Kat Van Tassel doesn't want anything to do with Sleepy Hollow and it's ghostly history. However, things doesn't go as Kat plans. She receives the original Katrina van Tassel's diary on the two hundredth anniversary of the Headless Horseman's original haunting. As Kat reads Katrina's diary, she notices a few events from Kat's past starting to merge with her present. Then Kat comes across a mysterious stranger who has Kat questioning everything she thought was true.
I thought the book had an interesting premise but, I felt like it was missing something. I found the book to be a bit predictable and dull at times. I thought that the book would focused on the horseman, he would have a bigger role and would have been described in detail. I felt like he was used mostly as a prop. I thought the book would have some spooky elements but, this didn't have any. It was an okay book but, not something I would read again.
**Disclosure - I received a free copy in exchange for an honest opinion**
About the Book
Author: Serena Valentino
Pub. Date: September 6, 2022
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Formats: Hardcover, eBook
Pages: 304
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, B&N, iBooks, Kobo, TBD, Bookshop.org
From the New York Times best-selling author of Disney’s Villains series comes a ghostly new stand-alone novel that reimagines The Legend of Sleepy Hollow through the eyes of a modern teen.
The two-hundredth anniversary of the Headless Horseman's legendary haunting of
Sleepy Hollow is approaching, but Kat van Tassel wants nothing to do with the
town's superstitious celebrations. As a descendant of the original Katrina van
Tassel, Kat knows she’s expected to fulfill her ancestor’s legacy by someday
marrying her longtime boyfriend and running the prestigious family estate. But
Kat dreams of a life outside Sleepy Hollow.
Then Kat meets Isadora, a new girl in town who challenges Kat to reexamine
those expectations, opens her eyes to the possibility that ghosts are real, and
makes her question who she truly wants to be . . . and be with.
When Kat is given the original Katrina’s diary, a new legend begins to take
shape, one that weaves together the past and the present in eerie ways. Can Kat
uncover a two-hundred-year-old secret, and trace its shocking reverberations in
her own life, in time to protect what she truly loves?
Fans of Serena Valentino will delight in this supernatural coming-of-age
tale that finally gives the women of Sleepy Hollow a chance to tell their side
of the story.
Review:
“A sweet retelling of a spooky classic.”―Kirkus Reviews
About Serena Valentino:
Serena
Valentino has
been weaving tales that combine mythos and guile for the past decade. She has
earned critical acclaim in both the comic and horror domains, where she is
known for her unique style of storytelling, bringing her readers into
exquisitely frightening worlds filled with terror, beauty, and extraordinary
protagonists. The books in her best-selling Villains series are best enjoyed
when read in the following order: Fairest of All, The Beast
Within, Poor Unfortunate Soul, Mistress of All Evil, Mother
Knows Best, Odd Sisters, Evil Thing, Cold
Hearted, and Never Never. She is also the author of the
Villains graphic novels Evil Thing and Fairest of All.
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