If the story was told from a character who acted sarcastic as a cover and was actually aware and honest about this flaw, I think this would have been a much, much better novel. I’m sure many readers won’t care or notice the difference and I’m sure the author would get defensive if they were to hear this kind of feedback, but it definitely makes what could be a great novel to just mediocre. But if you can’t nail down character the story will suffer as a result. The Hollow Places follows Kara (sometimes called Carrot) who moves in with her uncle to help him run his Museum of Wonders after her divorce. I say this because the journey these character embark on is so extraordinary, how the character reacts is crucial. Kingfisher is a compelling and white-knuckled horror novel about a young woman who discovers a strange portal in her uncle’s house. Then the creature asks for something he cannot give. Like his father before him, he has a natural ability for the work and is even beginning to think he might enjoy it. It’s a transparent quality used as a defense mechanism. For two years, Simon, a teenager, has been tasked with providing live bodies for the thing in the water. The choice to make a main character’s overall personality trait be “sarcastic” makes them actually appear to be quite vulnerable and insecure. That said, writers-and we’re all indoor people when you get down to it-need to make it their mission to observe human nature with depth, compassion, and lack of judgement. Meaning they probably lack in the social skills department.
I get that a person- someone who loves sci-fi/ fantasy (and, ahem, writes it, no offense) is probably more of an “indoor” type. My biggest issue was with the characters and they’re lack of appeal. The idea was cool, the story pushed forward with momentum, and I was genuinely scared and intrigued.
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