Turns out my left eye’s got some rare form of color blindness that only women get. Carrot hilariously catalogues the “Glory to God Museum of Natural Wonders, Curiosities and Taxidermy” before introducing us to the rest of the businesses on the street, such as “The boutique clothing store goes out of business approximately once a year, whereupon someone buys it, changes out the name and the scented candles, and proceeds to gently lose money for another year.” When she meets Sam, he’s quick to inform her, “Oh, you haven’t been around for a while! Yeah. As they move through this world, Kingfisher shifts the tone, which she has great control over throughout. Carrot and Simon find mysterious writing on the wall saying “Pray they are hungry,” and a Bible from a different universe (which calls to mind the extradimensional Bible in Helen Phillip’s excellent 2019 novel The Need ) long before they realize they are being hunted. The way Kingfisher builds up her monsters before they appear on the page is one of The Hollow Place ’s strengths.
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