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The Hollow (Hollow Trilogy (Hardcover)) Hardcover – September 1, 2009

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

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

“Spectacular! The Hollow keeps you reading from beginning to end without coming up for air.” --L.J. Smith, bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries and Night World
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  1. Reading age
    12 years and up
  2. Book 1 of 3
    Hollow Trilogy
  3. Print length
    544 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    7 - 12
  6. Lexile measure
    HL770L
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 1.7 x 8.25 inches
  8. Publisher
    Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
  9. Publication date
    September 1, 2009
  10. ISBN-10
    9781416978930
  11. ISBN-13
    978-1416978930
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"Spectacular! The Hollow keeps you reading from beginning to end without coming up for air." ----L.J. Smith, bestselling author of The Vampire Diaries and Night World

"Verday's paranormal romance has an intriguing premise and hot cover that will easily attract a teen female readership....With a cliffhanger ending and impending sequel this novel will find many fans."
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This debut novel is the first in a planned trilogy that combines elements of the horror and romance genres. It is told from sixteen-year-old high school student Abbey's first-person perspective as she grieves the disappearance and presumed death of her best friend, Kristen. Abbey mourns Kristen by visiting their favorite local hang outs—the grave of Washington Irving and the banks of the Crane River. She makes the acquaintance of Nikolas, a grandfatherly type and self-described caretaker of the cemetery, and Caspian, a good-looking teen from a neighboring town. While both new friends provide support to Abbey in her grief, the nightmares that plague her and her feeling of isolation at school refuse to abate. When Abbey discovers that Caspian and Nikolas are seemingly inexplicably enemies, she begins to question both men's origins and comes to a dramatic (and spooky) conclusion. Peppered with references to Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and informed by urban legend, this long novel establishes the trilogy's central character and her New York setting and suggests two mysteries: Kristen's disappearance and death and the origins of Caspian and Nikolas. Fans of the Twilight series will be prepared for the novel's epic length whereas fans of romance-tinged horror fantasy will appreciate the novel's incorporation of what would seem to be a doomed love story. Reviewer: Amy S. Pattee (VOYA)

"For the high school students who have fallen in love with the supernatural, Verday's first novel will sweep them away. This is a ghost story set in the heart of America's first ghost story, Sleepy Hollow." Reviewer: JanisFlint-Ferguson

About the Author

Jessica Verday is the New York Times best-selling author of The Hollow trilogy, The Beautiful and the Damned, and Of Monsters & Madness. She believes a shoe isn't a shoe unless it has a three-inch heel, and nothing beats a great pair of boots. When not daydreaming about moving into a library of her own, she can be found working on her next story, stalking antique stores, or buying vintage furniture. 

Find out more at jessicaverday.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1416978933
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers; First Edition (September 1, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781416978930
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1416978930
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL770L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 12
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.32 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.7 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Jessica Verday is the New York Times best-selling author of The Hollow trilogy, The Beautiful and the Damned, and Of Monsters & Madness. She believes a shoe isn't a shoe unless it has a three-inch heel, and nothing beats a great pair of boots. When not daydreaming about moving into a library of her own, she can be found working on her next story, stalking antique stores, or buying vintage furniture.

Find out more at www.jessicaverday.com.

