Don't Let the Forest In meets The Whispering Dark in a queer YA cult horror following a recently diagnosed autistic teen who becomes enmeshed in a community of outcasts harboring sinister secrets. "One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy." -Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of So Let Them BurnWhen Cassie Davis returns to her hometown in upstate New York, eager to mask her autism diagnosis from her old friends, tensions rise. On a backpacking trip to celebrate her homecoming, Cassie wakes to an abandoned campsite and discovers an off-the-grid compound called the Roost. Here she finds an enigmatic boy named Kaleb who makes Cassie feel, for the first time, as if she truly belongs. But at what price?In a world where autistic characters rarely get to be the hero of their own stories, Cassie Davis's one-step-back, two-steps-forward journey to unmasking makes Hollow as much a love letter to neurodiversity as it is a haunting tale you'll want to read with the lights on. Read if You Love:* Don't Go in the Woods* Deadly Road Trips* CottageGORE* Malevolent Masks* Cults* Nerd-core* Wound-tending* First Love
One of the best horror novels of the year, full stop. Haunting, heartfelt, and downright creepy this book punched me in the face and stole my lunch money and all I could say was thank you.
Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of So Let Them Burn
An eerie and unsettlingly atmospheric debut, Taylor Grothe balances the tension of slow creeping horror with the distressing experience of unmasking, asking us to confront who we truly are when we strip away the weight of other s expectations no matter how painful.
K. M. Enright, Sunday Times bestselling author of Mistress of Lies
Both heartfelt and haunting, Taylor Grothe strikes the perfect balance between an immersive coming-of-age story and a chilling horror. Cassie is a heroine who you cannot help but love, protect, and root for and who I would definitely follow into the shadowy woods.
Lyndall Clipstone, author of Tenderly, I am Devoured
Bone-chilling, haunting, and hopeful, Hollow is the kind of book that will leave you wanting to sleep with the lights on while simultaneously holding your hand in the dark. Cassie Davis may not think she's a hero, but she will be one for teen readers for years to come.
De Elizabeth, author of This Raging Sea
Kamilah Cole, bestselling author of So Let Them Burn
An eerie and unsettlingly atmospheric debut, Taylor Grothe balances the tension of slow creeping horror with the distressing experience of unmasking, asking us to confront who we truly are when we strip away the weight of other s expectations no matter how painful.
K. M. Enright, Sunday Times bestselling author of Mistress of Lies
Both heartfelt and haunting, Taylor Grothe strikes the perfect balance between an immersive coming-of-age story and a chilling horror. Cassie is a heroine who you cannot help but love, protect, and root for and who I would definitely follow into the shadowy woods.
Lyndall Clipstone, author of Tenderly, I am Devoured
Bone-chilling, haunting, and hopeful, Hollow is the kind of book that will leave you wanting to sleep with the lights on while simultaneously holding your hand in the dark. Cassie Davis may not think she's a hero, but she will be one for teen readers for years to come.
De Elizabeth, author of This Raging Sea