A review by kblincoln
The Hollow by Jessica Verday
3.0
There were lots of cool elements in this book. A heroine who mixes perfumes, the Washington Irving/ Sleepy Hollow Legend aspect, and the boy with the black streak in his hair showing up.
However, those elements didn't quite fit together in a tight way. While the story is definitely interesting, I found the "surprises" were way too obvious for me, and that I felt the main character's dialogue with people was sometimes a little....bland.
I also felt the "bad" students at her school were portrayed as being mean for the sake of being mean, and were slightly over-the-top archetypes of the mean cheerleader, etc.
So while this book had potential, it didn't quite hold together for me.
However, those elements didn't quite fit together in a tight way. While the story is definitely interesting, I found the "surprises" were way too obvious for me, and that I felt the main character's dialogue with people was sometimes a little....bland.
I also felt the "bad" students at her school were portrayed as being mean for the sake of being mean, and were slightly over-the-top archetypes of the mean cheerleader, etc.
So while this book had potential, it didn't quite hold together for me.