave it" rating from me. It's about what I would expect of a book chosen randomly at an airport book shop.

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