bahopkins 's review for:

The Hollow by Jessica Verday

3.0

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I didn't dislike THE HOLLOW, but I also didn't love it or even have a solid like for it -- mostly for me as a reader, it was eh. I did like the setting of Sleepy Hollow, but overall, I thought the book moved slowly. I kept waiting for something more to happen -- there are lot of interesting mysteries that needed more and author Jessica Verday only gives us the tip of each. I understand that the book is the first in a trilogy, I just wanted more -- better pacing and less daily details. It felt like a lot of time was spent getting Abbey from point A to point B when we could just be told, She poured herself a glass of orange juice. I didn't need to know how she opened the cabinet, got the glass, etc. This over-attention to these stage directions drag down the pacing and made the book longer than it needed to be.

Overall, I liked the concept, but I don't think, for me, the execution was there. Will I pick up books 2 and 3? I'm not sure yet. I have a towering pile of TBR books, so I'll just have to wait and see.