Author: Erin Craig
Pub Date: 27 July 2021
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Page Count: 480
Dates Read: Mar 26 – 29
Reading Method: Audiobook – YA Backlog
Review
Ahhhh I loved this book! First of all – look at this mother freaking cover! The inside cover and spine are both exceptionally gorgeous. I LOVE when publishers/cover designers put so much thought into the design. SO FREAKING PRETTY!
The contents of the book? Creepy, haunting, lovely, fascinating, gripping… you name it. When strange things start to happen in Amity Falls, Ellerie is tasked with taking care of her family and making sure they survive until her parents return from the city. Unfortunately, this isn’t an easy task. The town seems to be falling apart around her, neighbors turning on each other, mysterious incidents happening left and right, and an intriguing stranger come to steal her heart.
This books pulled me right in and didn’t let go until the very end. I expected nothing less, honestly, as House of Salt and Sorrows was one of my favorite reads a few years ago. Craig has a marvelous ability to creep me out without being over the top. Everything seems so normal… until it isn’t. Small Favors is a study in what happens when people are offered their deepest desires, resulting in societal breakdown.
I want to reread this one immediately. It was soooooo good. Please please read it. Thanks!
About the Book
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.
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows and Small Favors,Erin A. Craig has always loved telling stories.
After getting her B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, in Theatre Design and Production, she stage managed tragic operas with hunchbacks, séances, and murderous clowns, then decided she wanted to write books that were just as spooky.
An avid reader, embroidery enthusiast, rabid basketball fan, and collector of typewriters, Erin makes her home in West Michigan with her husband and daughter. Her debut novel, House of Salt and Sorrows, has sold over 100,000 copies since it burst onto the scene in 2019 and her sophomore book, Small Favors, was selected as one of Barnes and Noble’s Best Books of 2021.
