It's pretty clear I am not the intended audience for this series, and that's a fine thing because these would have scared the ever loving poo out of me when I was in the appropriate age range. Dark Waters is an excellent installment in a solid series.

Once again Katherine Arden knocks 'em dead with this super scary middle grade horror novel, Dark Waters. Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC. I enjoyed this continuation of Ollie's, Brian's and Coco's dealings with Seth, the smiling man from books one and two in this series and am happy to hear there will be a fourth. This book is set in the spring and is essentially a monster book, where the three friends get shipwrecked on an island cloaked by Seth's magic so it is not seen by the real world. Thus they can't be rescued. On this island there is a snake-like sea (but also land-going) monster that hunts the children and their parents. Kyle, a character from the first story, makes a reappearance in this story and befriends the original three. So the four friends must figure out a way to either kill the sea monster or rescue themselves. I can't wait to read the fourth!

Picks up not long after the 2nd book. Felt rushed, not as exciting as the first two books. Ends in a cliffhanger - will still be reading the next book. Told from Brian's POV this time.