I feel like this fell a little flat for me. I can honestly say it was a solid 3 stars, and it's all personal preference. I didn't much care for the writing style. I just couldn't stay interested in the book and kept putting the book down. The characters were just alright but didn't again capture my attention. I really wanted to love his book. I would say that this isn't a bad middle grade and would still recommend for the intended age group.

This was such a magical middle-grade read, I absolutely loved it. Once I got into the story I couldn't stop reading, I wanted to see what adventures the characters were going to go on next. This had so much magic, danger, and above all, a great friendship group that went through their ups and downs but ultimately came together in the end. I love how there was such a mix of characters including some that had magic and some that did not but they were still able to help out their friends. This story was very heartwarming and I loved all of the history tied to it also. This is a perfect spooky middle-grade read for Halloween time and I'm very excited to continue on with the series. *Thanks so much to Owl Hollow Press for the complimentary copy for my honest review!*