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Carlie_W
5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT AND I LOVE THIS BOOK
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
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This is honestly such an amazing trilogy and I recommend it whole heartedly to any person ever 😭❤️
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and fun to read
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2021
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It came in great quality, and was very fun to read. It had me on the edge of my seat, and was so realistic. When it was talking about how much a character loved another character, I was excited for them like they were real people. I already have the second book in my cart because i enjoyed it so much.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and Enagaging Book
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2010
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I am really surprised that the reviews on this aren't higher than 3 1/2 stars. I found "The Hollow" to be an excellent story with "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" story complementing the story-not being the story. Caspian and Abigail's relationship is written beautifully and keeps you turning the pages to find out more of their story. The mystery of how/why Abigail's best friend, Kristen died is very well written keeping you wondering about details even at the end of the book (I am hoping more is answered on that in "The Haunted"). And Ms. Verday's descriptions of feelings in certain situations makes you really connect with the characters. I highly recommend this book and look forward to reading "The Haunted".
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I really enjoyed the setting for The Hollow, and I think it is a very unique taking an existing story like Sleepy Hollow and throwing those elements in the story. Verday seems very knowledgeable on her subject and the vivid descriptions are awesome.
I enjoy Abbey's character, how she is quirky and has an authentic voice. Her emotions are understandably all over the place, and I feel right with her. I also appreciate that she has a different interest- the perfumes. It is something I haven't seen explored, and I am glad to see a character with a clear idea of her future and her plans.
I tore through this book and was left with some questions, and I was very glad that I had the next one and could start it right away.
I like how the memories of Kristen slowly pieces together who she was, and I really feel for her. The friendship between Abbey and Kristen makes me smile.
Caspian is very mysterious and I really am drawn to his character. I wanted to know what was going on and why he did the things he did.
I also like Ben- he is funny and easygoing. I would love to be his girlfriend, so I am torn between his team and Caspian's.
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Maggiemay
5.0 out of 5 stars Love love love
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2021
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The hollow series is one of my favorite book series. I found this series when I was in 9th grade so I was about 16 years old. I fell in love with the story and the relationships within these books. Finding them again was honestly a happy day. I had simply forgot the title of this series and couldn't remember till I did research and found it.
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jsray
3.0 out of 5 stars An okay read with promise for the sequel
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2010
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The Hollow was a little too slow paced in my opinion. It took until roughly page 400 out of 513 pages for the action of the book to pick up. Too much time was spent trying to illustrate the depressive mood of the protagonist, Abbey, who at the beginning of the book has just lost her best friend. It was very obvious that Abbey was upset--400+ pages weren't necessary to get that point across. I never really understood what Abbey saw in Caspian, the boy she only ever seemed to run into at a cemetery. I don't know about you, but a red flag would immediately go up in the back of my mind if I only ever ran into a guy at a cemetery, something that never seems to faze Abbey until the end of the book. Aside from the fact that he was older than Abbey, attend a rival high school, liked to draw, and had a father who worked at an auto body shop, I really didn't get a handle on what his personality was or what made him appealing to Abbey, aside from his good looks. I found myself more drawn to Ben a classmate who made her laugh and who, in spite or Abbey's self-inflicted seclusion and the overt hostility she directed towards him seemed to be really interested in her. However, the cliffhanger ending was done well enough that I am going to pick up The Haunted and hope that there is a little more action in it, and that I finally understand the currently ambiguous attraction between Abbey and Caspian.
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J. McPherson
5.0 out of 5 stars Hauntingly Addicting
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2011
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This makes the 3rd time I've read this so I guess a review is due!! I love this story! I think it is amazing how it ties in with the legends of Sleepy Hollow. The setting is perfect and even though I thought it was going to be a very depressing story at the beginning, it turns into a wonderful story of hope & love as Abbey searches for peace after losing her best friend. Caspian is just dreamy & a perfect match for Abbey. And I love that for once, Abbey has the correct response to finding out about the supernatural! (That's about all I can say about that) Anyway, this is definitely a unique story & one I will probably read several more times.
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Rosemary Revelle
5.0 out of 5 stars The most wonderful book I have read in a long time!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2010
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I finished the 1 book months ago & I can tell you I could not wait to get the 2nd one, it was by far the most wonderful book I have read. I love everything about it. I think the person that said the book was boring; but in a much longer review is missing the point about just picking up a book & just enjoy it.

I am currently reading the 2nd one & I am taking my time & really enjoy it. So i say to you all just remove yourself from life and just enjoy because I LOVE THIS AUTHOR!!!
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Frédérique Valentine
5.0 out of 5 stars like slow paced books then
Reviewed in Canada on June 8, 2022
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This is my second time reading The Hollow. And I have to say that I enjoyed it the second time just as I did the first. There were many mixed reviews for The Hollow, and I'm one of those that absolutely loves this series. The book starts right in the middle of a funeral for Abby's best friend, Kristen. I really give it high points for starting off like that. We are thrust right in the middle of Abby's emotions and thoughts of her friend's sudden death.

The book was fairly slow, but I enjoyed it despite that. If you don't like slow paced books then this might not be for you. But I found myself falling in love with Abby's everyday life. What I loved the most about The Hollow is how the whole town as well as the book is centered around The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and the author of it - Washington Irving - who the town idolizes. I was charmed by Abby's frequent visits to his grave and how she spent time taking about her life and troubles to the dead author. After I first read the book I quickly bought myself a copy of Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Another thing that interested me was Abby's perfume making. I enjoyed reading about the different scents she made for people and was rather interested in the whole process. The characters were all interesting and I enjoyed their interactions with Abby. The cast was rather small, barely any people, but I enjoyed it nonetheless and wouldn't want more added.

