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sanjastajdohar's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 The Small Spaces Quartet is definitely one of my favorite scary series, however, this book didn't live up to the previous two. It had some great moments and references (Mr. Adler is the best!), the addition of Phil's story is great, but the plot and everything else seemed to miss the mark a bit. I treat is as a transition story to the final instalment, so viewed as that, it is decent. On to the finale!
brandypainter's review against another edition
2.0
Well, this was both disappointing and annoying. I really enjoyed the first two books in this series. In fact, they were favorite reads of last year. I was really looking forward to what I assumed would be the end of a rather delightful trilogy. Instead a fourth child is added to the group here and this is largely a bridge book to what will truly (hopefully) be the end of the series. I felt cheated when I reached the end, as not only does it end on a cliffhanger, but I thought I still had 1/4 of the book left to go. But no. All those unread pages were jus the beginning of the first book. Grrr. Will I read the next one? Probably because I want to know how this ends. Will I read a 5th book if it doesn't actually end? Absolutely not.
shiloniz's review against another edition
4.0
Not as spooky as the two before in the series, but equally as fun and quite stressful nonetheless. I will anxiously await the conclusion to the quartet.
lurieta's review against another edition
3.0
I'm really loving this entire series. This particular book was not my favorite as the story felt a little all over the place and the Smiling Man's world didn't feel as developed as the first book, but holy crap that ending.
tombs's review against another edition
3.0
This book is full of the stuff I enjoyed in the series. Imaginative word wrangling and complete characters with full lives. And that campfire ghost story vibe I love from Arden.
But this is the first of the three that ends unsatisfactory. Which bumps the book down a nudge for me. Previous books ended as if they were their own story.
And while my hardcover edition say 256 pages. Only 198 of them is the actual book. The rest is from Small Spaces and Dead Voices.
But this is the first of the three that ends unsatisfactory. Which bumps the book down a nudge for me. Previous books ended as if they were their own story.
And while my hardcover edition say 256 pages. Only 198 of them is the actual book. The rest is from Small Spaces and Dead Voices.
lilgrizzles's review against another edition
4.0
The weakest of the series so far. I get that the point is to set up for the grand finale, much like "The empire strikes back" did in Star Wars.
With that being said, this was still creepy. Still good. Still fun. Just waiting for the last book now!
With that being said, this was still creepy. Still good. Still fun. Just waiting for the last book now!
seshat59's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 stars
I’d been so looking forward to this latest installment of the Small Spaces series. The first two books had been creepier than some adult books I’ve read. Dark Waters, however, did not live up to my sky-high expectations.
Arden shifts the genre from ghost-based horror to a monster-at-large story. Some elements do carry over. We’re now in spring, with a new haunting for the season (but it didn’t feel very spring-like). The story is told from Brian’s perspective, but even though he does succeed in saving the day, I didn’t feel like he got the follow up he deserved, based on the abrupt cliffhanger ending. The Smiling Man isn’t even present, and though they’re on the snake-monster island due to his machinations, it’s not the same.
Arden also introduced a new kid to the crew at the eleventh hour, no doubt to provide a new point of view for summer time, but it seems like too little, too late, but who knows? Perhaps I’ll be surprised. I hope so. I’d so enjoyed this series. And this was quite forgettable.
I’d been so looking forward to this latest installment of the Small Spaces series. The first two books had been creepier than some adult books I’ve read. Dark Waters, however, did not live up to my sky-high expectations.
Arden shifts the genre from ghost-based horror to a monster-at-large story. Some elements do carry over. We’re now in spring, with a new haunting for the season (but it didn’t feel very spring-like). The story is told from Brian’s perspective, but even though he does succeed in saving the day, I didn’t feel like he got the follow up he deserved, based on the abrupt cliffhanger ending. The Smiling Man isn’t even present, and though they’re on the snake-monster island due to his machinations, it’s not the same.
Arden also introduced a new kid to the crew at the eleventh hour, no doubt to provide a new point of view for summer time, but it seems like too little, too late, but who knows? Perhaps I’ll be surprised. I hope so. I’d so enjoyed this series. And this was quite forgettable.
ibtissam_'s review against another edition
3.0
je suis un peu plus déçu de celui-ci, ont apprend pas grand chose voir rien du tout sur l'intrigue principale, mais l'intrigue secondaire était plutôt cool.
je vais essayer de lire le tome 4 en anglais vu que ces du jeunesse j'espère que ce sera pas difficile prc la fin c'est clairement un gros cliffhanger et je veux clairement savoir la suite
je vais essayer de lire le tome 4 en anglais vu que ces du jeunesse j'espère que ce sera pas difficile prc la fin c'est clairement un gros cliffhanger et je veux clairement savoir la suite
sausome's review against another edition
3.0
I love this young readers scary book series, and this was a great addition to the spooky group. It didn’t quite creep me out as much as #1 and #2, but it gave a little wilderness-scary to the group, which I appreciated. The cover made me think there might be some deep sea monster vibes, but it took a different turn. I think I wanted the book to go on a bit longer and drag out the scary a bit more? But a good addition, nonetheless.