Praise for The Hollow:
“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
"The Hollow...is a phenomenal read that will leave you itching to read the sequel! Jessica Verday is my favorite break out author of 2009!"
--Alex Malerba for http://twilightseriestheories.com
"Verday’s paranormal romance has an intriguing premise and hot cover that will easily attract a teen female readership....[W]ith a cliffhanger ending and impending sequel this novel will find many fans."
-- Booklist
"This inventive tale from a first-time author cleverly interweaves elements of Washington Irving’s famous “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” not only in the setting, but also in the characters...Readers, particularly fans of Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” (Little, Brown) and other supernatural romances, will clamor for the second novel in this trilogy."
-School Library Journal
"The Hollow is a dark and enthralling new spin on Washington Irving’s famous tale that is certain to keep readers up late at night….The Hollow is a dark, brooding, and wonderfully delicious debut and Verday is a talented new author to watch."
--The Compulsive Reader
"How does one describe The Hollow? It was dark, enticing, rich...I could go on and on. This is a perfect to curl up in your bed and read on a rainy day, which I did and it was perfect...I give The Hollow: A++"
--The Here. The Now. And the Books!
"I thought this was a fantastic story revolving around the Sleepy Hollow legend."
--LiyanaLand!
"The Hollow is a Beautiful Tale and you can take your time to enjoy it...I have been moved by this book...This is what YA books should look like!"
--One Book Away From Heaven
"...I really enjoyed the character of Abbey. I thought she was completely believable and seemed like a real teenager. The writing was very well done. I could feel Abbey's pain of losing her best friend, as well as the joy of falling in love for the first time. And I thought it was neat that her hobby was making perfumes..."
--Book Divas
"...The Hollow is definitely a book you do not want to miss. A must read! The next two books in the trilogy come out in 2010 and 2011. I can’t wait!..."
-- Read This Book!
"I love Verday’s writing style and how it made me feel like I’m living in the book alongside Abbey and her fascination with The Sleepy Hollow Legend and her many trips to the cemetery. I also enjoyed the details of Abbey’s love of perfume making...The Hollow is a great start to a series and I can’t wait to read the next chapter in Abbey’s story!"
--Fantastic Book Review
"…I cannot wait for you all to get your hands on this book!! It is amazing and will have you hooked from the very beginning. I love it when an author reels you in and you become completely invested in a book so much so that you don’t realize that you are 400 pages into a book and dreading it coming to an end."
--Random Chalk Talk
"There was a great amount of buzz going around about The Hollow. How much people wanted to read it, how great it is. I think it should have gotten even more because this book is truly awesome...The Hollow is an outstanding read. It's dark, eerie, edgy, gothic, emotional, and just all of the above. I absolutely love it and crave the sequel." --
The Book Obsession
"I especially liked the character of Abbey. She was different enough from the other kids to be more "special" than "weird" - her perfume making was a particularly good touch...One of my favorite scenes was the "storm scene" in Prom Night..I loved the book..."
--Jerry Hontz, English Teacher
