Hollow Kingdom
Ratings78
Average rating3.6
As humans everywhere start dying in a zombie apocalypse a different kind of narrator steps up to tell us what happened. Say "Hello" to S.T. the pet crow. His master is dead and with the pet bloodhound he goes exploring.
The premise was engaging for a while but the writing let it down. The zombie thing was caused by some kind of virus that was animated by 'too much screen time' as if this was a cautionary tale. Ho hum. Then there was the constant use of the word, 'murder'. OK, so a group of crows is called a murder but the constant use of the word became tiresome. The humour tends to the juvenile end of things, such as S.T. stands for Shit Turd, which is a pity as the sadder parts of the story need a more adult balance.
There was also a sense of aimlessness through the book. S.T. didn't have any goal, he just wandered through most of the story and refused help until it was forced upon him. Even to write it as a hero's journey trope would have given the book more focus and direction and allowed S.T. to mature in a meaningful way.
And a hint to those wanting to write. It's OK to kill off your next to main character, but make sure it's for a good reason. Don't do it for something stupid.
As humans everywhere start dying in a zombie apocalypse a different kind of narrator steps up to tell us what happened. Say "Hello" to S.T. the pet crow. His master is dead and with the pet bloodhound he goes exploring.
The premise was engaging for a while but the writing let it down. The zombie thing was caused by some kind of virus that was animated by 'too much screen time' as if this was a cautionary tale. Ho hum. Then there was the constant use of the word, 'murder'. OK, so a group of crows is called a murder but the constant use of the word became tiresome. The humour tends to the juvenile end of things, such as S.T. stands for Shit Turd, which is a pity as the sadder parts of the story need a more adult balance.
There was also a sense of aimlessness through the book. S.T. didn't have any goal, he just wandered through most of the story and refused help until it was forced upon him. Even to write it as a hero's journey trope would have given the book more focus and direction and allowed S.T. to mature in a meaningful way.
And a hint to those wanting to write. It's OK to kill off your next to main character, but make sure it's for a good reason. Don't do it for something stupid.
