Though I wasn't blown away by anything in this story, unlike my experience with other Schwab works, it functions as a pretty spooky middle grade ghost story. Kids will definitely be a little haunted by the creepier aspects of Edinburgh, though still find some charm in it. The writing style is simple but standard for the target demographic, and flies by pretty quick. I think I'm going to continue with the series just to keep going with the underlying mysteries behind Jacob.

The one downside is constant Harry Potter references, all of them coming off like a stone in the shoe.