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emma3257 's review for:
The Hollow
by Jessica Verday
*2.75 STARS*
Synopsis;
After the mysterious death of her best friend, Abbey is trying to put her life back together. But with all the rumors and secrets looming over her head, she is finding it a bit difficult. Especially with the sudden appearance of Caspian, a boy that seems to know more than h helps, and Abbey soon falls for him. Can she figure out what really happened to her best friend? And will it involve Caspian?
My Opinion;
I really wasn't expecting much from this, and somehow I was still let down. If I had read this at a different time, I would have most likely DNFed it. But I was sort of in the mood for a shitty quality, late 2000's YA novel. But just because I was in the mood for it, doesn't make the quality any better. For such a long book (509 pages) not much happened the whole time and it was very repetitive..
A big issue I had was the way the characters spoke to each other. It as very formal and robotic. Definitely didn't flow like a normal conversation would in real life.
Another odd thing I had problems with was the main character constantly using the phrases "I will have to remember to..." or "I made a mental note to...". Like just get a fucking to - do list! I know, a weird thing to be bothered by but she just said it so often!
I was expecting a spooky read, and this wasn't really it. I read this for Halloween and it just wasn't really like that. I was picturing 'Halloweentown' spooky and got 'Twilight' spooky.
The biggest issue I had though was that the synopsis promised Abbey trying to figure out what happened to her best friend and, I would say about halfway through the book, we had completely gotten away from that. It just wasn't the main point. We were more focused on Caspian the whole time.
Something I really did like was Abbey's perfume making. I don't know if the author makes perfume herself but it was so interesting to me to read the whole process of doing it and all that goes into it.
I also like the town tie-ins to 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. It added a nice touch.
Synopsis;
After the mysterious death of her best friend, Abbey is trying to put her life back together. But with all the rumors and secrets looming over her head, she is finding it a bit difficult. Especially with the sudden appearance of Caspian, a boy that seems to know more than h helps, and Abbey soon falls for him. Can she figure out what really happened to her best friend? And will it involve Caspian?
My Opinion;
I really wasn't expecting much from this, and somehow I was still let down. If I had read this at a different time, I would have most likely DNFed it. But I was sort of in the mood for a shitty quality, late 2000's YA novel. But just because I was in the mood for it, doesn't make the quality any better. For such a long book (509 pages) not much happened the whole time and it was very repetitive..
A big issue I had was the way the characters spoke to each other. It as very formal and robotic. Definitely didn't flow like a normal conversation would in real life.
Another odd thing I had problems with was the main character constantly using the phrases "I will have to remember to..." or "I made a mental note to...". Like just get a fucking to - do list! I know, a weird thing to be bothered by but she just said it so often!
I was expecting a spooky read, and this wasn't really it. I read this for Halloween and it just wasn't really like that. I was picturing 'Halloweentown' spooky and got 'Twilight' spooky.
The biggest issue I had though was that the synopsis promised Abbey trying to figure out what happened to her best friend and, I would say about halfway through the book, we had completely gotten away from that. It just wasn't the main point. We were more focused on Caspian the whole time.
Something I really did like was Abbey's perfume making. I don't know if the author makes perfume herself but it was so interesting to me to read the whole process of doing it and all that goes into it.
I also like the town tie-ins to 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. It added a nice touch.