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I was excited to get this ebook but when I started reading it, It took me a little to get into and the story just was not for me. It was good read but it just wasn't a story I enjoyed.

I liked this book to a degree [it was OK], Noah was an interesting as a character and his activities were engaging. His new found friend Wendy also had a bit of something about her too. Both of them were relatively new in town and in school. Noah however was being bullied and Wendy became his friend and aide in escaping the bullies. While on his own Noah discovers a bookshop and within the magic of books which help him learn techniques to evade the bullies. Meanwhile a darker evil than bullies appears on the scene and despair stalks the town.

I was enjoying the book until it became very Christian religious, which I wasn't expecting. I like my books to be less preachy and more escapism. I was hoping that the book would give inspiration to youngsters on how to cope with bullies [without having to develop some sort of superpower], but I don't feel that it 100% worked in that respect. I found the 'hell' bit of the book rather tedious to trawl through and the characters from that area a bit weak.

This all means that I was happily reading away until I got to the middle portion of the book, when I hit a slow patch and had to plough through that to find out how the book ended. I anticipate that younger readers will find it enjoyable and will rave about it.

For those that don't know, US 7th grade is around 12 years old, equivalent to Year 7 or Year 8 (Key Stage 3) in UK.

Noah is a seventh grader and his mother have moved to Mid-Town. She works three jobs because, Noah’s father died in an accident leaving them with no money. Noah is a kid who is bullied daily at school and whenever his bullies catch him outside of it. He keeps to himself and doesn’t have any friends due to the bullies. When Wendy Sherman goes to school for the first day, Noah can’t believe his eyes. She doesn’t dress like most of the girls in school. Wendy and Noah become friends. Noah learns to work with Wendy at her dad’s place. Wendy’s dad gets the bullies off Wendy and Noah’s back when they return from school. One day while running from the bullies, he goes into a bookshop. The bookshop is a strange place where he meets Enoch and then later his twin Elijah. They give him instructional books to read where Noah discovers among other things how to fly.

The author has written an excellent novel. It gives Noah coming of age experiences. As I read this book, it turns into a fantasy and then horror. I say horror as demons come into the last part of the book. I can’t wait for the next book! At least I hope there is a next one!

A creative and engaging concept leads to a supernatural, science fiction story filled with adventure.

This is a book I would gladly share with readers hungry for gripping stories.