This is my first book by this author, and wow, I was hooked right away! At first the part of having all the characters’ families be sorted by the days of the week was a little confusing/annoying, but I got it, and rolled with it into the story. I loved all the monster or nightmares as they were called. What would be so cool is if there were images within the final print copy somehow, pages from Winnie’s sketchbooks, etc. I mean they sounded creepy, but then when they were described in more detail as Winnie actually encountered each one in person, even creepier!

There was a lot of background history and mythology for this story, this world, these characters. The author did a good job of weaving it throughout the story without much of what I’d call an info dump. It fit into the settings and situations as they went along and only made them keep my attention even more. I read this in about one day, since I was home sick and could barely put it down!

But we’re left with a bit of a cliffhanger, and I don’t know how I can wait for the next book! There are a ton of questions we still need answered, and honestly not much was actually sorted by the end, except for a few answers about her dad and that she has taken the steps she needs to become a hunter.

Loved this one and will be eagerly awaiting the second book!

Review first posted on Lisa Loves Literature.