New York Times bestselling author Katherine Arden returns with another creepy, spine-tingling adventure in the critically acclaimed Small Spaces Quartet. Now in paperback. Having survived sinister scarecrows and the malevolent smiling man in Small Spaces, newly minted best friends Ollie, Coco, and Brian are ready to spend a relaxing winter break skiing together with their parents at Mount Hemlock Resort. But when a snowstorm sets in, causing the power to flicker out and the cold to creep closer and closer, the three are forced to settle for hot chocolate and board games by the fire. Ollie, Coco, and Brian are determined to make the best of being snowed in, but odd things keep happening. Coco is convinced she has seen a ghost, and Ollie is having nightmares about frostbitten girls pleading for help. Then Mr. Voland, a mysterious ghost hunter, arrives in the midst of the storm to investigate the hauntings at Hemlock Lodge. Ollie, Coco, and Brian want to trust him, but Ollie's watch, which once saved them from the smiling man, has a new cautionary message: BEWARE. With Mr. Voland's help, Ollie, Coco, and Brian reach out to the dead voices at Mount Hemlock. Maybe the ghosts need their help--or maybe not all ghosts can or should be trusted. Dead Voices is a terrifying follow-up to Small Spaces with thrills and chills galore and the captive foreboding of a classic ghost story.
It's a good thing I don't already have a fear of ghosts in ski lodges like I did about scarecrows, because I would have had nightmares again! I really appreciated how we just jumped straight into the weird things, since the first book had the whole introduction to the characters it made it a lot quicker and plot focused. I also love the setting of Vermont in both books! It's really the perfect winter spooky read because you just want to get some hot cocoa and a blanket with it, and you don't feel like there are snowy serial killers stalking your house.
The ending of the first book was a little rushed, but I think she really fixed that in this one, because even though it was quick, I understood more of *why* they won against the smiling man.
On to the third one! Which... is about deep water monsters. Great. I'm more scared of them than scarecrows.
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