American Demon

Hollows, Book 14

By: Kim Harrison

Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin

Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's Summary

A thrilling return to the number one New York Times best-selling urban fantasy series, continuing Rachel Morgan's story.

Rachel Morgan is back - and the hollows will never be the same.

What happens after you've saved the world? Well, if you're Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch-born demon, you quickly discover that something might have gone just a little bit wrong. That the very same acts you and your friends took to forge new powers may have released something bound by the old. 

With a rash of zombies, some strange new murders, and an exceedingly mysterious new demon in town, it will take everything Rachel has to counter this new threat to the world - and it may demand the sacrifice of what she holds most dear.

©2020 Kim Harrison (P)2020 Penguin Audio

Critic Reviews

"Movie pitch: Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Tank Girl...personal growth, series-altering revelations, and a lot of humor make it inviting." (Entertainment Weekly)

Another Home Run for Harrison

*no spoilers, promise. I have been a fan of this series for many years. I was so sad when the author said she was ending the series with the last book but I understand going where the muse takes you and not forcing another book that isn’t there. BUT, she surprised fans with the announcement of another installment of the Hallows and it did NOT disappoint. I’ll admit it, I was worried. She summed up the series nicely but of course, leaving die hards wanting more. This new book had all of the main players and a few newbies. There’s even a nice summary of main players in the beginning for anyone new to the series, so it could be stand alone, but don’t start here if you want the full effect of the Hallows. The story was original, you saw traits of favorite characters you hadn’t seen before. You saw Rachel use her growth in some pretty profound ways, even addressing some old wounds that many fans hadn’t thought they’d been addressed. Kudos to Harrison for listening. If I were to pick a dislike, I would say there’s a few threads that are left that I’m not happy about, more than usual. There has to be more books or I will be pretty upset. I love the new players and want more because there’s some juicy backstories. Let’s pray to the publishing Goddess that Harrison will write the rest of this tale. I’ll be anxiously waiting.

Not the same

This book was 75% filler and repetitive descriptions with nothing of interest going on. There were several passages with detailed spelled descriptions that went on for far too long.
I still love being back in the Hollows world but what was magical and enjoyable for me was the core group working and hanging out... sharing their lives, the good and bad. I know people grow and move on etc... but they don’t have to leave the story in such - I’m here , I’m not or maybe

The end was all just a dream....

A few months ago I was remembering how much I liked the way this series ended and decided to see if Kim Harrison had started a new series. Much to my surprise and at the time, delight I discovered that not only had she done a pre-quel (The Turn) to the Hollows series but that she had also written a 14th installment with Rachel and crew. I decided that I would start with The Turn and re-read the whole series since it had been 6 years since the last book came out. Wow, was that a mistake.

I think maybe it's like when you think fondly about an ex and you don't really remember all of the really annoying things they did to make you break up with them. Also, having time between the books maybe I didn't notice how very little Rachel grew during the series and how annoying her character really is. There were times while listening where I was actually thinking that she should die from her own stupidity. Plus I can't think of another main character with so much angst and self doubt. I really don't even like her anymore. I do still like most of the other characters but I don't know why any of them would still like Rachel either.

As to the author's use of the same phrases constantly through all of the books, learn some new ways to describe things! I mean seriously, I don't ever need to hear anyone talk about their middle or core ever again. Or how someone is doing their best Peter Pan pose, and what exactly is a bunny eared kiss kiss?

My biggest let down in this 14th book is that I assumed it would begin where the last one ended, but NO. It starts by wrecking the satisfying ending of the last book. Really?! You couldn't find a better way to re-start the series than by saying it was all a dream???

In reference to Marguerite Gavin, I love her voice but she has this annoying habit of making sentences sound like they are ending when they are not. Also, whoever is doing her editing should have caught her changing pronunciation of names from book to book. Like Captain Edden, who was Edden for the first 11 books and then for books 12 and 13 she pronounced it like Eden (as in the garden of) and now in book 14 it's back to Edden.

Where’s the tension?

The villain was a mere thought with no threat. She spent more time describing made up rituals then showing what the demon at large was doing. I’m hoping she’s just warming back up bc in this one the subplots are apparently the main plot. I found myself waiting for the story to actually start. It never did.

