Review: A Cute Paranormal YA
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2013
witchhollow Link to book: AmazonBook Description: That spell was wrong!When three young witches, Electra, Cassandra, and Medea, decided to practice witchcraft, they had no idea what consequences the wrong spell would have. Specters that lurk in the town, a ghost house in the middle of the dark forest, and an old witch with an eerie wail are their minor problems.Meanwhile, sixteen-year-old Eric O'Brian is sent to live in a small town named Hollow as a punishment for his constant truancy and bad behavior. Shortly he finds out that the beautiful town full of colorful ravines, green highlands, and dense forests is not an ordinary one: flowers that whisper, a strange Old Curiosity Shop that steals the time, and a hanged man coming to life on the Halloween night lead him to believe that Hollow is a mystical place inhabited by witches.Then a murder happens in Hollow...** I received a copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased and honest review**Review: 4 starsGeneral: This book brings some of the simplicity back to YA/NA novels. There is nothing epic status plot wise, nothing that could end the world as we know. No hot steamy sex, no dealing with suicides. It was simply a wonderful look into the world I.D. Blind created that kids as well as teens could easily read and enjoy.Hollow itself was great and the world was a simple spin to the real world that was easy to get into and even easier to imagine yourself in as you were reading. The book was filled with cute and comedic moments set inside the murder mystery plot, that was also not over the top and extremely believable for the age range of the characters. I enjoyed reading something that dealt with a little less drama and a little more fun for the main characters being the age they were. Eric and Electra had some wonderful and believable interactions.The negatives were that there were some phrases and things that seemed strange. It was well edited but after looking up the author I found out she is not a native speaker. I believe the book was written in English though so I felt it should have been caught by her editor and those little things switched to read more fluidly.  Also, there were some incredibly sweet elements (the meeting) and funny moments (the opener) but overall I felt it did need a little bit of heaviness to make me care about the characters more.Characters: Electra- Electra is an adorable teen girl. She felt true to the age and what she was. She ranged from cute and sweet to comedic and determined in the flip of a page and the diversity made her enjoyable.Eric- Eric is the bad boy, because all teens love a bad boy right? Well so do most adults lol. He really wasn't that bad though. Or perhaps we just haven't seen it yet as this is a series. Overall he was fun and you could certainly feel his emotions leaping off the page. I'd like him to live up to his bad boy rep a little more next time we see him though.Characters: