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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
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Bei dem Ende hatte man es eilig. Man ist mittendrin und auf einmal ist es nach 5 Seiten zu Ende. Wollte wohl mit dem Buch fertig werden. Schade der Rest war super. Hatte total Potenzial so gut wie der erste Teil zu werden.
This is the 4th book in a series that started with Small Spaces and it's best if you read the whole series in order, so read the first 3 before you read this one. The first book in this series was beyond spooky and was pretty scary, and the other two were just as good and spooky, but this one, while it was spooky, wasn't as good. I'm not sure what it was, but something was missing from the ending of this book for me. Other than it feeling like it was missing something, more explanation or background on The Smiling Man or something, it scared me but good this one with the clowns - Those clowns in this story are disturbing and somewhat terrifying even for me as an adult reading about these clowns in a Middle-Grade spooky read.
All in all, I enjoyed this book and would recommend checking it out if you've been following the series and want to know what happens with Ollie, Coco, Brian, and Phil and getting their chance to find and get Ollie back. Also, if you want a great spooky MG read for this time of year, it's a good one. You know what would even be better is to start with the first book and read it all the way through all at once. It's a great spooky fall read, and it also illustrates and shows how important families and friends are and communication, supporting, and helping each other out. It also talks about fears and overcoming them and such. If nothing else, I'd read it just for the spookiness of the carnival and a little bit of jump scares I had from reading about those clowns. I already hated clowns, so this made me hate them even more. Also, if you have a phobia of clowns, be aware of the creepy clowns in this book.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers Group/G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers for letting me read and review this spooky story. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
All in all, I enjoyed this book and would recommend checking it out if you've been following the series and want to know what happens with Ollie, Coco, Brian, and Phil and getting their chance to find and get Ollie back. Also, if you want a great spooky MG read for this time of year, it's a good one. You know what would even be better is to start with the first book and read it all the way through all at once. It's a great spooky fall read, and it also illustrates and shows how important families and friends are and communication, supporting, and helping each other out. It also talks about fears and overcoming them and such. If nothing else, I'd read it just for the spookiness of the carnival and a little bit of jump scares I had from reading about those clowns. I already hated clowns, so this made me hate them even more. Also, if you have a phobia of clowns, be aware of the creepy clowns in this book.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Penguin Young Readers Group/G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers for letting me read and review this spooky story. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I felt the mystery of this book was good but compared with [b:Small Spaces|36959639|Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)|Katherine Arden|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539180297l/36959639._SY75_.jpg|56656020], each book was less successful and entertaining. The book ended much more abruptly than anticipated and I was surprised to how many pages were devoted to a "sneak peak" of [b:Small Spaces|36959639|Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)|Katherine Arden|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1539180297l/36959639._SY75_.jpg|56656020], a book most readers of the series will have already read. A strange choice for editors to end the series on.
Somehow accidentally read it without realising it's the last book in the series....tho the plot was easy enough to understand without background
adventurous
dark
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
I definitely see why people were calling this "rushed", and I agree that the ending was way too quick! Until then I enjoyed it. There were so many genuinely creepy images and moments. Despite the rushed ending, overall I really enjoyed this!