This was fantastic! Gorgeously drawn, funny, smart. Charles is NOT excited to move to Echo City into a decaying hotel his parents plan to renovate. He's even more freaked out to discover the hotel is home to actual living monsters. But as soon as he meets Margo Maloo, Monster Mediator, his aspiring journalist skills are activated. He wants to know everything there is to know about this hidden community in Echo City, to follow Margo around on cases and possibly publish the results on his blog. Charles is brave, but the threat of being eaten by an ogre is real! Very excited to read the rest of the books in this series.