The Hollow by Jessica Verday

I bought a Kindle because I have no place left to store any books, and the first book I read on it was The Hollow by Jessica Verday.  I bought this book yesterday afternoon and finished it last night. Here's a little about the book (taken from Amazon):

When Abbey's best friend, Kristen, vanishes at the bridge near Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, everyone else is all too quick to accept that Kristen is dead?and rumors fly that her death was no accident. Abbey goes through the motions of mourning her best friend, but privately, she refuses to believe that Kristen is really gone. Then she meets Caspian, the gorgeous and mysterious boy who shows up out of nowhere at Kristen's funeral, and keeps reappearing in Abbey's life. Caspian clearly has secrets of his own, but he's the only person who makes Abbey feel normal again...but also special.


Just when Abbey starts to feel that she might survive all this, she learns a secret that makes her question everything she thought she knew about her best friend. How could Kristen have kept silent about so much? And could this secret have led to her death? As Abbey struggles to understand Kristen's betrayal, she uncovers a frightening truth that nearly unravels her—one that will challenge her emerging love for Caspian, as well as her own sanity. 

About the author, Jessica Verday (taken from Amazon):

Jessica Verday wrote the first draft of her debut novel, The Hollow, by hand, using thirteen spiral-bound notebooks and fifteen black pens. She likes: things that smell nice, rainy nights, old books, cemeteries, Johnny Cash, zombie movies, L.J. Smith books, abandoned buildings, trains, and snow. She is currently hand-writing the continuation of Abbey and Caspian's story from her home in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.  Find out more at jessicaverday.com.


My thoughts on the book:

I really liked this book. I couldn't put it down, obviously, because I finished it in just a few hours, but there was one thing that bothered me about the book. The secret that Abbey learns about Kristen didn't really have a conclusion to it. I finished the book a little disappointed that more information wasn't given about the secret. Other than that, the book was wonderful. I loved the setting of the book and how Jessica Verday described everything with such detail that it felt like I was standing right there with Abbey. And the revelations at the end of the book were unexpected and interesting. All in all, it was a very good read.

Next up to read on my Kindle:  Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr