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This is one of the worst written novels I've read in a long time. The author tells about the characters all the time instead of showing. "Alex (main character) didn't trust his roommates." "Alex felt cold." "Alex wanted to escape." And when Ms. Forrest attempts to describe the horrors of the ruins of Spellshadow Manor, she over-writes to the point where I couldn't envision anything. The plot never gets going. The other characters are as dull-witted as the hero. I hate to be so negative, but I'm a retired children's book writer and freelance editor, and this is an awful novel. Ms. Forrest has written many books, and I hope some are better. However, with her lack of style in this one, I doubt it. Sorry.