The Hollow promises to be more of a romance mystery than a contemporary re-telling of the Sleepy Hollow Legend. This isn’t necessarily a good thing since the plot spans October through January, but served as a reminder that for a town like Sleepy Hollow, some legends aren’t just for Halloween. Each chapter has an excerpt of a line from Washington Irving’s story that, while not necessarily directly related the the proceeding events, kept the story in a dark Halloween mood. Verday put a lot of obvious effort into researching Sleepy Hollow as a town and the rich history having a legend attached would develop. This particular necklace may have greater significance to the last 2 books in the trilogy, but if it does, why not feature it prominently on one of the other covers where it’s more likely to come up, if at all? It’s a pretty cover-both are-but misleading. Of the two necklaces featured in the book, neither one is magenta (or any shade of purple). Now he’s warring for Abbey’s attention and it’s all she can do not to think of him.įirst off, the UK cover isn’t as flashy as the US cover (which has a girl-presumably Abbey-wearing the necklace featured solely on the former), but neither one makes direct sense.

In the back of her mind is Kristen, always Kristen, but Abbey meets a strange boy at her funeral with green eyes, light blonde hair, and a wickedly charming smile. With her last years of high school looming large and lonely before her, she plunges into a solitary routine of cemetery visits and perfume-making that distracts her from the pitying stares and weak offerings of her classmates. Her death is understandably sudden and unexpected Abbey is devastated. Si xteen-year old Abigail Browning’s best friend, Kristen, has just drowned in the river at Sleepy Hollow cemetery.

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