Overall The Hollow is a favorite series for me and I enjoyed the second book The Haunted even more than the first. I still haven't got around to reading the last book - don't ask why. I just never gotten around to getting a copy of the last book. But as soon as I have the chance I'll make sure to do it. I fell in love with Abby's story and the small town of Sleepy Hollow. The Hollow is a charming tale and an interesting take on The Legend of the Sleepy Hollow.
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Cassandra220689
5.0 out of 5 stars A uniquely different book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 4, 2010
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I finished reading the Hollow in a day! It was a strange kind of book and was unique in its own way with what some would say is a re working of the classic 'legend of sleepy hollow' and others would say it is totally different. Personally I think it is a bit of both. I loved the quotes from the origional Sleepy Hollow that were at the start of each chapter and that the legend was a part of the story and woven into the fabric of the book and charcters.

It is a hard book to explain without giving away everything but it starts with a girl named Abbey who is going theough the grief and loss of loosing her best friend, Kristen. The start of the book follows her and her struggle to cope with school, life and her loss of Kristen. Abbey visits the graveyard/brige river area and this is where she meets the handsome Caspian. It seems that Caspian turns what has become of her sad and lonely world upside down and it is clear that Abbey is falling for him from the beginning. What is not completely clear is how Capsina feels and reading it you think it is just because he is a typical boy but he is something more...

It is a book which has handful amounts of strange and spooky, but in a good way. The use of the graveyard and the river creates this alone in copious amounts especially since this is where her best friend died. At times the book can be a little frustrating though, its hard to see where the story is going and where it is going to end. I personally did not see the ending coming. Its not one that will shock you as such but even if you guessed some of the ending along the way, you will not know it completely which I like. The ending is not so much a conclusion but I think it is just the beginning of something more. It feels like this first book, of what is to be the Hollow series, just scratches the surface of this whole story. There is more to come and this is fast becoming one of favourite books. I hope Jessica pushes for something more with Caspian and Abbey because this kind of relationship is never is not really attempted in a lot of literature, the only example I have seen is in Kissed By An Angel by Elizabeth Chandler. Either way I am very excited about the second in the Hollow series: The Haunted which is released on the 2nd of September 2010, so not a huge wait to go! I have mines pre ordered :)

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Mercedes Penner
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2015
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C. Manning
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful and haunting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2011
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When Abbey's best friend Kristen disappears near the famed Sleepy Hollow Cemetary, everyone assumes that she has died...everyone apart from Abbey. While trying to deal with Kristen's disappearance, Abbey struggles to understand what happened to her friend. Her search for answers leads her on a path she never anticipated, and the mysterious Caspian who keeps appearing in her life helps her cope. But Caspian has secrets of his own and, as Abbey begins to fall in love with him, she also begins to doubt her sanity.

I first read this book last year, and loved it so much I decided to read it again and review it. First off this is a massive book, over 500 pages in fact making it almost double the length of most young adult fiction. If you don't like long books, don't bother. I loved the quotes from  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow  that appear at the start of each chapter, and each one really sets the scene for what happens next.

The plot is well developed, but has quite a slow pace. This isn't necessarily a bad thing as an entire world is gradually created and there is both a mystery and a love story at the same time. The author manages to avoid info-dumping the reader, so plot points are revealed clearly and easily. There are several twists scattered throughout the book, and I didn't see them coming the first time I read it. Each one made me more determined to find out what was going on in Sleepy Hollow, so I read the entire book in one sitting first time round.

The characters are really well developed and unique. I loved how Abbey creates perfumes in her spare time, and the author has managed to include some beautiful passages describing each scent. Caspian is great, and again his character has been developed beyond the normal level as he is an artist. Usually in young adult books the protagonists, even if well developed, rarely have hobbies that are unique to them and I loved that here. The love story is well written and convincing, and I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

There isn't much I can say about the ending without spoiling the book, but I'll just say it was unconventional and I really like it. This is the first in a trilogy (followed by  The Haunted  out now and  The Hidden  out September 2011) and the ending, while complete, does allow for the trilogy to easily continue.

All in all, this is a haunting and evocative read and I'll be reading  The Haunted  next.

Plot: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 9/10

Overall: 49/50
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2011
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Ok, well I wasn't expecting any more than a light teen read (even though i am in my 40s)
But was yanked up by the unexpected depth and solid creative genius of this writer. Although the basic storyline is sentered around two main teenage characers,the story is Soooo much more complex and (like a breath of fresh air) does not give up its secrets easily.
This trilogy is a true conundrum and i for one can't wait for book 3. The Haunted (book 2 The Hollow Trilogy)   The Hidden (book 3 The Hollow Trilogy)
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