Yet, there’s no denying that The Hollow is indeed a page-turner – you don’t stop to think you just read. Perhaps what’s most curious about the novel is that it’s over 500 pages, because some sections really didn’t need to be there: the cheerleaders at school, visiting with relatives, getting a job… Maybe they’re included to show how much time passes between scenes with Caspian, but other than that they could easily have been scrapped. If he’d called her little star or something, that would’ve been fine, but Astrid is a person’s name, making me suspect that Caspian has a ladyfriend named Astrid in his past. But Astrid, Caspian’s “nickname” for Abbey? Creepy. Also, the persistent presence of snickerdoodles made me rather jealous, on account of I don’t have any cookies. Nikolas is my favourite character, and the cemetery setting is amazing – hopefully it’ll inspire more tourism. Also easy is Abbey chancing upon a yearbook. The paranormal clues are rather obvious, though – note what Caspian says his surname is, and the first name of the elderly woman. Had it not been marketed as paranormal romance, and had the setting not been Sleepy Hollow, for the most part this could’ve been straight YA, about coming to terms with Kristen’s death, and Abbey’s sanity really would be a question. Luckily, she discovers Kristen’s secret diary… Her best friend Abbey Browning is not convinced, but only sets about looking into her BFF’s past when Abbey’s new boyfriend (maybe) Caspian suggests so. Rumour in Sleepy Hollow has it that Kristen Maxwell’s death was a suicide. Simon & Schuster (US & CA: 1st September 2009 UK: 1st October 2009 AU: 1st November 2009)īuy (US) Buy (UK) Buy (CA) Buy (Worldwide)

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