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The Hollow #3
The Hidden
Love and mystery mix in the final installment of this spine-tingling, hauntingly gorgeous trilogy, which L.J. Smith calls ''Spectacular!''
In the long-awaited conclusion to the bestselling saga of Abbey and Caspian, readers finally learn the truth about Kristen's untimely death, the dark destiny that links Abbey to Caspian and ties them both to the town of Sleepy Hollow, and the hard choices that Abbey must make if she is to accept Caspian's love and their unexpected fate.
Beautifully spun, emotionally gripping, and irresistibly romantic, The Hidden will leave readers breathless.
In the long-awaited conclusion to the bestselling saga of Abbey and Caspian, readers finally learn the truth about Kristen's untimely death, the dark destiny that links Abbey to Caspian and ties them both to the town of Sleepy Hollow, and the hard choices that Abbey must make if she is to accept Caspian's love and their unexpected fate.
Beautifully spun, emotionally gripping, and irresistibly romantic, The Hidden will leave readers breathless.
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First published September 6, 2011
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Jessica Verday
13 books1,775 followersJessica Verday is the New York Times bestselling author of The Hollow Trilogy, published by Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse. She wrote the first draft of THE HOLLOW by hand, using thirteen spiral-bound notebooks and fifteen black pens. The first draft of THE HAUNTED took fifteen spiral-bound notebooks and twenty black pens. THE HIDDEN took too many notebooks and too many pens to count. Find out more at jessicaverday.com.
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September 17, 2011
My real rating for this book is 3.5 stars, but I rounded it up to four
For months, after reading The Haunted, I felt like I was Juliet, waiting on top of my balcony calling out to my to my long-awaited lover to arrive as quickly as possible
Hidden, oh Hidden, where for art thou, oh Hidden...... because I fucking need you RIGHT NOW!! Ahem.....* coughs delicately and goes back to wailing for Romeo on the balcony*
So, was this book everything I excepted? Did Romeo come up the balcony and give me one of the best make-out sesh's of my young, naive, teenage life?
And I can honestly say yes......and no. So to continue the metaphor, Romeo came up the balcony, slipped, fell down, but didn't give up and managed to climb back up the balcony for some sweet, sweet Shakespearian lovin'
The cliffhanger on the last book was one of the most horrible I've ever witnessed as a reader, and Verday picks right back up in The Hidden where The Haunted left off, and really kept up the momentum and excitement and, damn, was that part fun. There was action, some really adorable scenes with our little Astrid and Casper, and just really good overall flow and word choice. It was almost like the first quarter of Hidden was the ending of The Haunted (one of the downfalls of that book was the ending. It was a cliffhanger, sure, but I found it to be really really annoying) and kept up all of the things I listed above that was in the previous book. But after the first quarter was over, it was like we actually got into the real start of The Hidden, and I didn't like that book nearly as much.
First of all we get, as readers, quite a few info-dumps about the revenants, Caspian, and many other characters that I just didn't think was needed. All of the information Verday gave me was crowding around in my head and trying to sort itself out when,all of a sudden, the plot continuation just..... stopped. It was like I was watching a snail race while simultaneously walking through a desert and, when I stumbled across what might be my saviors from this boring, plot-less land, I came across this instead:
NO! N-NO! PLOT, COME BAAAACCKKK! I DON'T WANT THIS!!!!!
What I'm trying to say with that very creepy picture is the whole reason why the plot slowed down; it just kept on going in an endless, extremely annoying, circle. Abby and Caspian just kept on doing the same thing; they lay in bed, Abby wants to have sex, Caspian can't do anything about it, Abby's sad, Abby goes to school, gets excited to see Caspian, comes back home, lays in bed, and repeat, repeat, fucking repeat. We already know from the last two books that they love each other, so I just didn't really understand why Verday had to put as much Angsty teenage love as she did. It didn't help anything with the plot at all. I had no idea where this book was going at all until one super-mega-awesome scene brought this puttering story back to life. The.......*drumroll please*
Sex scene!!! yeah Verday; big thumbs up to you!
You've heard about them wanting to bang like there's no tomorrow since the second book, but I was never really sure if Verday would follow through with the scene and maybe have something happen or avoid it altogether, but I obviously set the bar way to low, because boy did they do it. At least once, if not two or more times during his one day. It really got me out the the rut Verday dug me into; it was so romantic, cute, and damn sexy!
Ahhhhh I love love <3 not just love love, but the love love that's a real love...nevermind. I'm sure you guys know what I mean! or maybe I'm just crazy.....
And with that scene, the whole story turned around. We finally figured out what the point of the whole damn story was, Vincent reintroduced himself in his typical creepy and yet awesome fashion. Can I just say that I love him? Verday made the perfectly creepy character without overdoing it, and yet making him constantly prevalent with his mysterious motives and stalkerish tendencies. He definitely wasn't your typical YA villain of today with their reused sayings and world-conquering goals, and I thoroughly enjoyed that. You really didn't know what his true motives were until the very end, and I found it to be very, very refreshing.
And holy shit. The twist that she threw in at the end? It was so unexpected, but a good kind. I never would have guessed that that's how it was going to turn out; which I usually figure out chapters, even whole fucking books before the MC does. I'm not going to spoil what the twist is, but if you have read it and know what I'm talking about, then please, join me in my little freak-out fest (with some slightly troll-ish scream-o language) I'm going to enjoy:
HOLY SHIT FUCKING MOTHER LOVER OF GOD'S CAT!!! THAT WAS AWESOME OHH..OHHH..OOHHH..OHH I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT AAAAAHHAHHHHHEEEEEEEHOOOOOAOIEHROA;EIAHRNOEIW;RYIAWEYRUEH!
I am done now.
For months, after reading The Haunted, I felt like I was Juliet, waiting on top of my balcony calling out to my to my long-awaited lover to arrive as quickly as possible
Hidden, oh Hidden, where for art thou, oh Hidden...... because I fucking need you RIGHT NOW!! Ahem.....* coughs delicately and goes back to wailing for Romeo on the balcony*
So, was this book everything I excepted? Did Romeo come up the balcony and give me one of the best make-out sesh's of my young, naive, teenage life?
And I can honestly say yes......and no. So to continue the metaphor, Romeo came up the balcony, slipped, fell down, but didn't give up and managed to climb back up the balcony for some sweet, sweet Shakespearian lovin'
The cliffhanger on the last book was one of the most horrible I've ever witnessed as a reader, and Verday picks right back up in The Hidden where The Haunted left off, and really kept up the momentum and excitement and, damn, was that part fun. There was action, some really adorable scenes with our little Astrid and Casper, and just really good overall flow and word choice. It was almost like the first quarter of Hidden was the ending of The Haunted (one of the downfalls of that book was the ending. It was a cliffhanger, sure, but I found it to be really really annoying) and kept up all of the things I listed above that was in the previous book. But after the first quarter was over, it was like we actually got into the real start of The Hidden, and I didn't like that book nearly as much.
First of all we get, as readers, quite a few info-dumps about the revenants, Caspian, and many other characters that I just didn't think was needed. All of the information Verday gave me was crowding around in my head and trying to sort itself out when,all of a sudden, the plot continuation just..... stopped. It was like I was watching a snail race while simultaneously walking through a desert and, when I stumbled across what might be my saviors from this boring, plot-less land, I came across this instead:
NO! N-NO! PLOT, COME BAAAACCKKK! I DON'T WANT THIS!!!!!
What I'm trying to say with that
Sex scene!!! yeah Verday; big thumbs up to you!
You've heard about them wanting to bang like there's no tomorrow since the second book, but I was never really sure if Verday would follow through with the scene and maybe have something happen or avoid it altogether, but I obviously set the bar way to low, because boy did they do it. At least once, if not two or more times during his one day. It really got me out the the rut Verday dug me into; it was so romantic, cute, and damn sexy!
Ahhhhh I love love <3 not just love love, but the love love that's a real love...nevermind. I'm sure you guys know what I mean!
And with that scene, the whole story turned around. We finally figured out what the point of the whole damn story was, Vincent reintroduced himself in his typical creepy and yet awesome fashion. Can I just say that I love him? Verday made the perfectly creepy character without overdoing it, and yet making him constantly prevalent with his mysterious motives and stalkerish tendencies. He definitely wasn't your typical YA villain of today with their reused sayings and world-conquering goals, and I thoroughly enjoyed that. You really didn't know what his true motives were until the very end, and I found it to be very, very refreshing.
And holy shit. The twist that she threw in at the end? It was so unexpected, but a good kind. I never would have guessed that that's how it was going to turn out; which I usually figure out chapters, even whole fucking books before the MC does. I'm not going to spoil what the twist is, but if you have read it and know what I'm talking about, then please, join me in my little freak-out fest (with some slightly troll-ish scream-o language) I'm going to enjoy:
HOLY SHIT FUCKING MOTHER LOVER OF GOD'S CAT!!! THAT WAS AWESOME OHH..OHHH..OOHHH..OHH I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT AAAAAHHAHHHHHEEEEEEEHOOOOOAOIEHROA;EIAHRNOEIW;RYIAWEYRUEH!
I am done now.
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September 17, 2011I cant wait for this book to come out. The Hallow and The Haunted were probally two of my favorite books ever.The characters are all so real and they are great story's so im beting The Hidden will be great to.
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oh.my.god! this book could not have been any better!!! Caspian and abbey<3 sooo cute.
I promise you forever, whatever that is. Whatever i can give you. You have it all. All of me
the most romantic thing anyone could ever say. I cant get over how well written the story and the characters were. Abbey's perfume shop...every little detail made me long for what she had, yet cry for what she didnt. I found myself counting down the days till his birthday as the pages passed, and was so happy when it did. I adore this series and everything about it., Thank you, Jessica Verday, for wrighting such beautifull novels .:')
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oh.my.god! this book could not have been any better!!! Caspian and abbey<3 sooo cute.
