Loved itAnd then The Hollow Places is also on my list. This is T. Kingfisher's best in my opinion. It's a small town. This woman is encountering weird things in this family business residence. Kind of cozy, kind of scary.
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The Hollow Places (2020)
Others: Leaning positive Pray they are hungry. Kara finds the words in the mysterious bunker that she’s discovered behind a hole in the wall of her uncle’s house. Freshly divorced and living back at home, Kara now becomes obsessed with these cryptic words and starts exploring this peculiar area—only to discover that it holds portals to countless alternate realities. But these places are haunted by creatures that seem to hear thoughts…and the more one fears them, the stronger they become. (https://www.redwombatstudio.com/)
- ISBN:
- 9781534451124
- Length:
- 352 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, thriller
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Mixedhollow places I'm gonna put it for a good time not a long time although it is closer to a ha I like you have a cupcake but I just I just Kingfisher is so hard for me because I love the writings I love the humor I love the characters I love everything that is about it apart from plot