Darn good. Appealing characters. An interesting premise. A good mix of suspense, spookiness, and pre-teen reality. Dan Poblocki is a WRITER TO WATCH and one whose work I will continue to read. My only quibble is aimed at the typesetter. Yes, the typesetter. The font and size of the print for the hand-written diary entries - at least in the paperback I read - were horrible. These passages were incredibly difficult to read and tough going. This is unfortunate because they are key to the plot and the whole impact of the book. So...when's the last time you read a review that even mentioned the font and the typesetter? Good question, right? Eddie's family moves to a new town of Gatesweed. He is excited to learn that this is the home of his favorite author Olmstead. Olmstead has been missing for a few years. Eddie makes friends with Harris and together they uncover the secrets of Gatesweed. Gatesweed is full of the horror creatures described in Olmstead's books. This was so different from the other books out there today for teens. Nice change of pace.
Creepy, very predictable, but worth the read. Love the characters.
—Pyro333
Intense scenes but no violence, sex, or swearing.
—hunter
Amazing book with a lot of plot twist.
—awconnally
it was great i loved it
—Kelly210053
Monsters
—linz