I promise you forever, whatever that is. Whatever i can give you. You have it all. All of me
the most romantic thing anyone could ever say. I cant get over how well written the story and the characters were. Abbey's perfume shop...every little detail made me long for what she had, yet cry for what she didnt. I found myself counting down the days till his birthday as the pages passed, and was so happy when it did. I adore this series and everything about it., Thank you, Jessica Verday, for wrighting such beautifull novels .:')
September 8, 2011
What a sad way to end this trilogy. I'll have you know I both loved The Hollow and The Haunted. But I can’t say that to The Hidden. I felt half empty to be perfectly honest. When I finish the book, I felt so unsatisfied. Like “is that it?” “Is that all?” It took three books, only to end it where it started.
Once again there are a lot of unnecessary events. I’ll gladly skip them all and went ahead to the few remaining pages of the book. You know why? Because that’s where the answers I’ve been dying to know are. It was crammed in that last few pages. I have the feeling that if I did skip, I’ll probably still get the story. Yes, that’s how trifling some of the events are.
It’s been almost a year since I last read The Haunted, but I still remember the story (like I said, I like it). Although I did forget about the revenants (as a term, I still know why they are there). After a year the term revenant is something I associate now with zombies (yep, I’m talking about Die for Me). I digress, getting back, I think it’s kinda frustrating to drag the story so much. I really wanted to know why Vincent is stopping Abby and Caspian. What is the revenants real mission? What really are they? And then I’ll find the answer at the very end. Are you kidding me?
I don’t mind if the important information is at the end, as long as the events prior to it are significant too. But really? The prom? The finding the dress for the prom? The talk about food? While it was interesting when Vincent went to Abby’s house as a pastor, I still don’t get the reason why he needs to do it. Just a practical joke? That’s all time waster to me. Even Vincent’s motivations once I found out are really unexpectedly boring. Then there’s a new character, Cyn. I found it tad late to introduce a new character. I know, she serves as an important role in the story. But she’s so out of the picture most of the time, for someone important. All I know was she’s curious about Abby, and she has something to do (it’s a bit spoilerish) to Kirsten. Given that her character is significant there’s no groundwork to work with. It felt to me that she’s just there for convenience, because without her the ending wouldn’t be possible.
Aside from Cyn, I wanted to know why Ben had been dreaming of Kristen lately. But even that was just a piece of the story that didn’t bother to explain. I still have some questions and because this is the final book, it looks like I will never have the chance to know it. But it’s still hard to accept that everything happened is just that . Na-ah.
I like Caspian and Abby’s relationship. I really do. But even though the conclusion of their love story is sort of happy, I’m not. I’m not really satisfied with the ending.
I don’t know what to say anymore. It was really depressing for me. I’m so sad because I’ve been looking forward to read it. This is the final book, it should have that kick, but it so plain to me that even the “twist” didn’t come to me as is. I don’t know… I just can’t… *sigh*
Once again there are a lot of unnecessary events. I’ll gladly skip them all and went ahead to the few remaining pages of the book. You know why? Because that’s where the answers I’ve been dying to know are. It was crammed in that last few pages. I have the feeling that if I did skip, I’ll probably still get the story. Yes, that’s how trifling some of the events are.
It’s been almost a year since I last read The Haunted, but I still remember the story (like I said, I like it). Although I did forget about the revenants (as a term, I still know why they are there). After a year the term revenant is something I associate now with zombies (yep, I’m talking about Die for Me). I digress, getting back, I think it’s kinda frustrating to drag the story so much. I really wanted to know why Vincent is stopping Abby and Caspian. What is the revenants real mission? What really are they? And then I’ll find the answer at the very end. Are you kidding me?
I don’t mind if the important information is at the end, as long as the events prior to it are significant too. But really? The prom? The finding the dress for the prom? The talk about food? While it was interesting when Vincent went to Abby’s house as a pastor, I still don’t get the reason why he needs to do it. Just a practical joke? That’s all time waster to me. Even Vincent’s motivations once I found out are really unexpectedly boring. Then there’s a new character, Cyn. I found it tad late to introduce a new character. I know, she serves as an important role in the story. But she’s so out of the picture most of the time, for someone important. All I know was she’s curious about Abby, and she has something to do (it’s a bit spoilerish) to Kirsten. Given that her character is significant there’s no groundwork to work with. It felt to me that she’s just there for convenience, because without her the ending wouldn’t be possible.
Aside from Cyn, I wanted to know why Ben had been dreaming of Kristen lately. But even that was just a piece of the story that didn’t bother to explain. I still have some questions and because this is the final book, it looks like I will never have the chance to know it. But it’s still hard to accept that everything happened is just that . Na-ah.
I like Caspian and Abby’s relationship. I really do. But even though the conclusion of their love story is sort of happy, I’m not. I’m not really satisfied with the ending.
I don’t know what to say anymore. It was really depressing for me. I’m so sad because I’ve been looking forward to read it. This is the final book, it should have that kick, but it so plain to me that even the “twist” didn’t come to me as is. I don’t know… I just can’t… *sigh*
September 6, 2011
LOVE THIS COVER!!! It's the best one out of all three books.
This book made me cry soooooo many times while I was reading. I can't even remember crying this much for a book. I literally cried a liter of tears. Thank you so very much Jessica for writing this book and the entire trilogy. I look forward to reading more of your books in the future.
This book made me cry soooooo many times while I was reading. I can't even remember crying this much for a book. I literally cried a liter of tears. Thank you so very much Jessica for writing this book and the entire trilogy. I look forward to reading more of your books in the future.
May 22, 2012
I came across a book that was Twilight but worse: a girl had a dead boyfriend, and was caught in a love triangle between a dangerous, hot mysterious guy who was dead, and an emotionally available boy who wasn't. Twilight, with stupider stakes. And I thought "My God, they're still making this crap. I can't believe a book with so stupid a premise would ever get published."
And then I found this book. I didn't realize it was third in a trilogy until I got home from the library, but I thought I'd give it a shot, because it was Sleepy Hollow and that had all sorts of neat possibilities oh god the main character is in love with a ghost. At least in the previous series, the boyfriend had at one point been alive. I literally dissolved into angrish over this book, reduced to arglebalrgleargleargh.
This is why America can't have nice literature, people. Because we hate our authors, and we hate our deep, intelligent, clever authors even more, and shove them out of line for crap like this. This psuedo-fanfiction-y crap. The kind of love that is written about in books like these is what Shakespeare tried to mock with Romeo and Juliet: it is selfish, self-absorbed love, irresponsible love, cruel love that not only injures the families and loved ones of the lovers (she chooses to die and shrugs over her parents's anguish ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?) but is so all-consuming, the love allows no room for other pleasures or identities, like responsibility, ethics, or self-expression.
And apparently folks keep eating it up, because I know at this moment someone is writing crap like this, publishing crap like this, and reading crap like this. And if literary conventions reflect societal ones, we all want unflinching adoration all the time forever and always, no matter how selfish it might be to want it and get it. Shame on the author for indulging in claptrap that was awful in theory even before Fifty Shades of Grey made it all so much worse. Did you think you were being clever vomiting up Twilight, Miss Verday? Just because it was the only book you ever read didn't give you the right to go out and put three more just like it. Incredibly stupid, just start to finish, dumb, dumb, DUMB.
And then I found this book. I didn't realize it was third in a trilogy until I got home from the library, but I thought I'd give it a shot, because it was Sleepy Hollow and that had all sorts of neat possibilities oh god the main character is in love with a ghost. At least in the previous series, the boyfriend had at one point been alive. I literally dissolved into angrish over this book, reduced to arglebalrgleargleargh.
This is why America can't have nice literature, people. Because we hate our authors, and we hate our deep, intelligent, clever authors even more, and shove them out of line for crap like this. This psuedo-fanfiction-y crap. The kind of love that is written about in books like these is what Shakespeare tried to mock with Romeo and Juliet: it is selfish, self-absorbed love, irresponsible love, cruel love that not only injures the families and loved ones of the lovers (she chooses to die and shrugs over her parents's anguish ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?) but is so all-consuming, the love allows no room for other pleasures or identities, like responsibility, ethics, or self-expression.
And apparently folks keep eating it up, because I know at this moment someone is writing crap like this, publishing crap like this, and reading crap like this. And if literary conventions reflect societal ones, we all want unflinching adoration all the time forever and always, no matter how selfish it might be to want it and get it. Shame on the author for indulging in claptrap that was awful in theory even before Fifty Shades of Grey made it all so much worse. Did you think you were being clever vomiting up Twilight, Miss Verday? Just because it was the only book you ever read didn't give you the right to go out and put three more just like it. Incredibly stupid, just start to finish, dumb, dumb, DUMB.
August 24, 2011
Oh My God. Can this series get any better!? Any more emotional, Heart breaking, tearful and romantic? Yes! The last book in the The Hollow series The Hidden is a perfect ending for an amazing series.
Caspian and Abby are back and more in Love that ever. Things are changing and looking worse for wear and through out the novel I was on the edge of my seat praying that everything would be okay.
This novel was definantly the best outta the whole three. Just because things we waited for through out the series all seemed to come into place. Jessica has written such a captivating exciting story.
Again the scenes between Caspian and Abby are Amazing! Even more beautiful than ever. Some really touching moments and if you loved their scenes in the first two books then you will LOVE these scenes. I promise you.
I wanna say that I'm so sad its all over and I will miss Caspian and Abby very much. I loved going through their story together, from their one touch to declaring their undying love for eachother. Great trilogy!
