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Zusatztext In the wake of The Twilight Saga! another supernatural romance rears its ugly head! this time taking on Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. After the death of her best friend! Abbey feels abandoned and alone. She tries distracting herself by creating perfumes! but true distraction comes in the form of Caspian! the "total hottie" she meets in the Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Abbey quickly falls head over heels in love with Caspian! although she struggles with his mysterious and elusive demeanor. Just as things seem like they are back to normal! Abbey makes two discoveries: she finds Kristen's secret diary that reveals she was hiding something from Abbey! and she learns Caspian's true identity. On the verge of a breakdown! Abbey's world slowly begins to unravel when she realizes Sleepy Hollow may hold more truth than legend. At first glance! Verday's book appears to be overflowing with fabulous potential. The stunning cover art and legendary premise lure readers into thinking this hefty tome is worth the time investment! but the story line drags! disappoints and quickly falls flat. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the obvious catalyst for the story! but other than the setting! Abbey's obsession with the tale! and the quotes that open each chapter! it is unclear as to how the legend relates until the last few chapters. Unfortunately readers might not feel compelled to stick it out to the very end after reading countless pages describing Abbey's mundane activies like mixing scents! baking cookies! organizing her uncle's office or working on a science fair project. Although the book will definitely sell itself! it is not well written and readers may be disappointed. This scheduled trilogy may be a series to pass up if budgets are tight. ----VOYA April 2010 Informationen zum Autor Jessica Verday is the New York Times bestselling author of The Hollow trilogy, The Beautiful and the Damned , and the Of Monsters and Madness series. Her short stories were featured in The First Time anthology, which she coedited, and Enthralled: Paranormal Diversions . 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, redecorating her office, or buying vintage furniture. Klappentext When Abbey's best friend! Kristen! vanishes! everyone thinks Kristen is dead. Caspian! the mysterious boy who shows up at Kristen's funeral! helps Abbey through her grief. Soon! however! Abbey learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. PREFACE They said she killed herself. Everyone was saying it. What started out as a rumor, quietly whispered among small gatherings of polite people, quickly grew into something that was openly discussed in large gatherings of impolite people. I was so sick of hearing them talk about it. They questioned me. Over and over again, trying to find out if I knew what had happened. But my answers didn’t change. Yet it never failed—someone else would ask, as if one day my reply would suddenly be different. I didn’t know, but I should have … and I’ve been haunted ever since. © 2009 Jessica Miller Zusammenfassung 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...
