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3.47 AVERAGE
3.5-4 stars...
I'm really not sure how to go about this review. It was a very interesting and virtually untapped premise, but it never really got into that premise until the very end. I understand that there are going to be 2 sequels to this book so I can't really give this one a complete review until I have a general idea of what's going to happen... But I'll do my best to generalize. There was a lot of "fluff" in this book with slow parts that could have been cut out. The romance was strange, but made a tad bit more sense at the end. Abbey's hobby and supposed future of making perfumes was interesting and truthfully a little random, but it had some significance and maybe it'll make more sense in the next book. Truthfully, I just hope to be a little enlightened by the next installment in the trilogy and not more questions unasnwered...
**SPOILERS!!**
What do you do when you find out the guy you're head-over-heels in love with is actually a ghost of someone that died 2 years ago in a car crash and is for some reason drawn to the sleepy hollow bridge and graveyard you oddly frequent, and the two people you considered to be like grandparents are actually ghosts from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", one being the Headless Horsemen himself? Well apparently you plan to run away to your great aunt's and convice yourself you're insane... such a brave road to take (not). Abbey is so in love with her... umm... ghost boyfriend Caspian that she talks about him every 5 seconds, yet the moment she finds out he's a ghost that she can somehow see while no one else can and runs away pleading insanity! And she loved him too quickly for my liking. Total obsession and really liking him? yes. Love? no.
The author pushed the dead-best-friend thing a little too much, but when she could have used it to explain Abbey's said insanity she didn't. First of all, what kind of teenagers go to a graveyard to have plain innocent fun? Apparently Kristen and Abbey. Second, Abbey made it overly clear that no one really knew who Kristen really was and was getting mad at people for grieving for someone they didn't even know, and then she finds out that Kristen was keeping secrets from her, meaning that she didn't know her "best friend" either. It's funny because I just made that connection, meaning it wasn't really adressed in the book. I'm hoping the sequel will shed more light on who this D. is and other witheld secrets about Kristen and how she died.
This novel had a pretty good mystery/suspense element to it and the romance was, well, a little lacking. It was more love angst than an actual romance. Ben is an interesting character and probably my favorite. It's so obvious that he really likes Abbey, and yet she's wrapped up in her own boyfriend issues (namely Caspian [and what kind of name is that, for God's sake?!?!:] refuses to touch her... because he's a ghost) that she kind of gives Ben the cold shoulder until she's partnered with him for a science project. And lo and behold they actually have a fun time together (gasp)! It doesn't even matter that he has a girlfriend because even he says that it's not serious. Here's my prediction: by the end of this series they will be together. I may be wrong, but that seems to be where this is heading. Caspian will be self-sacrificing or whatever and then Abbey will get him and the other two to cross over and then her and Ben will be together. I swear if I'm right I will laugh myself silly. But I guess we'll just have to find out!
I'm really not sure how to go about this review. It was a very interesting and virtually untapped premise, but it never really got into that premise until the very end. I understand that there are going to be 2 sequels to this book so I can't really give this one a complete review until I have a general idea of what's going to happen... But I'll do my best to generalize. There was a lot of "fluff" in this book with slow parts that could have been cut out. The romance was strange, but made a tad bit more sense at the end. Abbey's hobby and supposed future of making perfumes was interesting and truthfully a little random, but it had some significance and maybe it'll make more sense in the next book. Truthfully, I just hope to be a little enlightened by the next installment in the trilogy and not more questions unasnwered...
**SPOILERS!!**
What do you do when you find out the guy you're head-over-heels in love with is actually a ghost of someone that died 2 years ago in a car crash and is for some reason drawn to the sleepy hollow bridge and graveyard you oddly frequent, and the two people you considered to be like grandparents are actually ghosts from "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", one being the Headless Horsemen himself? Well apparently you plan to run away to your great aunt's and convice yourself you're insane... such a brave road to take (not). Abbey is so in love with her... umm... ghost boyfriend Caspian that she talks about him every 5 seconds, yet the moment she finds out he's a ghost that she can somehow see while no one else can and runs away pleading insanity! And she loved him too quickly for my liking. Total obsession and really liking him? yes. Love? no.
The author pushed the dead-best-friend thing a little too much, but when she could have used it to explain Abbey's said insanity she didn't. First of all, what kind of teenagers go to a graveyard to have plain innocent fun? Apparently Kristen and Abbey. Second, Abbey made it overly clear that no one really knew who Kristen really was and was getting mad at people for grieving for someone they didn't even know, and then she finds out that Kristen was keeping secrets from her, meaning that she didn't know her "best friend" either. It's funny because I just made that connection, meaning it wasn't really adressed in the book. I'm hoping the sequel will shed more light on who this D. is and other witheld secrets about Kristen and how she died.
