My Rating : 3🌟

'It is meant to happen. Everything in the history of the world has been preparing itself for this moment. There is no coincidence. Everything is planned. If we don't see that, we lose one of out greatest weapons'

This story follows the main character Matt Freeman who gets into trouble with the police and is being sent to a foster home, where everything feels wrong and he realizes that he is different from the others. I really like Anthony Horowitz writing, simple yet really powerful. I am a big fan of anything supernatural and i decided to pick this book up after reading the synopsis.

The characterization of Matt was not really satisfying for me, but there were moments where the character's sassy mind comments made me laugh out loud! The story-line is very simple to follow and it is an easy supernatural read. This book deals with the emotions of a young boy who has lost his parents and his difficulties trying to grasp the new surroundings he has been put into. At times, i felt like few plots were just introduced and left hanging, and it did not make sense to me. Probably they were necessary for the series continuation, but it did not feel like a cliffhanger.

I really loved the relationship between Richard and Matt and how both of them grows an un-named relationship among themselves. I was more interested in knowing about Richard more than the main character, so that threw me off balance for a while, especially towards the end.I will definitely pick the second book in this sequel to know more about what happens to Richard and the Gate!.

If you are interested in a simple supernatural story involving witches, the chosen children, and Old ones, pick this up!