Caspian and Abby are back and more in Love that ever. Things are changing and looking worse for wear and through out the novel I was on the edge of my seat praying that everything would be okay.
This novel was definantly the best outta the whole three. Just because things we waited for through out the series all seemed to come into place. Jessica has written such a captivating exciting story.
Again the scenes between Caspian and Abby are Amazing! Even more beautiful than ever. Some really touching moments and if you loved their scenes in the first two books then you will LOVE these scenes. I promise you.
I wanna say that I'm so sad its all over and I will miss Caspian and Abby very much. I loved going through their story together, from their one touch to declaring their undying love for eachother. Great trilogy!
March 27, 2016
I wished this trilogy was just a stand-a-lone. This one had all the makings of one. I liked how it ended and we finally get answers and closure. The writing flows so it's a quick read. Recommended for romance fans!
September 28, 2011
Since I am feeling unwell I'm just going to get straight to the point before I forget what happened in this book. I'm sorry if this is just a huge rant about how much I hate Abbey.
The Haunted (book two) irritated me because Abbey turned into a mega bitch all of a sudden and became whiney, demanding and acted like a spoilt little princess.
Safe to say, she really overstepped the mark in this book. Abbey infuriates me as a character. She is a bitch and completely tactless and tramples allover people's feelings without so much as a second thought. Her poor parents, seriously, I feel sorry for them the most. For a good part of the book she just talks about how she's looking forward to dying and is convinced that it what she is going to choose, yet she wonders why her mother gets upset when Abbey starts talking about coffins and funerals and flowers? Her parents seem to go out of their way to make her happy and give her all this amazing stuff yet she's willing to give up a happy, long life with her parents just to die to be with her dead boyfriend? She really should have been locked up in a mental hospital at the end of the first book.
Since this is what I assume is the last book, why did the author go to all the effort to introduce even more new characters? Cyn was pointless and weird and wasn't even tied into the story right. Abbey's friendship with Beth was pointless. And Ben went from okay in the second book but in the third was a bit of a douche. And what was with that new dead guy at the end? I can't remember his name but I was just ilke 'where did YOU come from anyway AND WHY?? WHY WHY WHY?'
The whole book was just so overdone and over the top. The dream sequences added no value to the plot, and the scenes with Vincent were awkwardly written and had no real effect on me. Abbey was disgustingly rude and spoilt. Her parents essentially set up her own business for her, and yet she chose to die. After everything and all the good things in life she had going for her, she chose her dead intangible boyfriend ghost thing over a long and happy life with her parents and I think that is the most disgustingly selfish thing I have read in young adult fiction.
And the end.... well... it all wrapped up neatly but so fast.
Failworthy to the extreme. And it's really sad because The Hollow was quite a good book. It just went all downhill. It's baffling to me why these YA authors have so much promise yet they throw it all away for the drama and OTT plot lines.
The Haunted (book two) irritated me because Abbey turned into a mega bitch all of a sudden and became whiney, demanding and acted like a spoilt little princess.
Safe to say, she really overstepped the mark in this book. Abbey infuriates me as a character. She is a bitch and completely tactless and tramples allover people's feelings without so much as a second thought. Her poor parents, seriously, I feel sorry for them the most. For a good part of the book she just talks about how she's looking forward to dying and is convinced that it what she is going to choose, yet she wonders why her mother gets upset when Abbey starts talking about coffins and funerals and flowers? Her parents seem to go out of their way to make her happy and give her all this amazing stuff yet she's willing to give up a happy, long life with her parents just to die to be with her dead boyfriend? She really should have been locked up in a mental hospital at the end of the first book.
Since this is what I assume is the last book, why did the author go to all the effort to introduce even more new characters? Cyn was pointless and weird and wasn't even tied into the story right. Abbey's friendship with Beth was pointless. And Ben went from okay in the second book but in the third was a bit of a douche. And what was with that new dead guy at the end? I can't remember his name but I was just ilke 'where did YOU come from anyway AND WHY?? WHY WHY WHY?'
The whole book was just so overdone and over the top. The dream sequences added no value to the plot, and the scenes with Vincent were awkwardly written and had no real effect on me. Abbey was disgustingly rude and spoilt. Her parents essentially set up her own business for her, and yet she chose to die. After everything and all the good things in life she had going for her, she chose her dead intangible boyfriend ghost thing over a long and happy life with her parents and I think that is the most disgustingly selfish thing I have read in young adult fiction.
And the end.... well... it all wrapped up neatly but so fast.
Failworthy to the extreme. And it's really sad because The Hollow was quite a good book. It just went all downhill. It's baffling to me why these YA authors have so much promise yet they throw it all away for the drama and OTT plot lines.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 2, 2013
...SUICIDE?!..
No...Non, grazie!
What on Earth? I'm not sure where to start, but I promised some friends that I would rant...So...Here I go...
1) OK. About halfway through the first book, I knew the series was slipping. I had hopes that the second book would revive the first, but it did not. As soon as I got to page twenty of the third book, I figured out the ending. There wasn't much of a surprise.
I ended up skimming most of the book. It was very day-to-day repetitve. Rather blah. Things that could have been plot twists died rather quickly. Characters had ZERO development. Z-E-R-O. (Sorry if I am being rather harsh, but Caspian was about as cool and scary as The Box Ghost from Danny Phantom....)
Here's the thing: the book swerved right toward Twilight territory. Somewhat controlling boyfriend, oblivious parents, moody protagonist who only wants her boyfriend, friends who mean well...blah...blah..blah.
It's getting old, YA/ Teen writers!
Anyway, Abbey drove me insane. Just like Bella, she had friends who cared about her and wanted to be there for her..but every freakin' time she was all..."ohh...but I want to be with Caspian...blah..blah..blah..."
Seriously? She made no effort to enjoy life.
Don't even get me started on Caspian's nickname for Abbey. Astrid? Really! Nicknames are one thing, but that's just...Icky cheesy.
Speaking of names...Caspian? A ghost...Really? Why can't characters have names like Joe?...Danny?...Luke?...I donno. That's just my opinion. I thought Caspain was a bit too close to Casper. Again. That's just me.
Anyway, I thought the series could have succeeded had Verday not fallen into the stereotypical 'Bella Swan' trap of a moody, desperate girl wishing for death in order to be with her boyfriend.
My biggest problem with the final book was that it seemed to promote suicide for love. I'm not suggesting that we burn books with suicide, but this book was really pushing it. From my understanding, it looked like Abbey's buddy-Reverants were kind of encouraging her to kill herself, which she pretty much decides to do by the third chapter....UGH.
DO NOT KILL YOURSELF FOR LOVE. It was like a sick Romeo and Juliet..only...Romeo was a ghost and Juliet had her buddies encourage her to die. So it was kind of like Hamlet meets Romeo and Juliet with a little bit of the crazy factor from Othello.
Nice.
Anyway, I don't regret reading the series. I needed to know how they ended. I'm just not impressed with Verday's conclusion. It seemed...empty, at least to me.
~That's all...
No...Non, grazie!
What on Earth? I'm not sure where to start, but I promised some friends that I would rant...So...Here I go...
1) OK. About halfway through the first book, I knew the series was slipping. I had hopes that the second book would revive the first, but it did not. As soon as I got to page twenty of the third book, I figured out the ending. There wasn't much of a surprise.
I ended up skimming most of the book. It was very day-to-day repetitve. Rather blah. Things that could have been plot twists died rather quickly. Characters had ZERO development. Z-E-R-O. (Sorry if I am being rather harsh, but Caspian was about as cool and scary as The Box Ghost from Danny Phantom....)
Here's the thing: the book swerved right toward Twilight territory. Somewhat controlling boyfriend, oblivious parents, moody protagonist who only wants her boyfriend, friends who mean well...blah...blah..blah.
It's getting old, YA/ Teen writers!
Anyway, Abbey drove me insane. Just like Bella, she had friends who cared about her and wanted to be there for her..but every freakin' time she was all..."ohh...but I want to be with Caspian...blah..blah..blah..."
Seriously? She made no effort to enjoy life.
Don't even get me started on Caspian's nickname for Abbey. Astrid? Really! Nicknames are one thing, but that's just...Icky cheesy.
Speaking of names...Caspian? A ghost...Really? Why can't characters have names like Joe?...Danny?...Luke?...I donno. That's just my opinion. I thought Caspain was a bit too close to Casper. Again. That's just me.
Anyway, I thought the series could have succeeded had Verday not fallen into the stereotypical 'Bella Swan' trap of a moody, desperate girl wishing for death in order to be with her boyfriend.
My biggest problem with the final book was that it seemed to promote suicide for love. I'm not suggesting that we burn books with suicide, but this book was really pushing it. From my understanding, it looked like Abbey's buddy-Reverants were kind of encouraging her to kill herself, which she pretty much decides to do by the third chapter....UGH.
DO NOT KILL YOURSELF FOR LOVE. It was like a sick Romeo and Juliet..only...Romeo was a ghost and Juliet had her buddies encourage her to die. So it was kind of like Hamlet meets Romeo and Juliet with a little bit of the crazy factor from Othello.
Nice.
Anyway, I don't regret reading the series. I needed to know how they ended. I'm just not impressed with Verday's conclusion. It seemed...empty, at least to me.
~That's all...
Want to read
January 1, 2011I literally can not wait for this book to come out!! The Hollow and The Haunted were amazing to read and I'm so excited to find out what happens next XD
October 3, 2016
I would not in a million years ever recommend this to my own girls. This is the third and final book in 'The Hollow' trilogy by Jessica Verday. I haven't read the first one......I gave the 2nd one 4 stars...but this one is the kind of, um....let's just say 'reading material' (those are air quotes), I hate to see peddled to our youth.
