Title: Hollow
Author: Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, Berenice Nelle
Synopsis
"Isabel "Izzy" Crane and her family have just relocated to Sleepy Hollow, the town made famous by—and obsessed with—Washington Irving's legend of the Headless Horseman. But city slicker-skeptic Izzy has no time for superstition as she navigates life at a new address, a new school, and, with any luck, with new friends. Ghost stories aren't real, after all....
Then Izzy is pulled into the orbit of the town's teen royalty, Vicky Van Tassel (yes, that Van Tassel) and loveable varsity-level prankster Croc Byun. Vicky's weariness with her family connection to the legend turns to terror when the trio begins to be haunted by the Horseman himself, uncovering a curse set on destroying the Van Tassel line. Now, they have only until Halloween night to break it—meaning it's a totally inconvenient time for Izzy to develop a massive crush on the enigmatic Vicky.
Can Izzy's practical nature help her face the unknown—or only trip her up? As the calendar runs down to the 31st, Izzy will have to use all of her wits and work with her new friends to save Vicky and uncover the mystery of the legendary Horseman of Sleepy Hollow—before it's too late." Via Good Reads
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review
We follow Izzy Crane right after she moves to the small town of Sleepy Hollow. The town is obsessed with Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The longer Izzy stays in town she recognizes the strangeness, and she teams up with Vicky Van Tassel, a descendant of Katrina Van Tassel, and a loveable jock named Croc to help save the town.
I devoured this story! It is no surprise since I love both Shannon and all things Headless Horseman, but honestly, I could read it again right now. The characters were all loveable and charming. I loved watching Vicky and Izzy navigate this mystery and Croc made a wonderful side character. There was so much representation in this book from the main character to the side characters!
The art was beautiful, and it truly captured the spirit of Halloween. I will be picking up this one year after year. It just felt like the embodiment of spooky and friendship. I was looking for a cozy morning with my cup of tea and a quick spooky read and I got exactly that.
Could not have enjoyed myself more! Please if you love spooky graphic novels or the Headless Horseman then please pick this up!
Thank you NetGalley and Boom Studios! for my copy!
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