“Games are rarely ever fair, honey-haired girl.”Įllerie names him Whittaker, and he accepts this. One of them is a handsome man, who refuses to tell Ellerie his real name. Supplies going missing or being unavailable, and there are new travelers who live in the woods. You see it with Ellerie and her twin brother, and then, with small things. This book is a slow burn, creating tension in subtle ways over time. Their lives are seemingly quiet, until a horse comes back dead and the supply party has gone missing. She’s always felt like the bees were hers anyway, so she doesn’t feel too upset about this additional chore. We need to make sure they’re healthy and their needs are being met.”Įllerie has been tending to the bees with her father as her brother has been wandering off all summer. “We’re stewards for the hives, protectors of these bees. But their true intentions are much more sinister, and Ellerie finds herself in a race against time before all of Amity Falls, her family, and the boy she loves go up in flames. They point to a tribe of devilish and mystical creatures who promise to fulfill the residents’ deepest desires, however grand and impossible, for just a small favor. As fall turns to winter, more strange activities plague the town.

But when a supply party goes missing, some worry that the monsters that once stalked the region have returned. From goodreads: Ellerie Downing lives in the quiet town of Amity Falls in the Blackspire Mountain range–five narrow peaks stretching into the sky like a grasping hand, bordered by a nearly impenetrable forest from which the early townsfolk fought off the devils in the woods.

Small favors book review