What follows in a dark and intense story, where we follow Ben when she finds herself in danger, as she is taken captive by the dead boy’s father, and she does everything to fight and survive, even if she has to kill. Is she imagining the thumping sound of the horse, is the horseman real? Ben sees the creature who is killing the boys, as well as hearing sounds of the horseman trying to come to her rescue. When another boy’s body is discovered in the woods, Ben finds herself being accused by the boy’s father as the one who is using magic to kill his son, and the other boy. Brom and Katrina (her grandparents) warn her to stay away from the dangerous woods. One of those boys is found in the woods with his head and hands missing, and the town is in an uproar, fearing the that the magic and horror is returning.īen tries to find more information about her deceased father, and learns he was killed years ago in the same manner these young boys were. Ben (who is a girl, but acts like a boy), is 14 years old, and loves and wants to be like her grandfather she is strong and tough as she stands up to the boys who tease and threaten her. Ben Van Brunt, is the granddaughter of Brom Bones, who was part of the stories years before. Horseman takes place 20 years after the headless Horseman and Ichabod Crane events, as Sleepy Hollow has been quiet. Henry has been giving us some modern & dark tales on various stories such as this one. Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry is a standalone novel. Could the Horseman be real after all? Or does something even more sinister stalk the woods? But then Ben and a friend stumble across the headless body of a child in the woods near the village, and the sinister discovery makes Ben question everything the adults in Sleepy Hollow have ever said. Fourteen-year-old Ben loves to play Sleepy Hollow boys, reenacting the events Brom once lived through. Twenty years after those storied events, the village is a quiet place. Brom says that’s just legend, the village gossips talking. Not even Ben Van Brunt’s grandfather, Brom Bones, who was there when it was said the Horseman chased the upstart Crane out of town. Horseman: A Tale of Sleepy Hollow by Christina Henry – a ReviewĪmazon / B&N / Kobo / Google Play / Apple / BAM / Book DepositoryĮveryone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him.
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