Synopsis: It’s Rachel Morgan’s ultimate adventure . . . and anything can happen in this final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series.
Rachel Morgan has come a long way from her early days as an inexperienced bounty hunter. She’s faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She’s crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon. She’s lost friends and lovers and family, and an old enemy has unexpectedly become something much more.
But power demands responsibility, and world-changers must always pay a price. Rachel has known that this day would come—and now it is here.
To save Ivy’s soul and the rest of the living vampires, to keep the demonic ever after and our own world from destruction, Rachel Morgan will risk everything. . . .
Review: New Hollows Day is probably as good as Christmas Day for many of us. Not to mention this one has come much sooner than expected! But if I’m being honest, this is probably my toughest review yet. It’s taken me so long to get it together because I just keep drawing a blank. Part of it is because this is the end of my favorite series ever. But I have accepted that this must happen to all good things, or else they could risk not being so good anymore.
Kim Harrison brought this novel back around to be about the vamps. She made good on her promise compared to other recent books where they sat more on the back burner. It appears to be for good reason though because vampires are the key to changing everything. There were some revelations that truly surprised me and the unpredictable twists kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time.
I was happy to see the demons and elves get a healthy dose of focus as well. Over the years I have grown very attached to their story lines and was happy to see they wouldn’t have too many loose ends.
Rachel and Trent. Yeah, if you’re a fan I don’t see why that would stop now! They display great teamwork and definitely turn up the heat as they’re settling into their relationship together. It’s satisfying to see but still hard to believe it’s happened considering the long road they took to find one another. Of course it still isn’t easy for them. They have very complicated lives, but their determination to make it work just gives a girl all the feels in the world.
Rachel takes her relationships seriously and her friends and family are as strong as ever. We get the answer to the question of whether she is able to save Ivy’s soul. That alone is worth the price of admission if you’ve stuck it out with this series for as long as I have.
The thing is, I was expecting to have the waterworks ready after finishing this final book. I mean, I was expecting this
9 years is the longest I’ve stuck it out with a series. But I finished it feeling satisfied and believing that the characters would be okay. Kim has done her characters justice and she should pat herself on the back for being able to give them what they deserve. And it truly feels deserved with a very fitting ending. They’ve worked hard and sacrificed so much.
I enjoyed every page from beginning to end in this last installment. We received a lot of answers and many things were wrapped up, but at the same time it also feels like a new beginning so I still want more! I just don’t know what I am going to do without my favorite witch, demon, elf, pixy, and vampire team to look forward to once a year.
And now I’m gonna lay the sap on extra thick. Honestly, reading for me won’t be the same again, at least for a while. This is the first series to really introduce me to the adult urban fantasy genre and it’s set the bar so high that nothing else can scratch that itch quite like The Hollows can. Everything else fights for second. This is the first series I have followed for so long so it will always carry a special place for me for that reason alone. Of course I’m looking forward to what’s next, but it’s always hard to say goodbye to history, especially as I’ve gone through the ups and downs with the characters year after year and made quite a few friends in my life along the way, including Ms. Harrison herself. So goodbye Hollows! Thanks for the ride! Thanks for the memories! Thank you, Kim Harrison! I’ll be first in line for your next book! In the meantime…
*ARC provided by the publisher.
I too am sad to see the end of the series. I love all the main characters and hate to say goodbye! I have yet to read this last installment and will be taking my time to read it since it’s the last. One series you might try is the Experiment in Terror series by Karina Halle. I loved it as well!
Thanks Silvia! I’ve actually read and reviewed a few EIT books. Haven’t read a one of them in a while but I’ll resume it eventually. They are pretty good.
Love It!