This novel had a pretty good mystery/suspense element to it and the romance was, well, a little lacking. It was more love angst than an actual romance. Ben is an interesting character and probably my favorite. It's so obvious that he really likes Abbey, and yet she's wrapped up in her own boyfriend issues (namely Caspian [and what kind of name is that, for God's sake?!?!:] refuses to touch her... because he's a ghost) that she kind of gives Ben the cold shoulder until she's partnered with him for a science project. And lo and behold they actually have a fun time together (gasp)! It doesn't even matter that he has a girlfriend because even he says that it's not serious. Here's my prediction: by the end of this series they will be together. I may be wrong, but that seems to be where this is heading. Caspian will be self-sacrificing or whatever and then Abbey will get him and the other two to cross over and then her and Ben will be together. I swear if I'm right I will laugh myself silly. But I guess we'll just have to find out!
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this book for the first time at like 15 and needed to .. remind myself of what it was even about after leaving it alone for so long. Was positively surprised by it not being bad? Also made me wanna get into perfume making so .. good in my book
Couldn't finish. Slow moving and filled with pointless page-filling. I counted four pages focused on a dry muffin. Seriously?
I can't really declare this as read - I had a hard time getting into reading this novel. The first few chapters were drawn out and lost my interest. I'll pick it up and finish it later on, I can't leave a book unfinished but I don't think this was my cup of tea.
The book starts out at the funeral where Abbey is mourning the loss of her best friend Kristen. It was actually sad, Verday did a wonderful job depicting Abbey's pain, from losing her best friend to a drowning in a local river. At the funeral she meets Caspian, for the first time. I thought this is when it was going to get really good... however, I was not completely taken over by this story.
Yes, it was a tad bit creepy at times.
Yes, it had some romance. (There is a really good kiss in this book, btw)
Yes, it had it's intriguing moments.
Yes, it actually made me cry on page 186.
Yes, Caspian was gorgeous with those bright green eyes of his.
I know this is a trilogy, which would explain all the holes in the storyline. It just seemed to me, way too many times, something would be brought up (like Kristen's secret red diary), and barely ever mentioned or figured out. Like I said, I'm sure things will be explained more in The Haunted. Personally, I just needed a little more explanation in The Hollow, to fully keep my attention. Overall, the book was good and I will be reading the sequel soon. I want to read more about Caspian, because obviously, there was a major cliffhanger near the end. I liked that the book did make me cry during a critical moment of Abbey's. I love when an author can really grab major emotion out of the reader, and for that... I will continue to read the rest of the trilogy.
Yes, it was a tad bit creepy at times.
Yes, it had some romance. (There is a really good kiss in this book, btw)
Yes, it had it's intriguing moments.
Yes, it actually made me cry on page 186.
Yes, Caspian was gorgeous with those bright green eyes of his.
I know this is a trilogy, which would explain all the holes in the storyline. It just seemed to me, way too many times, something would be brought up (like Kristen's secret red diary), and barely ever mentioned or figured out. Like I said, I'm sure things will be explained more in The Haunted. Personally, I just needed a little more explanation in The Hollow, to fully keep my attention. Overall, the book was good and I will be reading the sequel soon. I want to read more about Caspian, because obviously, there was a major cliffhanger near the end. I liked that the book did make me cry during a critical moment of Abbey's. I love when an author can really grab major emotion out of the reader, and for that... I will continue to read the rest of the trilogy.
I don't even really know what to say about this book. It was okay, but there were so many parts that were so pointless, page fillers. The story took forever to unfold! Abbey was dramatic at times, bordering on hysterical and that was BEFORE she learned what was going on around her. I don't know. I'm left slightly confused and a little disappointed.
The first thing that disappointed me about this book was the characters. The main characters, Abbey and Caspian, especially. They were both really blah. Caspian was extremely unbelievable and a boring enigma. He had no 'pow' and I actually didn't care to learn about his deep, dark secret. He just didn't intrigue me at all. And the fact that Abbey falls for him without any hesitation or any questions asked at all makes her a very unlikeable character. And again, very unbelievable. Then there was the plot which wasn't really there at all. It was devoid of direction and goal, bland, boring and lacking in every way. There were too many strands and way too many lose ends. Originally I was drawn to this book because of the fact that it was sort of based on Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. It even takes place in Sleepy Hollow. But that wasn't even enough to make it tolerable to me. I was sorely disappointed all around.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
“‘It means star. That’s what I think of you as, Abbey. One day I looked up, and there you were. A fiery spot of light surrounded by darkness. You make me feel like anything is possible. And seeing that telescope over there only confirms it.’” -Caspian (199)
At that moment - in that small, concise, perfectly clear moment of time - I knew. It was that moment I fell in love with him. It actually caused me to stop, and time froze for just a second. But the feeling was so right, and so strong, that I knew I wasn’t wrong.” -Abbey (216)
At that moment - in that small, concise, perfectly clear moment of time - I knew. It was that moment I fell in love with him. It actually caused me to stop, and time froze for just a second. But the feeling was so right, and so strong, that I knew I wasn’t wrong.” -Abbey (216)
this book has so many twist it goes from super funny and silly to terrible sad it was a good book i enjoyed. i am going to read the whole trilogy if you read it you would too!