I read this for the first time as an adult. I wonder what I would have thought of this book when I was much younger. I am not sure it would have scared me, back in middle school I had a much wider pallet of books and frequently read books that really kept me up at night - like Pet Cemetery. The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a bit more fantasy or maybe even speculative fiction.

I really enjoyed the book until the end. The plot was interesting, and the characters were all unique and interesting. The ending just seemed rushed. I was expecting something majorly climatic and instead it just happened. I had to go back and realize that I missed the climax. It was a bit disappointed.

Either way, it was an enjoyable read.