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Empty Smiles by Katherine Arden

themoonphoenix's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

logansingh's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

recensiscimici's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

5.0

myadventurewithbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

halcyon_rising's review against another edition

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3.0

I really liked reading the Small Spaces series by Katherine Arden, but I do think that in the end the solutions to the problems were a bit too easy for me to fully enjoy everything.

It all started out strong with books 1 and 2, of which I liked the settings, the spookiness, the most, and I rewarded those stories with an easy 4 stars each. Then came book 3, which did not do much for me, hence the 3 stars, and then we got book 4, which should have been a spectacular ending to a great series with only book 3 as its weakness, but even though the setting was okay, the ending came way too abruptly and left me feeling a bit empty...

I would still recommend reading this work if you are a fan of middle grade horror, but after a while the enemy is made too weak to really be afraid of him, and defeating him becomes easy. Another 3 stars.

Happy Reading!

megs_books_'s review against another edition

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5.0

Great series ending. A little sad it ended because their story of friendship was really strong and I liked that they added people to their circle of friends. 

kobrien1014's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

kathhreads's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5

soul_of_sunflowers's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

kristen_kinney314's review against another edition

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4.0

These books have been soooo good to listen to. I'm glad it ended the way it did, but it felt so rushed. These are still very spooky, but I just wished that Katherine would have added a little more to the end. Still good though.