ARC provided by Penguin in exchange for an honest review.1.) Small Spaces ★★★★★I don't have words, only tears. Also... this comes out on my birthday? The blessings. Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr | Youtube | Twitch

“Perhaps only to frighten us. Weaken us. Ghosts like it when you’re afraid. It means you acknowledge them.” Dead Voices is the sequel to middle grade paranormal/horror book Small Spaces. Small Spaces quickly became one of my favourites of the genre after reading it, so I was really excited to see what I would think of the second instalment. While I still like Small Smalls more, this was a solid second book and I cannot wait to see what the rest of the series holds in store for us. Each book cent...

“i believe in memory. i believe in remembering someone you love so well that it becomes kind of like a ghost. you remember someone so hard that it feels like they're in the next room, just around the corner, that they could walk in any minute.” after a thoroughly autumn-themed spat with scarecrows in small spaces, we now follow our trio of eleven-year-olds grappling with ghosts during the winter season!still shaken after the events of two months ago, ollie, coco, and brian are looking

something about this series doesn't quite work for me, and yet it's just spooky enough—and the friends just endearing enough—for me to keep reading!

This paled in comparison to its brilliant predecessor, Small Spaces, but it’s still a cute and entertaining story. I had very high expectations for Dead Voices because I LOVED Small Spaces, but where that was richly atmospheric and unique, this felt thin and typical of its genre. Atmosphere is what Katherine Arden does best, and while there’s more of that here than in your typical middle grade book, the spooky, hauntingly magical feel of Small Spaces and The Bear and the Nightengale trilogy is a...

While I liked this one a little less than Small Spaces, it did have the benefit of already-established characters and a slight progression in the greater mystery of the Smiling Man.Overall, however, it's mostly just a slightly creepy ghost story with slightly powerful mirrors and party games.Not that this is a BAD thing, but it's NOT scary. It's rather Disney-Level. Of course, that's often the expectation with any MG book, no?(Yes, I know of many examples where MG does not equate with mild.) Thi...

Ouch! I didn't like this book at all and that hurt... Arden is one of my favourite authors and I loved the first book in the series so much... but this one just didn't work. I skipped though the pages because I just couldn't wait for it to end. I get this is a children's book, but the first one was great for an adult too. This one... was one percent story and the rest was just fillers. I mean, descriptions of people making pancakes and stuff like that. And, I mean... a Ouija board? Seriously, g

Dead Voices is the second book in the Small Spaces series by Katherine Arden. In this book, we're reunited with best friends Ollie Adler, Coco Zintner and Brian Battersby, after they survived the terrifying circumstances of the first book, Small Spaces. Every book in the series has a seasonal theme—Small Spaces was autumn themed whereas Dead Voices is winter themed. Thanks to Arden's magnificent writing, you find yourself admiring the beauty of winter but also feel the eeriness that accompanies

Well hello, I’m delightfully creeped out right now.DEAD VOICES reunites us with the trio from SMALL SPACES, Arden’s first in this middle grade fantasy and paranormal horror mystery series. They survived the creepy scarecrows and fall-themed maze, they survived the Smiling Man, and now they are off to vacation at a ski resort during the holidays. But the vacation ends up being less hot chocolates and fun in the snow and more snowstorms and failing heat, hauntings and danger.Since October, none of...

Katherine Arden is so talented to tell atmospheric stories!The second book of the series wasn't as amazing as the first one, but it was entertaining and, according to me, scarier. Some parts made me shiver or jump even if it's written for children. The snow, the cold, the old lodge, the stuffed animals and, obviously, the ghosts... so spooky! The last third of the book was a bit repetitive, that's why I rate it 3.5, but I'm gonna round it up since the first 70% would deserve 4 stars.I can't wait...

9 out of 10 That was even better than the first book! Creepy as hell. Didn't like a certain twist, 'cause I expected this installment to be more independent and self-developed, but this detail didn't spoil my fun after all. Love Arden's writing style, btw.Small Spaces (Туманная долина):Small Spaces (Туманная долина) #1/4Dead Voices (Мертвые голоса) #2/4Dark Waters (Темные воды) #3/4Empty Smiles (Пустые улыбки) #4/4

Ollie, Coco and Brian reunite for another supernatural adventure in Dead Voices. Normally, my experiences with the second book in a series is not always good, however I'm happy to be able to say that Dead Voices is every bit as good as Small Spaces. Katherine Arden manages to deliver a story that is both spooky and heart warming. The writing was atmospheric and the story was tense and I loved to see how the characters work together. I would definitely recommend it to children and adults alike.

Best friends Olivia “Ollie” Adler, Coco Zintner and Brian Battersby head to a Vermont ski lodge called Mount Hemlock Resort. (Their parents should have known better than to spend winter break at a place with a literally poisonous name.) Be that as it may, the newly opened ski lodge was once a dreadful orphanage complete with a terrifying black-clad nun named Mother Hemlock. Unless Ollie, Coco and Brian prove resourceful and clever, the brave trio may well be Mother Hemlock’s next victims!Author

#1) Small Spaces ★★★★☆#3) Dark Waters ★★★★★➸ Trigger warnings for (view spoiler)[grief & loss depiction, and death of a mother in a plane crash recounted (hide spoiler)].▷ Representation: Brian (mc) Jamaican Blog • Trigger Warning Database • Twitter • Instagram

This book was waaayy creepier than the first book.

One of my most anticipated books of the year and I was not disappointed. Dead voices actually felt even creepier that Small Spaces. This second book in a series had Coco as a main focus and so we get to know and understand her a lot better. Also,there was a character named Voland. I see what you did there,Katherine Arden,and I love it. Can't wait for book three.