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Hollow by Branden Boyer-White, Shannon Watters

16 reviews

ghostingarden's review

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4.0

this was so much fun!!!!! the beginning was just a tad bit slow for me but I absolutely loved everything else about this. The art style is gorgeous and it had me giggling at times so yay!
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booksandbabble's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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littleflowerfairy's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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robinks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is a cute & spooky story with fun characters. A lot of the facial expressions were really funny.
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bookcheshirecat's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

  • This is a fun Sleepy Hollow retelling in graphic novel form! I discovered this book through my library's digital catalogue and immediately saw it as the perfect read for spooky season. The story follows Isabel "Izzy" Crane who has just relocated to Sleepy Hollow with her family and experiences the town's obsession with its history first-hand. She's a bit sceptical, but quickly drawn to Vicky Van Tassel, who is basically royalty due to her family's connection to the town. Yet despite the fame, Vicky is struggling with always being expected to fulfil her family's role and never being allowed to have her own dreams and ambitions. Then there is Croc Byun, the school's resident Jokster and a classmate of Izzy and Vicky who quickly gets drawn into their story!
  • I loved Hollow's take on the source material and how it created its own story. Vicky is in danger as someone is hunting down the Van Tassels and Izzy as well as Croc are trying to protect her against them. I liked that the villain wasn't who you'd expect
    It's NOT the horseman, instead he's one of their allies!
    though I did feel like he was very obvious and one-dimensional. I liked the friendship between Vicky, Izzy and Croc they made a great trio! The budding romance between Vicky and Izzy was also cute, they had great chemistry!
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itsjoenna's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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shaipanda's review

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Omg I LOVEDDDD THIS!!! Definitely one of my new favorite graphic novels I’ve read :) I loved the characters, the diversity, the art style, the plot everything was just done so so wellll 
I was also really happy to find that as someone who has never read the full Sleepy Hollow story I was able to fully follow the story and graphic novel. 
I’m sure there are additional layers to the story that I would gain if I read the original story and then reread this so I might do that at some point but for now I was really happy that I could still understand and appreciate this novel without that
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huntress's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.75

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ashylibrarian's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Hollow is a fun, unique twist on the classic haunting story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The town of Sleepy Hollow is obsessed with the literary history and the legend of the headless horseman. After being forced to move here due to her mom's work, Izzy is not too impressed. She finds all of the hype a bit much and doesn't believe in ghosts...that is until she is chased down by THE headless horseman. Choosing to confront them, Izzy learns a truth that could be fatal. 

This is a charming graphic novel that brings together three unlikely heroes who are set forth to find answers, discover who they want to be, and protect each other along the way. 

This can be read at any time of the year, and I think it will make a great spooky season recommendation. 
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indeedithappens's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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