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maeverose's review
2.0
Brian was the main pov character for this one, which was an improvement from the last book, but I still felt like he barely had any personality. Coco still ended up finding a lot of the solutions to things. (Speaking of Coco, I’m really starting to get annoyed with how often they have to mention how tiny and unassuming she is. We get it. She’s not like other girls.)
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Death of parent
Poisoning, boat accidentlessonplansandlace's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
mandkips's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death
Minor: Bullying and Death of parent
kayladaila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying and Death of parent
readandfindout's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 4 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying and Death of parent
divine529's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I can't go into too much detail about what it's about because of the prior books, but it's the third installment in the Small Spaces series and this one takes place in spring and involves a boat adventure and a creepy island.
The writing in this book was comparable with the previous two and well-paced and well-written. The ending was frustrating though, but not unexpected.
The setting was just as atmospheric as all of Katherine Arden's novels. it's always one of my favorite parts of her works. This one took place on Lake Champlain and on a creepy island and it was excellent.
The plot is something I can't talk much about, but the above summary should probably give you some insight. Like the other books it deals with Ollie, Brian and Coco getting involved with the Smiling Man's antics and it was no different in this book.
Finally, the characters. This was Brian's book and I loved getting to see his perspective. I adored his interactions with Coco and how perceptive he was throughout everything. I always love the other characters too like Ollie and Coco and Mr. Adler etc. They were all great in this book too. And I loved the addition of Phil. What a fun addition! I really loved seeing how far all of the characters have come from the first book.
Fantastic addition to the series and I'm already dying for the last book!
Graphic: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail