This book was very marketed and hyped and based on the copy I was thinking it would be a twisty and fun upper middle grade book for my middle school readers who are almost transitioning to darker YA mysteries. But alas, as with SO MUCH middle grade, this one has the sweet spot of 5th-6th grade, while so many YA mystery books are 9th plus, leaving my 7th to 8th graders out. This is a crucial time where kids often give up on recreational reading and as a middle school librarian it KILLS me that there is so little written JUST FOR this age. 

Anyway this was pretty good for what it was, but I resent the fact that it attempted to market slightly older when it was written for the same old target audience.