The story line was so far out there not to mention dismal. For this to even sound remotely plausible would have required more world building and more character development and depth to at least explain the big sacrifice. Even if that were the case, I would have still immensely disliked this. This had some of the worst teenage potholes in it. And instead of offering viable solutions or some voice of reason, the MC jumps in with a smile on her face and on purpose. This was irresponsible, in my parental opinion.
This was the shortest book in the trilogy and it definitely felt rushed, not to mention completely insane. The only thing that was plausible was the teen sex, but wait...since it was with a ghost, I take that back. Okay, maybe the scene making cookies was plausible, but it felt squashed in there to remind the reader the characters were teens and to soften the fact they just had ghost sex.....really, I'm trying to find something here. The wording also, was a bit out of place. It felt dated. I thought that in the second book of the series as well, but let it go without mentioning it. She also used the word "giggle", so many times. I don't think my teen girls have ever used that word...not even when they were four years old. For me, things just didn't add up in this one. I was going to give this 2 stars but I just can't.
The story line was so far out there not to mention dismal. For this to even sound remotely plausible would have required more world building and more character development and depth to at least explain the big sacrifice. Even if that were the case, I would have still immensely disliked this. This had some of the worst teenage potholes in it. And instead of offering viable solutions or some voice of reason, the MC jumps in with a smile on her face and on purpose. This was irresponsible, in my parental opinion.
This was the shortest book in the trilogy and it definitely felt rushed, not to mention completely insane. The only thing that was plausible was the teen sex, but wait...since it was with a ghost, I take that back. Okay, maybe the scene making cookies was plausible, but it felt squashed in there to remind the reader the characters were teens and to soften the fact they just had ghost sex.....really, I'm trying to find something here. The wording also, was a bit out of place. It felt dated. I thought that in the second book of the series as well, but let it go without mentioning it. She also used the word "giggle", so many times. I don't think my teen girls have ever used that word...not even when they were four years old. For me, things just didn't add up in this one. I was going to give this 2 stars but I just can't.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 13, 2011
What just happened in the end? Change the course of nature? Kristin coming back? Maybe it was destiny, maybe whatever happened due to the interference caused by Vincent, the ass wasn’t supposed to happen, but, and there is a big BUT, do revenants really have the power to just change the course of time? Huh? Do they?
I’m happy for Abbey and Caspian. Believe me, I am. Yet I am disappointed. The ending wasn’t just unexpected; it has left me frowning in the end. I’m in denial. Sorta. The epilogue wasn’t long enough. How is it justified to any parent? Maybe it was meant to be. Still. Oh, and what about Cyn? Seriously, you just bring her in the story and she’s all mysterious and stuff. She can do the mind mojo, she has some weird connection to the plants, and she can let spirits pass through her. However, you still decide to keep it a mystery about her true nature/powers. Why?
I have to admit that things about Reverants and Shades getting cleared out (finally) was a relief and really interesting. I still don’t understand why four shades were given the job of finding one Vincent. And the thing about Monty self-sacrificing himself and becoming Vincent, the schizo’s, other half didn’t suit me well.
I figured out that the end was gonna be soon for Abbey when her mom brought up the spending-romantic-weekend-alone somewhere. (It might have something to do with the number of pages left too). What I’m really glad about is, Caspian’s death day. November 1. Gah! I was waiting for it all the way through the book. Boy, was it worth it! And poor poor Caspian, having to go through those long days of dark nothingness. And being Abbey’s personal boyfriend/servant. Now, who wouldn’t want such a hot guy getting you your blankets every night? Every girl’s dream. *sighs*
Vincent was a top-notch jerk. All the way. He was a diabolical psychopath. Ben and Beth were sweet characters. There was less of Ben in this book though. His presence wasn’t even required so I’m not complaining. Cyn, I don’t know what to think or say about her. Uri seemed nice. Cacey’s nonchalant behavior was fun to read. Abbey’s parents, I feel so bad for them. So so bad.
The story was nice. This whole series has been a slow read. However, it was a good read. The idea of Shades was new. I’m still not sure about my rating. I guess it’s a 3.5 or 3.25. I don’t know.
I’m happy for Abbey and Caspian. Believe me, I am. Yet I am disappointed. The ending wasn’t just unexpected; it has left me frowning in the end. I’m in denial. Sorta. The epilogue wasn’t long enough. How is it justified to any parent? Maybe it was meant to be. Still. Oh, and what about Cyn? Seriously, you just bring her in the story and she’s all mysterious and stuff. She can do the mind mojo, she has some weird connection to the plants, and she can let spirits pass through her. However, you still decide to keep it a mystery about her true nature/powers. Why?
I have to admit that things about Reverants and Shades getting cleared out (finally) was a relief and really interesting. I still don’t understand why four shades were given the job of finding one Vincent. And the thing about Monty self-sacrificing himself and becoming Vincent, the schizo’s, other half didn’t suit me well.
I figured out that the end was gonna be soon for Abbey when her mom brought up the spending-romantic-weekend-alone somewhere. (It might have something to do with the number of pages left too). What I’m really glad about is, Caspian’s death day. November 1. Gah! I was waiting for it all the way through the book. Boy, was it worth it! And poor poor Caspian, having to go through those long days of dark nothingness. And being Abbey’s personal boyfriend/servant. Now, who wouldn’t want such a hot guy getting you your blankets every night? Every girl’s dream. *sighs*
Vincent was a top-notch jerk. All the way. He was a diabolical psychopath. Ben and Beth were sweet characters. There was less of Ben in this book though. His presence wasn’t even required so I’m not complaining. Cyn, I don’t know what to think or say about her. Uri seemed nice. Cacey’s nonchalant behavior was fun to read. Abbey’s parents, I feel so bad for them. So so bad.
The story was nice. This whole series has been a slow read. However, it was a good read. The idea of Shades was new. I’m still not sure about my rating. I guess it’s a 3.5 or 3.25. I don’t know.
September 2, 2011
This review is also posted on my blog, In The Good Books.
The Hidden is the final book in The Hollow trilogy, a series that I've had mixed feelings about but wanted to reach the end of.
The trilogy is basically about Abbey's relationship with Caspian, a ghost. The Hollow was about Abbey meeting Caspian and realising that he's a ghost. The Haunted was about Abbey trying to stay away from the ghost she loves because he's a scary ghost but ultimately failing. I happen to be an optimist, so I thought these two slowly-paced, 400-odd page books could lead to a dramatic and intense conclusion.
While the pace does pick up slightly in The Hidden, it's the result of a melodramatic villain with little motivation who'll make you roll your eyes every time he speaks. But just as things with him begin to get almost intriguing, some new friends of Abbey and Caspian are all too eager to protect them around the clock.
The dynamics between characters -- between Abbey and these new friends and Ben, Beth, and even Caspian -- feel hackneyed. Ben was the cliched jokester; Beth the perky, girly friend. Abbey and Caspian's relationship feels almost completely free of chemistry, they were heavily dependent on each other, and even during the entire chapter dedicated to them getting hot and heavy, I wasn't feeling the romance. The romance was the main plot, and it was lack-luster.
Abbey didn't prove to be an admirable, strong, or even at times likeable protagonist. Her voice wasn't distinct, but the tone of her narration was always gloomy. Her ugh, dress shopping and ugh, school dance attitude reminded me of one Bella Swan.
The twist at the ending felt like a too-convenient way to conclude the trilogy. It had little to do with the villain plot, and it didn't address Abbey's concerns about whether she really wanted to give up her life. A whole trilogy led up to this ending where 80% of what happened was irrelevant.
Overall, this book won't disappoint fans of the first two books, but the series isn't for you unless you don't mind taking a sieve the writing -- you'll need to filter out a lot of details pointless to the story.
I give The Hidden a 2 out of 5.
The Hidden is the final book in The Hollow trilogy, a series that I've had mixed feelings about but wanted to reach the end of.
The trilogy is basically about Abbey's relationship with Caspian, a ghost. The Hollow was about Abbey meeting Caspian and realising that he's a ghost. The Haunted was about Abbey trying to stay away from the ghost she loves because he's a scary ghost but ultimately failing. I happen to be an optimist, so I thought these two slowly-paced, 400-odd page books could lead to a dramatic and intense conclusion.
While the pace does pick up slightly in The Hidden, it's the result of a melodramatic villain with little motivation who'll make you roll your eyes every time he speaks. But just as things with him begin to get almost intriguing, some new friends of Abbey and Caspian are all too eager to protect them around the clock.
The dynamics between characters -- between Abbey and these new friends and Ben, Beth, and even Caspian -- feel hackneyed. Ben was the cliched jokester; Beth the perky, girly friend. Abbey and Caspian's relationship feels almost completely free of chemistry, they were heavily dependent on each other, and even during the entire chapter dedicated to them getting hot and heavy, I wasn't feeling the romance. The romance was the main plot, and it was lack-luster.
Abbey didn't prove to be an admirable, strong, or even at times likeable protagonist. Her voice wasn't distinct, but the tone of her narration was always gloomy. Her ugh, dress shopping and ugh, school dance attitude reminded me of one Bella Swan.
The twist at the ending felt like a too-convenient way to conclude the trilogy. It had little to do with the villain plot, and it didn't address Abbey's concerns about whether she really wanted to give up her life. A whole trilogy led up to this ending where 80% of what happened was irrelevant.
Overall, this book won't disappoint fans of the first two books, but the series isn't for you unless you don't mind taking a sieve the writing -- you'll need to filter out a lot of details pointless to the story.
I give The Hidden a 2 out of 5.
August 5, 2011
OhmaGAWWWWWD, make sure the Kleenex is handy before you read the epilogue.
