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Sure! I'll start by saying that I can be easy to please with books in general, especially when I'm getting them for a couple-few bucks a pop at the Kindle store. On top of that, I have a soft spot for Urban Fantasy thanks in no small part to Shadowrun and Anne Rice novels when I was a teenager and, more recently, The Dresden Files. But yes! I like them so far and have been having fun getting to know the world and the characters, and when I saw that a whole bunch of them were on sale for a few bucks each, I got all of the cheap ones for my Kindle.
I'd say that thus far, The Hollows books are, in a general way, reminiscent of the earlier Dresden Files books to me, which is to say that they have a strong MC narrating in first person, they aren't too heavy/grimdark despite both MCs having issues with their respective authorities, they have the mystery novel aspect to them, they have good worldbuilding, and they are centered around a Midwestern city. The Hollows seems to be a little bit more lighthearted and whimsical overall, although there is plenty of double dealing, death, and hair-raising adventure to be had in each book thus far, as well as plenty of relationship drama. For me, it's the development of the various characters that I'm really enjoying and where I feel the writing shines, including the will-they-or-won't-they situations, the snags, imperfections and complicated interplay between the various characters and factions that are slowly but surely drawing our MC into deeper and more troubled waters. I particularly like how Harrison has developed and deepened the relationship between MC Rachel Morgan and her roommate and business partner, Ivy.
If you like the looks of it, I'd encourage you to pick up Dead Witch Walking and give it a try. Also, I stayed kinda general here to try and keep away from spoiling anything significant but if you want to hear more/have more specific questions, fire away!
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