Thank you so much, I'm really glad that you've enjoyed the Hollows stories (especially without having read the books).

As for the book series itself it's so sad because it started out REALLY REALLY good. I enthusiastically recommended the first 5 books and I devoured them in days. The last two books in the series however have been dismal, and I know that once you pick up a series it's hard to quit it so now I have to say "read at your own risk" or "you're smart not to read at all" *sigh* Woe.