Dark Waters (Small Spaces, #3)
by Katherine Arden
An extremely cozy lodge. Brian Battersby, Ollie and Coco are alone, his parents have gone into town. They are not happy about being alone in the cabin. The lights go out. There is a booming knock at the door. Ollie‘s wrist watch reads HUSH… That is the beginning g of the third installment of this series for middle-grade readers.
From there the story takes us onto Lake Champlain, a sinking ship, an isolated island and monsters. I liked the dynamics between the children and their parents and also liked the addition of Phil as a major character. The ending took a shocking turn.
Enjoyable, however I liked the previous book set at Hemlock Lodge a litte better. The Haunted House setting grabbed me more.
And who exactly was it knocking on that door? Maybe we‘ll find out in the next and final book?
PS: the audio narration was good. I love the cover. Based on that I had hoped for more action on the water and a spookier underwater monster. The monster we got definitely didn‘t resemble an anglerfish… 😏
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