Katherine ArdenFantasy · Historical Fiction·b. 1987
Empty Smiles
Synopsis
Three months after Ollie vanished making a deal with the mysterious smiling man, her friends Coco, Brian, and Phil fear she's lost forever. A terrified boy's message from a traveling carnival reveals the smiling man's game has begun, and they must play to save Ollie. Trapped in a world behind the mist, Ollie uncovers the carnival's dark secrets, desperate to guide her friends. With time running out, they risk everything in a dangerous game where the smiling man plays for keeps, and losing means game over for everyone.
How it reads
Prose complexity 4/10
Content warnings (1)
Violence



