Hollow

This clunky paranormal romance from TikTok star Myers (The Haunting of Clandestine House), originally self-published in 2021, falters in both plot and characterization. Mia Adair feels all washed up at 24. As a child, she saw spirits and earned a level of fame through her parapsychologist mother’s book about her abilities, but she lost the skill as she grew older. Now Mia’s single, degree-less, and working a dead-end retail job. Then a car crash ends her life and she’s reborn as a stunningly beautiful and powerful vampire. The vampire world is organized into Families, with the once joined, now tentatively allied Sutton and Bellamy clans being two of the most influential. Both instantly adore Mia and court her to join their ranks, with love interests, Margo and Luca, emerging from each Family. Turns out that Mia is fated to play a very important roll in the Families’ future, but a murderous vampire conspiracy threatens this destiny. Myers has some fun with classic vampire lore, but the stilted prose and paper-thin characterization make it difficult to invest in the unevenly paced story. This is a slog. (Jan.)