The PERFECT (and I mean perfect in every single way possible) ending, the most perfect ending ever.
The Ending's Perfection (No, I Wouldn't Spoil the Ending For You):
I regret to inform you that sadly, I won't be able to write a review for this impeccable masterpiece, because this series as a whole has delivered so much emotion to me over the past few weeks that I think a review would be superfluous, not just to me but to you. Verday is now one of my favorite authors. Know before you go into this series that you have no reason to be tentative or hesitant, because every single loose thread of the plot is resolved, and when you're finished with the whole series, you'll have a nice little quilt hanging on your wall with no unfinished threads.
Six stars? Seven stars? Eight stars? Ten? Twenty? Infinite?
No. I can't pick a good number to fit, so I'll just have to stick with five.
The PERFECT (and I mean perfect in every single way possible) ending, the most perfect ending ever.
The Ending's Perfection (No, I Wouldn't Spoil the Ending For You):
I regret to inform you that sadly, I won't be able to write a review for this impeccable masterpiece, because this series as a whole has delivered so much emotion to me over the past few weeks that I think a review would be superfluous, not just to me but to you. Verday is now one of my favorite authors. Know before you go into this series that you have no reason to be tentative or hesitant, because every single loose thread of the plot is resolved, and when you're finished with the whole series, you'll have a nice little quilt hanging on your wall with no unfinished threads.
Six stars? Seven stars? Eight stars? Ten? Twenty? Infinite?
No. I can't pick a good number to fit, so I'll just have to stick with five.
November 26, 2011
Right. Okay. Was this series a waste of my time (not to mention money)?? YES.
Final thoughts:
(1) This trilogy could easily have been edited down into ONE very interesting book. There is so much filler crap that I think everyone who gets to the end is more surprised that they actually managed to finish the series than anything else. Abbey eats and drinks and picks out clothes and walks around the graveyard and pines over her dead BFF and longs to touch Caspian (more on that later) and you just can't help but wonder WHAT THE FUCK IS THE POINT?! If you have nothing to say, please don't say nothing OVER THREE BOOKS. Please.
(2) Maybe I'm just dense, but - apart from the setting - what exactly does Sleepy Hollow have to do with anything that goes on in this series?! I can write a book that contains a secondary character named Edward and has a completely unrelated quote from Twilight at the beginning of each chapter (only because it, for example, mentions a school, therefore sets the scene for a chapter that takes place at school, apparently) ... BUT THIS WON'T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN MY BOOK HAS FUCK ALL TO DO WITH TWILIGHT!! If you're interested in this series because you're keen on a Sleepy Hollow story, BACK AWAY FROM THESE BOOKS!! There ain't no Sleepy Hollow story going down here.
(3) This is a positive!! Lookee, I do (kinda sorta maybe) actually have something good to say!! Book one not so much, but book two and three totally work for me in the romance department. Casper is smokin'. HOWEVER, the whole not being able to touch thing makes absolutely no sense, because if Abbey and Caspian are able to hand stuff to each other then it stands to reason that they should be able to touch each other with the things they're holding. You can't leave a big fucking plot hole in your story just because you want to throw some sexual tension into the mix. Seriously. Also?? If you're basing your sexual tension on the fact that your characters can't touch each other at all, then you should probably take into account that your horny teens CAN TOUCH THEMSELVES, ahem. That's all I'm going to say about that. ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY PLOT HOLE.
(4) Plot holes make me angry and these books are full of them. I am the mother of all perfectionist and when your Japanese restaurant morphs into a Chinese restaurant, I get angry, because - SERIOUSLY?! How can you expect other people to respect you and the story you're *SELLING* them when you can't even keep the fucking DETAILS straight?! Jesus.
(5) CAN ANYONE SAY ECLIPSE?! Because I can't have been the only person annoyed by the fact that Abbey, who has no friends at the beginning of book three AND LIKES IT THAT WAY, is suddenly provided with an entire freaking entourage, just so she can mope about the *hard* choice she has to make ... between staying with her "friends" and living a normal life, or dying to be with Casper. ZOMG - do I even need to TELL YOU thatEdward Casper goes on and on about how Bella Abbey's making the wrong decision and repeatedly tries to force her through so-called "teen rites of passage", etc, because he can't bear the thought of her missing out on a normal life?! I call déjà vu, oh yes I do.
(6) If your strange buddy told you that she STOLE the car she just drove you home in, but it was 12:13 a.m. on the one day a year you could sleep with your spectral boyfriend, would you rush off to him the minute she hit the brakes, or maybe - I don't know - TAKE TWO SECONDS TO ASK WHAT THE FUCK WAS WRONG WITH HER?? *shrug* Just wondering.
(7) My favourite quote:
"'The green eyes?' He gestured to his face. 'You've read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," right? Ichabod Crane is described as having green eyes.'"
Dude, a quarter of the world and I have green eyes, too, YET WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME WE'RE DESCENDED FROM ICHABOD CRANE!!
Just - don't bother.
Final thoughts:
(1) This trilogy could easily have been edited down into ONE very interesting book. There is so much filler crap that I think everyone who gets to the end is more surprised that they actually managed to finish the series than anything else. Abbey eats and drinks and picks out clothes and walks around the graveyard and pines over her dead BFF and longs to touch Caspian (more on that later) and you just can't help but wonder WHAT THE FUCK IS THE POINT?! If you have nothing to say, please don't say nothing OVER THREE BOOKS. Please.
(2) Maybe I'm just dense, but - apart from the setting - what exactly does Sleepy Hollow have to do with anything that goes on in this series?! I can write a book that contains a secondary character named Edward and has a completely unrelated quote from Twilight at the beginning of each chapter (only because it, for example, mentions a school, therefore sets the scene for a chapter that takes place at school, apparently) ... BUT THIS WON'T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN MY BOOK HAS FUCK ALL TO DO WITH TWILIGHT!! If you're interested in this series because you're keen on a Sleepy Hollow story, BACK AWAY FROM THESE BOOKS!! There ain't no Sleepy Hollow story going down here.
(3) This is a positive!! Lookee, I do (kinda sorta maybe) actually have something good to say!! Book one not so much, but book two and three totally work for me in the romance department. Casper is smokin'. HOWEVER, the whole not being able to touch thing makes absolutely no sense, because if Abbey and Caspian are able to hand stuff to each other then it stands to reason that they should be able to touch each other with the things they're holding. You can't leave a big fucking plot hole in your story just because you want to throw some sexual tension into the mix. Seriously. Also?? If you're basing your sexual tension on the fact that your characters can't touch each other at all, then you should probably take into account that your horny teens CAN TOUCH THEMSELVES, ahem. That's all I'm going to say about that. ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY PLOT HOLE.
(4) Plot holes make me angry and these books are full of them. I am the mother of all perfectionist and when your Japanese restaurant morphs into a Chinese restaurant, I get angry, because - SERIOUSLY?! How can you expect other people to respect you and the story you're *SELLING* them when you can't even keep the fucking DETAILS straight?! Jesus.
(5) CAN ANYONE SAY ECLIPSE?! Because I can't have been the only person annoyed by the fact that Abbey, who has no friends at the beginning of book three AND LIKES IT THAT WAY, is suddenly provided with an entire freaking entourage, just so she can mope about the *hard* choice she has to make ... between staying with her "friends" and living a normal life, or dying to be with Casper. ZOMG - do I even need to TELL YOU that
(6) If your strange buddy told you that she STOLE the car she just drove you home in, but it was 12:13 a.m. on the one day a year you could sleep with your spectral boyfriend, would you rush off to him the minute she hit the brakes, or maybe - I don't know - TAKE TWO SECONDS TO ASK WHAT THE FUCK WAS WRONG WITH HER?? *shrug* Just wondering.
(7) My favourite quote:
"'The green eyes?' He gestured to his face. 'You've read "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," right? Ichabod Crane is described as having green eyes.'"
Dude, a quarter of the world and I have green eyes, too, YET WE DON'T AUTOMATICALLY ASSUME WE'RE DESCENDED FROM ICHABOD CRANE!!
Just - don't bother.
June 24, 2012
In the final book a lot takes place. Abbey knows she loves Caspian more than anything and wants to be with him forever, but is worried about leaving her parents, friends and her dreams of her perfume shop behin. Things start to happen to Caspian that they don't understand and the revenants want explain what is happening.
Also this is senior year and things at school are changing. Kristen's locker has been given out to a girl named Cyn who looks similar to her. Plus its just hard to see someone using her locker. Cyn has a strange personality of her own but Abbey and her become friends. Vincent starts showing up at school bothering Abbey and one day he appears when Cyn offers Abbey a ciggerette. He really freaks Abbey out and she gets so upset she gets sick. Caspian was suppose to meet her at school to walk her home, but he never shows. Cyn gives her a ride and when Abbey gets home Caspian is sleeping and she can't wake him up so she calls the other revenants for help. They take him somewhere for safe keeping and Uri and Cacey take Abbey on a strange trip over night. It helps Abbey get some answers because Cacey gets sick and Uri actually tells her things about what is going on with Caspian and her. She still has more but no one wants to tell her and she doesn't understand why.
Abbey and Caspian are counting down the days till November 1st they day he is alive and can touch her for 24 hours. Her parents tell her they are going out of town that weekend and what her to stay with Beth after she goes to the Hallow Ball with Ben. She agrees to do this but has no intention on it. She will be going home to Caspian at midnight. Ben shows up and her mom and dad take tons of pictures and the leave in the limo to pick up Beth and Grant. At the dance they all seem to be having a great time until Beth finds Grants kissing someone else so she has Ben take her home and she stays for awhile, but then she realizes its time for her to get to Caspian and she has no way to get there. Cyn calls her out of the blue and picks her up and takes her home. She tells her she is worried about her and that something tells her she needs to be careful. She agrees and goes in to Caspian.
