The Hollow (book club) [Hardcover]

Nora Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2008

Second Book in the Sign of Seven Trilogy - a thrilling series of a town plagued by evil - and the three men and three women brought together to fight it.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Jove; Book Club Edition edition (2008)
• ISBN-10: 0739495879
• ISBN-13: 978-0739495872
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (153 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #843,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Hollow, May 30, 2008

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Kelly "Reviewer for The Sinfully Sensuous" (Littleton, Colorado) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Hollow (Sign of Seven Series) (MP3 CD)

This second book picks up the story two weeks later. Fox tries to help Layla hone her senses, so they can present a united front, and be as useful as Cal, Quinn, Sybil, and Gage is with their gifts. Since they sense things in the present, he knows how important it is for them to be at full strength when the demon next makes an appearance. Fox felt fortunate for the two-week lull in activity, but knew that had come to an end when he and Layla were attacked by a swarm of crows in the middle of Main Street. Layla got to see first hand the healing powers Fox possessed when his pecking wounds healed almost instantly.

As the group tries to figure out more about the puzzles from the past, the demon escalates the attacks. Instead of just focusing on one person, they are all in jeopardy at any given time. They realize that his strength is nothing like anything that they have ever encountered in the past, but that makes sense now that they know this cycle of seven is the final showdown.

The creepiness just gets better with each book. I enjoyed this second installment in the trilogy, and don't like having to wait until the end of the year for the conclusion with Gage and Sybil though. This book was Layla and Fox's story, but again as in the last book, all characters had a strong presence, which really adds a strong element.

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A bit more comical than scary, May 13, 2008

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This review is from: The Hollow (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was at least better than the first book, which isn't saying much. My favorite line is Gage's, "Are we going to talk it (evil demon boy) to death?" Well, apparently so, because, mostly, all our six happy friends do is sit and talk . . . and talk . . . and talk. Then there's a demon attack, and then they talk some more. The three women all have demon blood in them, and not a one of them turns evil. They discuss how it's a possibility, but does it happen? Of course not. The only interesting story will likely be Gage's in the third book. The other five characters are all nearly interchangable and I never really could make myself care about any of them. The dialog tends to be corny, unbelievable and hard to follow--who's talking, incomplete sentences. And I'm sorry, but there's not much plot--Evil demon boy does nasty stuff and guy #2 and girl #2 get together because it's their book, so they have to. I'll read the third book, but then I'm done. No more Nora paranormal romance stories for me.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, June 7, 2008

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This review is from: The Hollow (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 2) (Mass Market Paperback)

I was so looking forward to this book and the wait seemed like forever. I did enjoy the first book, but this was soooooo slow. And, it took forever for anything to get going. Yes, we know the two main characters will fall madly, madly in love, but that didn't need 318 pages to happen. The first book had a lot of excitement, this was a romance novel with a bit of spooky-doings -- bit being the keyword. I will wait yet again for the next one to come out -- too long by the way, you forget what happens in the first one. I do love trilogies, but next time will wait and by all three at once. Hope the next one has more pizzaz.