I do not like the narrator

I have followed the Rachel Morgan series since the first book and I was beyond excited to find out there was going to be another book. But this narrator ruined this story for me. I couldn’t focus on the plot. This sounded nothing like what Rachel should sound like. This women sounds around 55 years old not 25-28 by any means. Her other voices were decent but when the main characters voice is off so is the whole story! Bad choice. I thunk I’m going to return this and purchase the regular book. I’m so distracted. I don’t even know if I like this story 🤷🏻‍♀️

More, More, More

I didn't realize how much I missed all the characters. Don't leave us hanging Please.

Shallow and disastisfying

completely negates the ending of the series, adding nothing new to the body of work. MC feels out of character/voice and many lines feel recycled. It was like ripping off a bandaid to make the wound bleed all over again. I would have rather had another book from Trisk than this hollow Hollows book

She's Back!!

I LOVE the Hollow's series, I LOVE Rachel and I LOVE Kim Harrison!! Within the first five minutes I was transported back to this world and missed it more than I thought. I'm hoping Kim has plans of adding more books, I can clearly see a new plot line with great new characters. Credit well spent and deserved, thanks Kim!!

Narrator was not at her best.

I've been a fan of there series and always liked the narrator with the exception of the one book that had a different one. I don't know what happened but the voices are different and seem to change throughout the book. That isn't so bad but she also changed the pronunciations of a few names and outright used the wrong words repeatedly.

It was nice to get another book in there series and I enjoyed the writing and getting to see the characters grow and change, it's just a shame that it was marred by the narrator.

If your a fan it's still worth a listen or a read!

The Hollows are back!

The story and writing were fresh for such a long running series. Harrison's mastery of her craft shines. The familiar characters brought us a new story that has the potential to offer up numerous books and I hope it does. The introduction of new characters was seamless among the cast. I am so happy to be reading the tales of our favorite itchy witch again.

Perfcet continuation of a great series

I was sad when I reached book thirteen to find it was heralded as the end of the Hollows series, so I am delighted to find that it's continuing and that the continuation is kickcing off with such a good book. What's even better is that Marguerite Gavin is still doing the narration.

Another cracker

Loved it. Can't wait for the next one. Hopefully we will get more about Quen and Trisk in the next book.

LOVE!

loved it! so catching i coud'nt put it down and margurite gavin is the best narruator!

just when you think it's all over....

Loved it ! Great story gripping adventure, and voiced by a talented narrator . super.

Love this series

I love this series and enjoyed this book - I can’t wait for more books to be released.

Rachel, jenks and ivy are back yey

I can't tell you how excited I was to listen to this book and it definitely lived upto expectations. So so happy this series is back. Thank you so much Kim Harrison we love you.

glad the series has restarted.

i read the book first which i enjoyed. read the series from the beginning
however having read the previous book which ended the hollows series.
i do hope this new series which are new stories which show what happened to lead to the future shown in that book and this is not a dallas bobby ewing in the shower moment.
also what happened to the cat and where did buddy the dog come from?
all in all its good, and Marguerite Gavin is as usual excellent.

Keep Rachel, Jixs, Ivy and the Hollows Alive

I love Rachel, Ivy, Jixs and the people in the Hollows, they gives me a chance to escape from the world and all its problems. I hope the stories keep coming!!!

KAZ 💖🌟 BEDFORD 🥳

Yet another fantastic book 📖 from one ☝🏽 of my favourite authors I have read all the books 📚 in the hollows series & now i have been listening to them and i absolutely love 💖 them Rachel is a great 👍🏽 character along with Trent who’s an elf 🧝🏼‍♂️ Ivy is a vampire 🧛🏼‍♀️ & not forgetting Jenx who’s a fairy 🧚🏽‍♂️ & swear’s like a sailor you’ll be gripped from the start Awesome 👏🏾 narration kept me hooked so huge thank you 🙏🏽 Amazing really amazing story 🥳❤️🌟

American Demon, a return to the Hollows

I’ve been patiently waiting for this release, sensibly not reading the first few chapters as I wanted to savour every morsel of this book.

Life is busy (two young children to home school and working from home) but the great benefit of an audiobook is you can multitask.

Just perfection, listening to my favourite characters again. I love how Rachel has grown as a person, but also how she still makes the same mistakes.

Thank you Kim, I really can’t wait for more 💗💗💗