Abbey changes into the dress she bought for him and hopes he likes it. Its takes her a while to lace it up because she is so nervous. As she walks up stairs bare foot he has put rose petals leading the way and the room is light by tons of candles and he is standing in a tux. They have a very intense night and special day that they want forget. (you have to read for details lol)
Abbey has trouble the next day adjusting to the no touching again so she goes to talk to Katy after she leaves Vincent kidnapps her. He takes her to the family cabin. There she finds out he killed Kristen because he thought she was Caspians other half and he didn't want them to be completed. Every so long Revenants are replaced and he is the oldest and he doesn't want to be replace and to where every he has to go. He wants to stay on earth and cause problems. So now he has to keep her from Caspain till November 3rd till her moves on without her. Thats why he's now trying to keep her alive. She knows she has to be with him forever and make up for what happen to Kristen. He hears someone outside and she grabs a log out of the fire and hits him with it, the man comes in and attacks him and locks him in the bathroom. They get back to Sleepy Hallow and to Caspian and make things right.
I totally love this series. A unusual but great love story that sucks you in to all the characters. 5 Stars Jessica Verday!!
Also this is senior year and things at school are changing. Kristen's locker has been given out to a girl named Cyn who looks similar to her. Plus its just hard to see someone using her locker. Cyn has a strange personality of her own but Abbey and her become friends. Vincent starts showing up at school bothering Abbey and one day he appears when Cyn offers Abbey a ciggerette. He really freaks Abbey out and she gets so upset she gets sick. Caspian was suppose to meet her at school to walk her home, but he never shows. Cyn gives her a ride and when Abbey gets home Caspian is sleeping and she can't wake him up so she calls the other revenants for help. They take him somewhere for safe keeping and Uri and Cacey take Abbey on a strange trip over night. It helps Abbey get some answers because Cacey gets sick and Uri actually tells her things about what is going on with Caspian and her. She still has more but no one wants to tell her and she doesn't understand why.
Abbey and Caspian are counting down the days till November 1st they day he is alive and can touch her for 24 hours. Her parents tell her they are going out of town that weekend and what her to stay with Beth after she goes to the Hallow Ball with Ben. She agrees to do this but has no intention on it. She will be going home to Caspian at midnight. Ben shows up and her mom and dad take tons of pictures and the leave in the limo to pick up Beth and Grant. At the dance they all seem to be having a great time until Beth finds Grants kissing someone else so she has Ben take her home and she stays for awhile, but then she realizes its time for her to get to Caspian and she has no way to get there. Cyn calls her out of the blue and picks her up and takes her home. She tells her she is worried about her and that something tells her she needs to be careful. She agrees and goes in to Caspian.
Abbey changes into the dress she bought for him and hopes he likes it. Its takes her a while to lace it up because she is so nervous. As she walks up stairs bare foot he has put rose petals leading the way and the room is light by tons of candles and he is standing in a tux. They have a very intense night and special day that they want forget. (you have to read for details lol)
Abbey has trouble the next day adjusting to the no touching again so she goes to talk to Katy after she leaves Vincent kidnapps her. He takes her to the family cabin. There she finds out he killed Kristen because he thought she was Caspians other half and he didn't want them to be completed. Every so long Revenants are replaced and he is the oldest and he doesn't want to be replace and to where every he has to go. He wants to stay on earth and cause problems. So now he has to keep her from Caspain till November 3rd till her moves on without her. Thats why he's now trying to keep her alive. She knows she has to be with him forever and make up for what happen to Kristen. He hears someone outside and she grabs a log out of the fire and hits him with it, the man comes in and attacks him and locks him in the bathroom. They get back to Sleepy Hallow and to Caspian and make things right.
I totally love this series. A unusual but great love story that sucks you in to all the characters. 5 Stars Jessica Verday!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 4, 2013
The thing I'm glad about this series? That it's over, and I finally know what's going on.
The whole time I was reading it, I kept thinking how overwritten it was. Abbey is so freakin' dramatic and emotionally over-the-top to the point of hysterical. I understand when she's in a scary situation, but I'm talking about when she's just sitting, having what would be a calm discussion with Caspian. And the romance was so cheesy. I don't know of a better way to describe it, but what I think Verday was trying to pull off as utterly romantic just came across as awkward and weird. I'm not going to even say anything about Chapters 21-22. I mean, I KNEW that that was going to happen, but really?
The other thing was Vincent was an AWFUL villain. He disappeared for the majority for the majority of the book, and his attitude was just a little too much on the weaselly side, as if Verday was trying way too hard to make him the creepy, stalkerish psycho. The comments he made, the actions he took, his whole evil plan - I found myself rolling my eyes at how stupid of a character he was. And of course, Abbey's overreactive response.
Aside from that, there were a lot of things that Verday did that I didn't understand. Take Beth. I guess, in a way, it was sort of Abbey moving on from Kristin, but the girls were never really that close. And Beth's boy drama gave Abbey a good enough distraction, but it was kind of pointless and never went anywhere. Also, what's the deal with Cyn? We never really find out who she is, and it's awfully convenient that she moved into town when she did. And I really think there's a lot more to her because she's always moved around a lot. I don't know. I just think Verday just used them when it was convenient, but really didn't do either characters any justice.
And the end? I kind of felt like it was a cheap sell-out to wrap everything perfectly in a nice bow.
The reason why I didn't give it one star was that I did commend Verday's adaptation of the legend and also her creativity in coming up with the story about the Shades and the Revenants. I just wish it didn't take me three books to find out what the series was about - and I just felt icky reading it.
The whole time I was reading it, I kept thinking how overwritten it was. Abbey is so freakin' dramatic and emotionally over-the-top to the point of hysterical. I understand when she's in a scary situation, but I'm talking about when she's just sitting, having what would be a calm discussion with Caspian. And the romance was so cheesy. I don't know of a better way to describe it, but what I think Verday was trying to pull off as utterly romantic just came across as awkward and weird. I'm not going to even say anything about Chapters 21-22. I mean, I KNEW that that was going to happen, but really?
The other thing was Vincent was an AWFUL villain. He disappeared for the majority for the majority of the book, and his attitude was just a little too much on the weaselly side, as if Verday was trying way too hard to make him the creepy, stalkerish psycho. The comments he made, the actions he took, his whole evil plan - I found myself rolling my eyes at how stupid of a character he was. And of course, Abbey's overreactive response.
Aside from that, there were a lot of things that Verday did that I didn't understand. Take Beth. I guess, in a way, it was sort of Abbey moving on from Kristin, but the girls were never really that close. And Beth's boy drama gave Abbey a good enough distraction, but it was kind of pointless and never went anywhere. Also, what's the deal with Cyn? We never really find out who she is, and it's awfully convenient that she moved into town when she did. And I really think there's a lot more to her because she's always moved around a lot. I don't know. I just think Verday just used them when it was convenient, but really didn't do either characters any justice.
And the end? I kind of felt like it was a cheap sell-out to wrap everything perfectly in a nice bow.
The reason why I didn't give it one star was that I did commend Verday's adaptation of the legend and also her creativity in coming up with the story about the Shades and the Revenants. I just wish it didn't take me three books to find out what the series was about - and I just felt icky reading it.
September 9, 2011
This book was absolutely AMAZING!!!! I was so engrossed in it that I finished it in one day. The Hidden picks up exactly where The Haunted left off. And boy, what a roller coaster ride this book took me on. There were so many twists and turns that I didn't see coming. I was so shocked about the ending. I didn't see that coming either. It was one of those happy, yet sad endings. I cried like a baby. But like Abbey said, she lost but also gained.
Abbey accepted her destiny in this book. She realized that she would have to die to complete Caspian. Which sucks. I fell in love with Abbey as a character. I loved that she loved to make perfumes. She was a girl that also likes to go to cemeteries which would scare me to death.
Caspian, what can I say about Caspian. I have loved him sense the first book. He is such a sweetheart. The things he says and does for Abbey just melts my heart. He felt alive because of her, and he would do anything for her.
I was so happy to get to see the seen on the day of his death. I was so happy!!!! I been waiting three books to see how they would spend there time together on the one day they could actually touch.
Like I said, I was very surprised with the ending in this story. It wasn't the ending I was hoping for, but still an ending I can live with. Just disappointed a little. I loved and hated it. All of my questions were answered though, and it wrapped up everything perfectly. This series has an amazing love story in it. I also love that it has to do do with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. That made it so interesting. I recommend this series to all!!!! It is a series that I would definitely reread.
Abbey accepted her destiny in this book. She realized that she would have to die to complete Caspian. Which sucks. I fell in love with Abbey as a character. I loved that she loved to make perfumes. She was a girl that also likes to go to cemeteries which would scare me to death.
Caspian, what can I say about Caspian. I have loved him sense the first book. He is such a sweetheart. The things he says and does for Abbey just melts my heart. He felt alive because of her, and he would do anything for her.
I was so happy to get to see the seen on the day of his death. I was so happy!!!! I been waiting three books to see how they would spend there time together on the one day they could actually touch.
Like I said, I was very surprised with the ending in this story. It wasn't the ending I was hoping for, but still an ending I can live with. Just disappointed a little. I loved and hated it. All of my questions were answered though, and it wrapped up everything perfectly. This series has an amazing love story in it. I also love that it has to do do with The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. That made it so interesting. I recommend this series to all!!!! It is a series that I would definitely reread.
