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Hollow

by Caroline Peckham

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Crown of Hearts and Chaos #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

From the Zodiac Academy authors — a cursed forest, a necromancer fae king who is devastatingly unhinged, and a heroine ruthless enough to match him blow for blow in the deadliest game of their lives.

Synopsis

Don’t listen to the whispers of the woods. Don’t trust the man cloaked in shadow. Don’t earn the wrath of the scattered spirits. Don’t go out after dark. The Great Hunt begins once every fifty years and only the Champions willing to face death to shatter the curse dare to enter. The Champions…and me. I’m no warrior, no swordsmith, and certainly no Fae, but the forest is my only hope. To enter those trees is to walk willingly to my demise. But I need the boon the forest will grant the winner and I’m willing to risk it all for a chance at claiming it. I just never expected to face him beneath those trees. The beast who strikes fear into the desperate people of all lands. The monster who commands the legion of Hollows and makes our plight a thousand times worse. The Hollows are empty of all things but none are so heartless as him. Prince Bane intends to be the death of me. But I have an oath to fulfil before I’ll let him have me. And I’ll do whatever it takes to achieve it. I am Ferris Creed and I’m going to unite the lost spirits who once bound the wandering trees in place, return the scattered amulets to the core of its corruption, and use the winner’s boon to change my fate. Come wretchedness or torment, through trickery and deception, I will get what I came here for. And no one will stand in my way. Not even Prince Bane. *** Hollow is a dark Romantasy from the bestselling authors of Zodiac Academy , Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. It is a heady cocktail of Summoners, seduction and spirits, set to get your heart racing and feet kicking. There will be a ruinous, black hearted love interest, a rebellious, ruthless FMC, plot twists, cliff hangers, dark humour and a healthy seasoning of make-you-blush spice. It is not for the faint of heart. All those who enter the forest are bound by its terms – will you walk willingly into the dark? ***

At a Glance

4.06 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

enemies to loversslow burndark romance

Mood

darkintenseatmosphericmysterioussuspenseful

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.06 ★

Page Count

560 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Romantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Dual Narration

Narrator

GraphicAudio Full Cast

Narrator Count

Full Cast

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: warrior/fighter sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

Open-door scenes with dark, possessive energy. Emotionally charged and woven into the power dynamics between the leads. Moderate heat — enough to make you blush but not the main event. sign in to unlock

violencedeathanimal deathkidnappingdark magicmanipulationcursingundead creaturesemotional manipulationbody horror

World & Setting

grimdark / dark fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

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