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=//The Haunted//= = = **// The Haunted // is a novel by Jessica Verday about a 16 year old girl, Abbey, who is in love with Caspian, a Shade - a ghost. // The Haunted // is the sequel to // The Hollow //. In //The Hollow//, Abbey's friend Kristen drowns under a bridge. Finding the death of her friend hard to deal with, Abbey stays at her Aunt's place for a few months. She returns to Sleepy Hollow in //The Haunted// and is asked to talk at the dedication ceremony of the bridge to Kristen, which she finds surprisingly easy. After discovering that she will fail chemistry for that year if she doesn't work harder, Abbey requests that her friend Ben tutors her through the holidays. Abbey and Ben become very close but Caspian returns to Abbey's life and she rediscovers her love for him, which might have some undesirable consequences. **

__ Main Characters __
Abbey - the main character. Abbey is a 16 year old girl who falls in love with Caspian. She discovers Caspian is a Shade and deduces that she must be going crazy. Abbey makes perfumes. Caspian - a shade. Caspian can't touch people, except for on November 1, his deathday. Caspian has a love of making necklaces and has given a few to Abbey. Ben - Abbey's friend. Ben used to fancy Kristen. He tutors Abbey in chemistry but neither of them know if they want more out of their relationship.

__ Memorable Scenes __
Abbey's Birthday Party. On Abbey's 16th birthday, she purchases perfume-making supplies with her mother. That night Ben is unexpectedly invited to Abbey's house for her birthday dinner, much to Abbey's dismay. Abbey's mother becomes tipsy and embarrasses Abbey in front of Ben, but Ben doesn't seem to mind. After the dinner Ben and Abbey enjoy the birthday cake outside. They come close to kissing but Ben breaks it off. Abbey is confused but doesn't question him because she's not sure if she wanted to kiss him either.

__ Key Information __
Published 2010 Sequel to The Hollow By Jessica Verday Published by Simon Pulse Also in German, eBook, and on cassette, CD and MP3

__ Areas that were Weak or Needed Improvement __
Having not read //The Hollow// I found that //The Haunted// was a bit hard to get orientated with. I think that, especially as the concept of the series isn’t particularly logical, what with the supernatural theme, there should have been a bit of background to the story at the beginning of the book, perhaps in the form of a prologue. Besides that, the story was gripping to read.

__ Referencing __
Images from @http://emmamichaels.blogspot.com/2011/05/review-haunted-by-jessica-verdey.html and http://mmmmandys-thoughts.blogspot.com/2012/06/hollow-review.html