June 16, 2013
I have this one on my Kindle Fire and the other two are normal paperbacks. This trilogy is astonishing and wonderful. In the first one, your heart melts when you meet Caspian. And it soon brakes when you read his secret. You have sympathy for Abbey, losing her bestfriend. You relate to her life and her thoughts and she becomes so tangible and real almost. In the second book, when everyone thinks Abbey's gone crazy, even Abbey, your heart is with her. As the same for her aunt Marjorie, because she's lonely. And you don't want Abbey to be like her. Then with this third one you wonder what will become of Caspian and Abbey. Will Abbey run Abbey's Hollow like shes so despratley dreamed for the longest time? Or will she choose to forever be with Caspian and die by the hands of the Revenants so she can complete him, thus herself becoming a shade? The ending brakes my heart a little. Abbey had to live with the guilt of her bestfriend being dead, wishing she could have saved her. And to later find out that it was supposed to be her and not Kristen that fell? That she should be dead? Made it worse. And that she had to die to be with Caspian even though she loves him is heartbreaking because Kristen lives. It's sad because you want them to all be alive, but yeah. This series is worth reading.
July 21, 2011
Wow!! What a perfect ending to an amazing trilogy, I couldn't have asked for anything more. Great book, I could not put it down. I am having a hard time thinking of a review without giving anything away, I will do my best to give it justice but to also not let anything at all slip.
This is the best book in the trilogy. Everything is wrapped up. She really leaves you feeling so satisfied with the ending you can't help but smile. Jessica Verday gave me such an amazing ending that I would never have dreamed to have got.
So my question is to you? Do you love YA books, paranormal books, books with no love triangles, books that make you cry but end you with a smile, books with lots of action and mystery and a very sweet love story, a girl you can relate too and who you totally connect with and she never ever makes you want to be like "what the hell are you doing"lol? Well if you said YES, then this is the series for you!!
Like I said I am giving nothing away about this book, the only thing I want readers to know is that it was amazing!! And when you do read, we need to talk. I have so much I want to discuss but I totally refuse to ruin the fun for you!!
This is the best book in the trilogy. Everything is wrapped up. She really leaves you feeling so satisfied with the ending you can't help but smile. Jessica Verday gave me such an amazing ending that I would never have dreamed to have got.
So my question is to you? Do you love YA books, paranormal books, books with no love triangles, books that make you cry but end you with a smile, books with lots of action and mystery and a very sweet love story, a girl you can relate too and who you totally connect with and she never ever makes you want to be like "what the hell are you doing"lol? Well if you said YES, then this is the series for you!!
Like I said I am giving nothing away about this book, the only thing I want readers to know is that it was amazing!! And when you do read, we need to talk. I have so much I want to discuss but I totally refuse to ruin the fun for you!!
September 7, 2011
If you think The Hollow and The Haunted are amazing, you have to read The Hidden.
I am completely speechless right now, I'm in shock... The storyline had a different ending than the one I expected T_T...
I loved this one as well, I had no idea how the story was going, it kept me reading until the end.
I had to cry! I definitely didn't expect all of that!! XS
I'll miss this trilogy and I wish the best for Jessica Verday <3
I am completely speechless right now, I'm in shock... The storyline had a different ending than the one I expected T_T...
I loved this one as well, I had no idea how the story was going, it kept me reading until the end.
I had to cry! I definitely didn't expect all of that!! XS
I'll miss this trilogy and I wish the best for Jessica Verday <3
September 14, 2021
SECOND READ: i am just i- FUCK. the ending of this book is so good
FIRST READ: this book was so fucking beautiful. i couldn’t have asked for a better ending. i couldn’t have asked for better characters. i couldn’t have asked for a better romance (especially november 1st ;)). i wouldn’t change a single think about this book.
i’m literally crying right now, at this very moment, while writing this review. The Hidden is such a whirlwind of emotions.
FIRST READ: this book was so fucking beautiful. i couldn’t have asked for a better ending. i couldn’t have asked for better characters. i couldn’t have asked for a better romance (especially november 1st ;)). i wouldn’t change a single think about this book.
i’m literally crying right now, at this very moment, while writing this review. The Hidden is such a whirlwind of emotions.
December 23, 2010
CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG BOOK!!!!!!! :)
March 11, 2023
It's been a long time coming that I reread this series, and I can still say without a doubt that it's special. I loved every second and it still reduced me to tears at the end.
December 12, 2011
Reviewed by Saluki
*Warning: possible spoilers ahead.*
The Hidden is the final book in Jessica Verday’s The Hollows Trilogy. If you’ve read my reviews of The Haunted and The Hollow you know that I have mixed feelings about this series. There are certainly aspects of the first books that I have enjoyed. Unfortunately, this is a series that I think didn’t reach it’s full potential. But, I started the last installment of the series with an open mind. There will be spoilers ahead, so read with caution.
In the last book, Abby found out that she was the target of Vincent Drake, not her best friend Kristen. Saddled with unbelievable guilt and the knowledge that she is going to die soon, Abby begins to really absorb what it will mean to be with Caspian. All of her dreams of the future – her business, family, children, gone in exchange for forever with her true love. And, instead of enjoying her senior year of high school, she is constantly looking over her shoulder for Vincent and always wondering which day will be her last. Of course, she and Caspian are still together, both longing for November 1st to arrive – that is his death day – the one day of they year he will take a solid form. Abby makes a new friend Cyn, who while strange, seems to relate to her. The author is a big fan of description, filling pages when a few sentences would do. Like past books, there is a lot going on in The Hidden, but unlike past books, the pace of this book is a little quicker, as questions finally get answered and plot lines come together.
At it’s core, this series is a love story between Abby and Caspian. And, there were moments during the series that I felt a connection between these two characters, like on Caspian’s death day. For the most part, the story between these two characters fell flat for me. I never bonded with either character individually, so it made it hard for me to root for their relationship. Unlike the Twilight series, where I rooted for Bella to become a vampire from the first book, I never longed for Abby to become a Shade in order to be with Caspian. Instead, I wanted to see her grow up and mature – to discover who she was as a person and fulfill her dreams of opening Abby’s Hollow. Instead, she seemed hell bent on throwing everything away for someone she had known for less than a year. At least in Twilight, their relationship spans over a period of a couple of years.
We learn more about Vincent, and the other Revenants Kami, Uri, Cacey and Sophie in this book. It was good to finally find out their purpose in the story, and I liked the story behind them. However, Vincent was a completely ridiculous villain, and I’m still a bit convinced why five Revenants were needed to help Abby cross over.
The ending of the book seem totally contrived and way to convenient for me. I was expecting way more drama and intense action after the build up of the last three books. Instead, everything fell into place neatly and oh so conveniently. For readers who wanted an HEA for Caspian and Abby, I suppose you will be happy. However, I didn’t feel a sense of completion or resolution after I finished the book. Rather, I mourned the lost potential of a young girl who was way too eager to throw away her life for a boy. Why is it that so many YA books send the message that girls need a soul mate to complete them and that it is okay to throw away everything in order to not be alone? I guess that is a topic for another column!
The Hollows is not a series I highly recommend. The books are longish, but because so much of them are filler they are very quick reads. Overall, I give this book 2 out of 5 fangs and the series 3 out of 5 fangs.
*Warning: possible spoilers ahead.*
The Hidden is the final book in Jessica Verday’s The Hollows Trilogy. If you’ve read my reviews of The Haunted and The Hollow you know that I have mixed feelings about this series. There are certainly aspects of the first books that I have enjoyed. Unfortunately, this is a series that I think didn’t reach it’s full potential. But, I started the last installment of the series with an open mind. There will be spoilers ahead, so read with caution.
In the last book, Abby found out that she was the target of Vincent Drake, not her best friend Kristen. Saddled with unbelievable guilt and the knowledge that she is going to die soon, Abby begins to really absorb what it will mean to be with Caspian. All of her dreams of the future – her business, family, children, gone in exchange for forever with her true love. And, instead of enjoying her senior year of high school, she is constantly looking over her shoulder for Vincent and always wondering which day will be her last. Of course, she and Caspian are still together, both longing for November 1st to arrive – that is his death day – the one day of they year he will take a solid form. Abby makes a new friend Cyn, who while strange, seems to relate to her. The author is a big fan of description, filling pages when a few sentences would do. Like past books, there is a lot going on in The Hidden, but unlike past books, the pace of this book is a little quicker, as questions finally get answered and plot lines come together.
At it’s core, this series is a love story between Abby and Caspian. And, there were moments during the series that I felt a connection between these two characters, like on Caspian’s death day. For the most part, the story between these two characters fell flat for me. I never bonded with either character individually, so it made it hard for me to root for their relationship. Unlike the Twilight series, where I rooted for Bella to become a vampire from the first book, I never longed for Abby to become a Shade in order to be with Caspian. Instead, I wanted to see her grow up and mature – to discover who she was as a person and fulfill her dreams of opening Abby’s Hollow. Instead, she seemed hell bent on throwing everything away for someone she had known for less than a year. At least in Twilight, their relationship spans over a period of a couple of years.
We learn more about Vincent, and the other Revenants Kami, Uri, Cacey and Sophie in this book. It was good to finally find out their purpose in the story, and I liked the story behind them. However, Vincent was a completely ridiculous villain, and I’m still a bit convinced why five Revenants were needed to help Abby cross over.
The ending of the book seem totally contrived and way to convenient for me. I was expecting way more drama and intense action after the build up of the last three books. Instead, everything fell into place neatly and oh so conveniently. For readers who wanted an HEA for Caspian and Abby, I suppose you will be happy. However, I didn’t feel a sense of completion or resolution after I finished the book. Rather, I mourned the lost potential of a young girl who was way too eager to throw away her life for a boy. Why is it that so many YA books send the message that girls need a soul mate to complete them and that it is okay to throw away everything in order to not be alone? I guess that is a topic for another column!
