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| The Hollow (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 2) | 
 enlarge | Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Jove
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 19
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1
ISBN: 0515144592
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780515144598
ASIN: 0515144592
Publication Date: May 6, 2008 (New: This Week)
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A Mass Market Paperback Original
The New York Times bestselling author of Blood Brothers continues the thrilling trilogy of a town plagued by eviland the three men and three women brought together by fate to fight it.
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 The Same-Old, Same-Old-Again! May 7, 2008
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
I don't like giving Nora Roberts a negative review, but I think it is only fair to let other readers know that this book is just not a very good read. It is basically a waste of time for anyone wanting to read a truly good, entertaining novel. I think I can say this fairly since I have read everything I could ever get my hands on of Roberts. She has written some great stories and I especially love her trilogies, but this one-even though I had been excited for it to come out-is so dull. The story lacks care and heart. The first in the series set us up so nicely for what I thought would be an interesting story, but the two main characters in this book take away from the overall story. They are so boring and zerox copies of a million other of Roberts characters (to the tee) and I actually have no feeling for them-I kind of dislike them actually which really puts a damper on the book, obviously. I like the other characters much more and really think this one is nothing but filler to continue the story, which could have been told in one book and done much better, I think. I think that this will be the last time I get excited for a Roberts book, maybe the last time I read her because all of her work has become the same story with the same characters.
 Wonderfully continues the trilogy... May 6, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Wow, is all I can say! I couldn't put this book down - it really pulled me right in to the story. I love the way that Nora Roberts developed the story line and the personal relationship between the two main characters. The idea of opening up yourself completely with someone who could read your mind was intriguing and well written. The paranormal aspects of the plot were well done, and done in a way that comes across as plausible. I can't say enough good things about this book. Nora never disappoints. I can't wait for book three, "The Pagan Stone" to come out!
fine urban romantic fantasy May 6, 2008
5 out of 15 found this review helpful
Twenty-one years ago three boys (Caleb, Fox and Gage) camped at the Pagan Stone, a place of great power in the woods of Hawkins Hollow, Illinois. They shared a blood rite that made them blood brothers, but when that serum hit the ground a black evil mass appeared followed by a blinding light that sent the demon back to its dimension. Three centuries ago, the guardian Trent after hundreds of years of battle with the demon Lazarus took an unprecedented step to stop the malevolent one.
In the present, the three blood brothers descendents of Trent have faced the demon who has influence over the townsfolk especially on the seventh day of the seventh month every seven years. Now they have three female allies (Layla, Cybil and Quinn) who are descended from the demon's rape of Hestern three centuries ago. They must fight as one the evil; this time hoping to dispatch him to hell forever. While the sextet research what to do, Layla and Fox are attracted to one another; feelings that frighten both of them especially her as she fears she will lose her beloved in the next battle.
The demonic powers are stronger than they were in the first Sign of the Seven tale (see BLOOD BROTHERS) as he is able to influence many more people; however, his opponents have also grown. Though it has the Hollow feel of the middle book of an urban romantic fantasy trilogy, Nora Roberts affirms her talent as she has written an exciting and entertaining thriller starring the magnificent six who will earn reader admiration and respect for their courage. Well written, fans of Ms. Roberts will look forward to the final war THE PAGAN STONE.
Harriet Klausner
Love this new trilogy May 6, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a wondeful book. I really enjoy how Mrs. Roberts has written this book. She did not do backgrounds on all of the characters like in many of her books. She reveals details as each of the couples "pair" off. This book is about Fox and Layla. These two really are great people. Very emotional for Layla as Fox has lived with his gifts for 21 years. I really suggest reading this book and the first one. I really enjoyed it, read it one day, just could not put in down.The Hollow (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 2)
 SO-SO May 8, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have read everything Nora Roberts has written, even some of her very early work. Through it all I have seen the progression of her work as a product of her own evolution and growth as an author and the times surrounding her work. I have always enjoyed her voice, style, and imagination, but lately her work has become so much less than she is, I believe, capable of. The Sign of Seven trilogy is, in theory, an interesting and fun idea, however it just didn't reach early Nora Roberts standards. There was little, if any, character building or progression. The backdrop, the mystery, was very well done and engaging, however the protagonists were cardboard cutouts. You never get a sense of who they are, what they want, why they are together, or even what makes them different from the other characters around them. This is such a shame. Usually I do not write reviews as I much prefer the idea of letting everyone choose thier own books and love them or hate them on their own, but in this instance, in my sorrow and disappointment at the level of workmanship being put out by one of my favorite authors, I felt compelled to share my opinion.
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