Katherine Arden gives new "Thrills to Mount Hemlock"

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Anne-So “Echos de Mots”, children's literary blogger and contributor to the

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 by Katherine Arden, published on October 21, 2021 by Éditions Pocket Jeunesse.

Her favorite quote:

Neither of them liked being alone in the dark after what had happened in October.

Strictly speaking, they weren't afraid.

But from experience, they knew that bad luck could happen.

The night.

When we were alone.

In the dark.

Why this book?

• Because

  Frissons au Mont Hemlock

  is the sequel to the brilliant

  Terror at Smoke Hollow

  … and it has nothing to envy its big brother!

  We reunite with our heroes Ollie, Coco and Brian for a thrilling new adventure featuring the same ingredients that made the first installment a great read: realistic characters, an effective horror vibe and a well-crafted plot!

• Because, two months after the events of the first volume,

  our trio are going on ski vacation. The children are accompanied by Ollie's father and Coco's mother, and together they discover their hotel, lost in the middle of a violent snowstorm. On site, more electricity; you have to adapt to the cold and the dark ... but when strange events occur, our heroes quickly understand that their vacation will rhyme more with the paranormal than descending snowy slopes!

• Because Katherine Arden presents once again a

  supernatural and agonizing

  adventure

  adapted for young people from 10 years old. Just like in the first book, the chills are everywhere and readers are not infantilized with a deceptively horrific plot or reflections that force open doors. Here, teenagers who like to scare themselves will be served with a hotel full of stuffed animals, manipulative characters and the ghost of a necrotic little girl who searches for her bones ...

• Because the theme of mourning is once again put forward

  with Ollie who still suffers very much from the death of his mother. However, the author also subtly addresses the notion of reconstruction after the loss of a loved one and lays the probable foundations for further reflections on the subject for the next volume ... To be continued (and I am sure young readers will also be I can't wait to discover the rest of the adventures of our trio)!

• Because

  Frissons au Mont Hemlock

  is a pleasure to read

  from start to finish!

  The heroes are more united than ever and their friendship continues to solidify through their adventures;

  more than friends, they gradually become a real family.

  In short, an exciting and passionate sequel that once again shows Katherine Arden's great talent for children's literature!

  
  

The essentials in 2 minutes

The plot.

 After their misadventures populated by terrifying scarecrows in Smoke Hollow, Coco, Brian and Ollie go skiing.

Unfortunately, strange events very quickly spoil their holidays and our heroes will once again have to show courage and strategy to save their lives.

Characters.

 We find Coco, Brian and Ollie, always so brave and intelligent.

They are accompanied by the owners of the hotel, Ollie's father, Coco's mother and a mysterious ghost hunter.

Places.

 The novel takes place in the Hemlock Lodge ski resort.

The time.

 This second volume takes place in the middle of winter, two months after the events of the first volume.

The author.

 Katherine Arden is an American author.

After studying in France and then in Russia, she moved to Hawaii where she worked on a farm.

Now based in Vermont, she also signs the novel

, the first volume of a critically acclaimed trilogy.

This book was read with

 pleasure by Anne-So Echos de Mots, blogger specializing in children's and teenage literature.

“For me, reading can be just as much a personal pleasure in which you run to take refuge as an excuse to discuss and meet other readers.

I am a word lover always interested in new discoveries.

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