SuitabookThe Haunted (The Hollow, #2)
Jessica Verday
- Reading
- As you read, notice what Abbey turns to when she is trying to regain her footing, such as schoolwork, perfume-making and friendship. Pause together if the ghost or grief elements feel emotionally weighty.
- Themes
- Grief and moving on: Abbey tries to forget Caspian, whom she believes to be dead, and spends the summer trying to reclaim her sanity. The premise puts grief and efforts to move forward at the centre of Abbey's situation, but does not show how the story judges or resolves them.
- Love and destiny: Caspian returns as a Shade, and the overview says he and Abbey are bound to one another; Abbey also has a friendship with Ben. The premise frames their connection as powerful and fated, but does not establish whether the story questions or endorses that idea.
- Legend and mystery: Abbey and Caspian are tied to Sleepy Hollow and a famous legend whose dark truths they are beginning to guess. The legend functions as an unfolding mystery, but the premise does not reveal what its truths are or how the story treats them.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes a boy believed to be dead, ghosts and Abbey's attempt to reclaim her sanity after the summer. These elements may make grief and unsettling supernatural material worth noting for your reader.