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Dead Voices by Katherine Arden

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tomesandtea's review against another edition

Boring and the characters were paper thin - I just didn’t care about any of them or what happened to them because they were so devoid of distinct personalities.

littletreefox's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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4.0

Solidly spooky!!

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4.25

Another good installment in the series...the only issues were with the ending that seem to wrap rather quickly without answering some major questions: the backstory of Gabe and why he was taken by Madame Hemlock, what exactly happened at the orphanage with the killings of the girls and how the ghost wound up in the mirror world, etc.

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4.0

So I don't really like horror or scary books in general, but I growing love them in middle grade books. Dead Voices has all the reasons why. There is just something special about kids who are going through a spooky situation and trying to navigate very adult fears and bravery. These kids feel real, yet still have this remarkable strength to even consider facing the spooky elements of this story.

Katherine Arden is an amazing storyteller and weaves in secrets and ties the plot together seamlessly. I was pleasantly surprised that I audibly gasped a few times. (Some at scary points and other at unexpected plot twists) The amount of scary was perfect. It had moments that still made me look over my shoulder as an adult, but not to the point that I was legitimately scared.

I am very excited to see where these characters go forward and also thinking I need to read the author's YA books..