The Hollow by Jessica Verday

Author: Jessica Verday

Reading level: Young Adult

Publisher: Simon Pulse

Rated 5/10

 When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead?and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey goes through the motions of mourning her best friend, but privately, she refuses to believe that Kristen is really gone. Then she meets Caspian, the gorgeous and mysterious boy who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen's funeral, and keeps reappearing in Abbey's life. Caspian clearly has secrets of his own, but he's the only person who makes Abbey feel normal again...but also special.

Just when Abbey starts to feel that she might survive all this, she learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. How could Kristen have kept silent about so much? And could this secret have led to her death? As Abbey struggles to understand Kristen's betrayal, she uncovers a frightening truth that nearly unravels her—one that will challenge her emerging love for Caspian, as well as her own sanity

MY REVIEW
I've always been told and always tell people myself never to judge a book by it's cover.Well I should have listened to my own advice.I got the book because the cover looked awesome(which it is,it's pretty) But when it comes to the book not so much. It has too many questions and no answers for those questions, it kind of pissed me off. The only reason I would even read the sequel would to be to see if I could actually get some answers to my questions.WARNING!!! If you have not read this book and wish to then do not read any further,I'm about to spoil it for you if you do. The story begins with Abbey attending her bestfriend Kristen's funeral(They're just burying a casket,they find her body later in the book)Abbey notices a very unique looking guy(Caspian) at Kristen funeral.Her and Caspian quickly become close and Abbey falls in love with him(predictable)She later discovers Kristen's diary and learns she kept a secret boyfriend nobody else knew about.Also Abbey meets an elderly couple(Nikolas and Kate) at the cemetery too after Kristen's death(she thinks they are caretakers)While reading this book you learn a tidbit here and there about the Sleepy Hollow legend and it's author Mr.Irving(who's grave Abbey likes to visit a lot)Later Abbey finds out Caspian and the elderly couple are ghosts towards the end,where Caspian tells Abbey he doesn't love her.And then she leaves to go live with a great aunt of hers.It's a very slow paced book,I had to make myself read a lot of the book and there a too many parts in which have nothing to do with the storyline or the plot whatsoever,so I don't know why it's in there,maybe it's to make the book longer(the book is already too long but whatever)Anywho there are all these parts of the book that have you wondering.These questions that arise are never answered.Who is Kristin's secret boyfriend and why was he a secret in the first place? Was he the reason Kristen was on the bridge when she fell? Was he there,did he push her,or was he there and not help her after the fact she fell?Abbey is able to see ghosts after the death of Kristen but not before,why is that.They practically spent all their free time in the cemetery so why did Abbey see these ghosts only after Kristin's death? And how does she kiss Caspian in the book towards the beginning and not be able to towards the end or even touch him? It's not like he can't touch things.He drew in a sketch pad for her for a Christmas present and gave her some necklaces. Also where did he get the sketch pad and things to make these presents if he's dead? Did he happen to steal them? I have a lot more questions but I'll just leave it at this cuz if I don't this will just go on and on and it's already long enough LOL!