The Hollow Kingdom by Clare B. Dunkle book cover

The Hollow Kingdom

by Clare B. Dunkle

Our rating

Spice 0/5 Darkness 2/5

Spice: none. Darkness: some dark moments.

Kate and her sister move to Hallow Hill, and Marak, the six-fingered goblin king, decides Kate is going to be his bride. Older YA and oddly sweet, the original goblin-husband book for a lot of readers. Marak is genuinely ugly and somehow it works.

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Is The Hollow Kingdom spicy?

No. The Hollow Kingdom has no sex on the page. If there's romance it stays at kissing or happens off-page, so it's a safe pick if you want zero spice.

How dark is The Hollow Kingdom?

We rate The Hollow Kingdom 2 out of 5 for darkness (some dark moments). The big content warnings are kidnapping. The full list is further down the page.

Do you need to read The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy in order?

The Hollow Kingdom is book 1 of The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.

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  • Kidnapping

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Details

Series
The Hollow Kingdom Trilogy, book 1
Series status
Complete
Pages
235
First published
2003
Genre
Romantasy

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