DD Prince

I have always loved The Legend of Sleepy Hollow for as long as I can remember and I have recently become obsessed with any dark fantasy romance dealing with the Headless Horseman. Yes, yes I know. How does a headless body even find romance? There are many imaginative authors out there who could really pull you into their reimaginings and keep you to the very last page.

This book does not follow the story of Washington Irving. Rather, it changes it a bit. The horseman is still headless but there are no Icabod Crane, Katrina Van Tassel, or Brom Bones. In this book, the witch who normally manages to keep the horseman from terrorizing the residents of Drowsy Hollow has died. Her niece, who had tried to keep the evil away, ends up casting another spell entirely.

While leaving a party at an elementary, Isabella Krane finds herself walking down a dark road when her car breaks down. She knows the story of the headless horseman. The tales told earlier that afternoon with her students haven't left her mind. One tale speaks of a man killed on the battlefield before he is able to find the woman he is destined for.

As Isabella walks the darkened road, she realizes she is not alone. High above, she is being watched by a figure on a horse. And before she can even run, the monstrous horseman starts to hunt her.

Book one had a lot of potential. The plot was there. The characters were in place. But the book itself was way too short. The plot offered an established setting but the characters really did not have time to gain any character growth.

I found it way too short to develop any attachments to the characters. I would have loved it more if the story had been fleshed out a bit more, a backstory told, and growth of character development.

I will be reading the second book in this duet. So, maybe my opinion will change?… (mais)

Well this was on the wilder side. The hero was basically raised as a wolf and had zero social skills. He sees the heroine and basically just takes her. Let's just ignore stockholm syndrome and enjoy this slightly dark story. The author sold it to me anyway. I guess because the hero was so clueless that he was doing things against the norms of society. I'll probably read more in the series but since the rest of the alpha's don't have this "i've been asleep for years' element they'll have to come up with something else to justify snatching their mates.

There was a time element that didn't make sense. The hero had time to learn a lot from books and such and also had time to try out more than 70 women while looking for his mate plus had time to commit a bunch of crimes for his uncle but later in the book but it is mentioned several times that he only spent a month each year as a man and the rest of the time as a wolf. Even if he did most of the learning and crimes as a child, how did he have time to get with 70 or more women? I guess he spent all his time banging.
… (mais)