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shadowspinner'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Death of parent
rivercat0338's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Child death
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
maeverose's review against another edition
3.0
I have mixed feelings. I really liked the premise, and I liked some things here and there, but overall it was very meh. It had a bit of a meandering plot. A lot of the things I disliked you could say are just because it’s middle grade. (Some predictable plot twists, not very scary, the very tidy ending.
Side note: I still think Coco is autistic. Examples:
1. She’s an anxious person
2. She has unique special interests
3. She has very strong emotional reactions to things
4. She’s excessively clumsy in a way that kinda suggests dyspraxia imo
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Minor: Fatphobia
Minor spoilers for the first chapter:louisegraveyard'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
5.0
Minor: Slavery, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident
monsterofidaho's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Death of parent and Child abuse
alyvia_jeane's review
- 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
Minor: Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Child abuse
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, and Animal death
Minor: Car accident, Abandonment, Confinement, and Suicide
HP reference. Minor warnings for plane crash and epidemic.caidyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Another really cute read in this series!
After the events of Small Spaces, Ollie, Brian, and Coco are coping with what's happened to them and all the supernatural things that really exist around them. Ollie still has her mother's old watch, which her mother can use to communicate with her. But, it's winter for them. The three kids, Ollie's dad, and Coco's mom are going somewhere to ski. Somewhere where the dead don't quite stay dead and you can't trust the voices that whisper to you in the night.
This was such a great creepy kid's story. It was creepy in all the right ways but it never crossed the line where I felt like it was almost too much. The level was just right and it was exactly what I expected from it. There were ghosts talking and being a bit scary. There were mind games, just like in the last one. Yet it kept the hallmark of adults caring for kids and helping them when they can rather than abandoning them like I'm used to seeing in YA.
I love how this series is focusing on the horror you can find in each season. It's wonderful because my peak horror times are July through October. After that, it drops off. And it's a great reminder that I can find horror anytime, whether it be big or small.
Lastly, I enjoyed that this book had more time to expand on other characters! Rather than it just being in Ollie's perspective, it also had Coco's perspective in it. I loved that. It was wonderful. Coco was definitely a side character but, this time, we really get to see how she shines and her own special abilities that get the group out of trouble. I hope that I get to see more about Brian in the next book!
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief