Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden
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I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review via Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Losing a parent is never easy, so when 11-year-old Ollie loses her mother she turns to books for comfort. One night Ollie finds a lady crying and trying to throw a book into the river. Ollie grabs the book from the woman and runs. Once she is home with it safely, she starts reading the story about a woman named Beth, her farm and the two men that loved her. The next day Ollie's class go on a field trip to a local farm. Things seem to be perfectly normal until the bus tries to drive home and the bus stops working suddenly. Driven by a creepy suspicion that something is about to happen, Ollie sneaks away from the bus. Followed by two of her friends, she faces the woods and all the creepy scarecrows. Now Ollie must find out if she is simply suspicious or if there is something more sinister happening at the farm.
I thought this book was entertaining. It was a fun little tale with good characters. I really like Ollie, she was... something else. She had quite a few good traits and I loved her personality. Coco and Brian were also good characters. The way their friendship came into being and blossomed was satisfyingly fleshed out. I felt the entire story was fleshed out well for a middle grade read.
I found Small Spaces to be a fun and creepy read. I loved how it had the creepy factor without being actually scary. It's the perfect Halloween book for those middle grade readers who don't want anything too scary.
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