This story was pretty good, and of course it would be, because Neil Gaiman knows how to weave a tale spectacularly. But it wasn't a five starrer for me.

Charlie was just too...and then so was Spider. And don't even get me started on Rosie and Daisy. These characters are easily my least favorite ensemble of any Gaiman novel. The only saving grace was Mr. Nancy, but lets face it, even he can't hold a story all on his own (no matter what he says).

But the story was epic and filled with family bonds and deception and heroism and monsters and so it gets four stars.

I'll definitely continue to read anything Neil publishes - obviously. But this one was a bit of a miss for my tastes.