The Hollows is not a series I highly recommend. The books are longish, but because so much of them are filler they are very quick reads. Overall, I give this book 2 out of 5 fangs and the series 3 out of 5 fangs.
September 4, 2011
I liked this book. I really did. It answered my questions, there was a happy ever after - which I don't always like, but this happy ever after was not the *coughstepheniemeyercough* type of happy ever after that was chucked in for convenience.. there was a down side to it and the choice was made for the right reasons.
I liked Cyn - I cannot put which parts I liked about her, as they involved swearing, but she was sassy - I liked her. I would have like to have known if she did see Caspian, or if she just sensed him. I liked the role that she played, and did wonder at times how big a part she would be in the end, if she was somehow a key - which, I guess she was with her channeling abilities.
I had a few moments of doubt regarding Ben's feelings for Abbey - no major alarm bells, but a few raise eyebrow type moments. Luckily the story didn't go there. He was such a sweet guy!
Vincent, isn't he a charmer??? I did like the twist involving his "other half" being Monty.. as I was wondering what happened to his other half (but I did know who ever the guy was at the aysulm would come back into it, and clearly noted who he was in the cemetery).
I liked how it all wrapped up to be honest, they all played their part, although sometimes it wasn't what they expected their part to be.
I REALLY liked that Abbey chose to die - not for Caspian, not for herself, but really for Kristen - of course being with Caspian was a contributing factor, but she was unsure until the Kristen thing came into it. And I am super happy that Kristen and Ben did end up together!!
And of course, there were many swoon worthy moments from Caspian - I am actually waiting to see if he melts Jenine's "cold heart" - quote from her review of The Haunted "oh my Caspian you nearly had me in tears!" - did he succeed in The Hidden???
One thing I did also like (and I know Jenine definitely will) - is on his "death day" when he is real - the ummmm, events, are realistic! I remember Jenine saying about another book, after a long absence between the two main characters that they were just "Hi. Hi. Lets go for a drive" - which of course drove Jenine crazy (ha ha, nice pun)- she wanted them to GET IT ON! Well, in The Hidden, they did just that!
I liked Cyn - I cannot put which parts I liked about her, as they involved swearing, but she was sassy - I liked her. I would have like to have known if she did see Caspian, or if she just sensed him. I liked the role that she played, and did wonder at times how big a part she would be in the end, if she was somehow a key - which, I guess she was with her channeling abilities.
I had a few moments of doubt regarding Ben's feelings for Abbey - no major alarm bells, but a few raise eyebrow type moments. Luckily the story didn't go there. He was such a sweet guy!
Vincent, isn't he a charmer??? I did like the twist involving his "other half" being Monty.. as I was wondering what happened to his other half (but I did know who ever the guy was at the aysulm would come back into it, and clearly noted who he was in the cemetery).
I liked how it all wrapped up to be honest, they all played their part, although sometimes it wasn't what they expected their part to be.
I REALLY liked that Abbey chose to die - not for Caspian, not for herself, but really for Kristen - of course being with Caspian was a contributing factor, but she was unsure until the Kristen thing came into it. And I am super happy that Kristen and Ben did end up together!!
And of course, there were many swoon worthy moments from Caspian - I am actually waiting to see if he melts Jenine's "cold heart" - quote from her review of The Haunted "oh my Caspian you nearly had me in tears!" - did he succeed in The Hidden???
One thing I did also like (and I know Jenine definitely will) - is on his "death day" when he is real - the ummmm, events, are realistic! I remember Jenine saying about another book, after a long absence between the two main characters that they were just "Hi. Hi. Lets go for a drive" - which of course drove Jenine crazy (ha ha, nice pun)- she wanted them to GET IT ON! Well, in The Hidden, they did just that!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 30, 2011
*****MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS (for those who haven't read The Haunted)*****
Almost an entire year, I was waiting for this book to come out. Already, the Hollow Trilogy was one of my favorite series' ever, but after reading The Hidden, I know that the last book was just delightful icing on the cake.
This installment of the trilogy contained a lot more mystery and intrigue and overall tension. The one question was finally answered that we all had been waiting for since the first book. I came to admire and connect with Caspian a lot more in this book. He was clearly going through a lot of mixed emotions about Abbey being his other half. He accepted that she should to live her life and tried, as much as it pained him, to get her to go on living, despite the fact that he would slip away if she did.
The plot always managed to spark lots of new questions in my head, moreso than with previous books. The lengths that Abbey is willing to go to to be with Caspian forever and the things she is willing to give up is amazing and heartbreaking all at once.
So many emotions coursed through me while reading The Hidden. It was a perfect concoction of all bad and good feelings. Ultimately, the ending to the series was more than I could have ever expected. I always dread the ending of a series, concerned that it will not end in a comfortable place for me but this series smoothly ended in a peaceful place and left me satisfied and overjoyed at the conclusion of Abbey and Caspian's story.
Almost an entire year, I was waiting for this book to come out. Already, the Hollow Trilogy was one of my favorite series' ever, but after reading The Hidden, I know that the last book was just delightful icing on the cake.
This installment of the trilogy contained a lot more mystery and intrigue and overall tension. The one question was finally answered that we all had been waiting for since the first book. I came to admire and connect with Caspian a lot more in this book. He was clearly going through a lot of mixed emotions about Abbey being his other half. He accepted that she should to live her life and tried, as much as it pained him, to get her to go on living, despite the fact that he would slip away if she did.
The plot always managed to spark lots of new questions in my head, moreso than with previous books. The lengths that Abbey is willing to go to to be with Caspian forever and the things she is willing to give up is amazing and heartbreaking all at once.
So many emotions coursed through me while reading The Hidden. It was a perfect concoction of all bad and good feelings. Ultimately, the ending to the series was more than I could have ever expected. I always dread the ending of a series, concerned that it will not end in a comfortable place for me but this series smoothly ended in a peaceful place and left me satisfied and overjoyed at the conclusion of Abbey and Caspian's story.
August 22, 2012
this one is getting lowers stars for a couple reasons- the ending, why did it have to end that way? i mean it was a fiction story, why not find a way for caspian to come back to life? At least when abbey gives up her life Kristen is allowed to come back to life, that time goes backwards so that she never died.
There is sex in this book , though it is not descriptive is happens and is not just alluded to, they spend the whole day in bed and making cookies, ok... whatever. I am not a fan of premarital sex in books for teens, sex before marriage should not be condoned, my God, they didn't even use protection... what a bad example for teenagers.
I did not like the alluding to rape when Abbey was being held- what is with authors these days, rape is a terrible thing, even having it threatened toward you can have major damaging effects and this author made it seem like nothing and abbey was just over it as soon as she was rescued, not very smart their either.
Overall, this book was in some ways great and in other ways a major epic fail. I would NOT recommend this book to your teenagers and for that reason- stay away from the whole series. It glorifies suicide and sex.
There is sex in this book , though it is not descriptive is happens and is not just alluded to, they spend the whole day in bed and making cookies, ok... whatever. I am not a fan of premarital sex in books for teens, sex before marriage should not be condoned, my God, they didn't even use protection... what a bad example for teenagers.
I did not like the alluding to rape when Abbey was being held- what is with authors these days, rape is a terrible thing, even having it threatened toward you can have major damaging effects and this author made it seem like nothing and abbey was just over it as soon as she was rescued, not very smart their either.
Overall, this book was in some ways great and in other ways a major epic fail. I would NOT recommend this book to your teenagers and for that reason- stay away from the whole series. It glorifies suicide and sex.
May 10, 2018
I have to say that this series is probably one of the most disliked series I have ever read.
The storyline? It was GOOD. The characters were GOOD. I liked both of these but these 3 books are so full of mundane everyday life things that I wanted to put this book down and never pick it back up but I refuse to abandon a story. So I read it till the end. Which to me seemed fairly rushed and just ended the tale really quickly after an extremely slow build up of the storyline.
I felt that this series could of been one simple book. The plot points were so far and few in-between. Like I said, it was full to the brim with the everyday normal activities of people and quite honestly I didn't find that appealing at all in a book. With a supernatural story, the play out of the book is kind of dull and just slow. It might not have been so bad with one book but it's all 3.
I'd recommend these books to people who enjoy that kind of slow book/story but personally it left me wanting and in the end that need never got fulfilled.
The storyline? It was GOOD. The characters were GOOD. I liked both of these but these 3 books are so full of mundane everyday life things that I wanted to put this book down and never pick it back up but I refuse to abandon a story. So I read it till the end. Which to me seemed fairly rushed and just ended the tale really quickly after an extremely slow build up of the storyline.
I felt that this series could of been one simple book. The plot points were so far and few in-between. Like I said, it was full to the brim with the everyday normal activities of people and quite honestly I didn't find that appealing at all in a book. With a supernatural story, the play out of the book is kind of dull and just slow. It might not have been so bad with one book but it's all 3.
I'd recommend these books to people who enjoy that kind of slow book/story but personally it left me wanting and in the end that need never got fulfilled.
November 26, 2015
This was such a good conclusion to the series I couldn't get my nose out of the book - I just had to keep reading to see what would happen to Abbie and Caspian by the end of the story.
I very much enjoyed all three books and this was a fitting conclusion. The characters were all interesting, with a touch of the Sleep Hollow legend about them, and the storyline was well told and didn't leave any loose ends.
I am glad I found these books, by chance as it were, and was able to get transported by the author's written word into this wonderful storytelling.
I very much enjoyed all three books and this was a fitting conclusion. The characters were all interesting, with a touch of the Sleep Hollow legend about them, and the storyline was well told and didn't leave any loose ends.
I am glad I found these books, by chance as it were, and was able to get transported by the author's written word into this wonderful storytelling.
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