Review; Horseman by Christina Henry

As I've been fascinated by the whole Sleepy Hollow due to a certain Tim Burton movie from 1999, I couldn't resist reading the retelling Horseman by Christina Henry and today I'll post my review.

Description from Goodreads

Everyone in Sleepy Hollow knows about the Horseman, but no one really believes in him. 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. Brom says that's just legend, the village gossips talking.

Twenty years after those storied events, the village is a quiet place. Fourteen-year-old Ben loves to play Sleepy Hollow boys, reenacting the events Brom once lived through. 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. Could the Horseman be real after all? Or does something even more sinister stalk the woods?

My Thoughts on the Book

Horseman doesn't have the fastest pace, even if there's things happening here and there. I enjoyed Ben and a few of the characters a lot though, especially the relationship between Ben and his grandfather. Another bonus is that Ben is trans, considering it's so few trans characters in horror and/or (dark) fantasy.

That said, sometimes a slower pace can be a good thing, if one puts build-up into consideration, and it's an overall enjoyable spooky read.