Small Favors
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the critically-acclaimed author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes a mesmerizing and chilling fairy-talesque novel about Ellerie Downing, a young woman in a small town with monsters lurking in the trees and dark desires hidden in the shadows--in Amity Falls, nothing is more dangerous than a wish come true. "Unique, enchanting, and haunting."--Brigid Kemmerer, New York Times bestselling author of the Cursebreaker series
"Sweet, dark, and complex as wildflower honey."--Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf "Small Favors is an eerie fairytale that I couldn't put down."--Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching Ellerie Downing is waiting for something to happen. Life in isolated Amity Falls, surrounded by an impenetrable forest, has a predictable sameness. Her days are filled with tending to her family's beehives, chasing after her sisters, and dreaming of bigger things while her twin, Samuel, is free to roam as he wishes. Early town settlers fought off monstrous creatures in the woods, and whispers that the creatures still exist keep the Downings and their neighbors from venturing too far. When some townsfolk go missing on a trip to fetch supplies, a heavy unease settles over the Falls. Strange activities begin to plague the town, and as the seasons change, it's clear that something is terribly wrong. The creatures are real, and they're offering to fulfill the residents' deepest desires, however grand, for just a small favor. These seemingly trifling demands, however, hide sinister intentions. Soon Ellerie finds herself in a race against time to stop Amity Falls, her family, and the boy she loves from going up in flames.
"Sweet, dark, and complex as wildflower honey."--Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf "Small Favors is an eerie fairytale that I couldn't put down."--Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching Ellerie Downing is waiting for something to happen. Life in isolated Amity Falls, surrounded by an impenetrable forest, has a predictable sameness. Her days are filled with tending to her family's beehives, chasing after her sisters, and dreaming of bigger things while her twin, Samuel, is free to roam as he wishes. Early town settlers fought off monstrous creatures in the woods, and whispers that the creatures still exist keep the Downings and their neighbors from venturing too far. When some townsfolk go missing on a trip to fetch supplies, a heavy unease settles over the Falls. Strange activities begin to plague the town, and as the seasons change, it's clear that something is terribly wrong. The creatures are real, and they're offering to fulfill the residents' deepest desires, however grand, for just a small favor. These seemingly trifling demands, however, hide sinister intentions. Soon Ellerie finds herself in a race against time to stop Amity Falls, her family, and the boy she loves from going up in flames.
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Loved the concepts, really disappointed in the ending. I listened to it on audiobook and the last two hours out of fourteen were just a disappointment. The main character was painfully slow to realize things that felt obvious. The climactic moment with the main villainess was flat and fast. It was a Rumplestiltskin moment â âguess my nameâ. She got three guesses, wasted the first two and made a magically fabulous correct guess for the third. The whole thing was over in like two minutes. And then she asked forâ¦? Her family to get out? The whole town died, including her asshole brother that I canât figure out why anyone liked. He did nothing in this book but be a whiny bitch and I cheered when he died. And her best friendâs baby was just fine? Perfect and great? Not gonna lie, I wanted it to be deformed and demonic and spoiled like everything else. Then, the main character just ends up with the magically freed love interest and it just felt like a forced HEA to me. I donât know. I thought this book wanted to be The Village meets like The VVitch or something and it just didnât deliver in the end. There were, however, lots of things I did like. The creeping sense of impending doom, the atmospheric setting, and, aside from being dumb as a box of rocks at the end, the main character was likable and relatable. I would read another book by this author.
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