I had a really hard time getting into this book. The writing is very simplistic like a elementary level chapter book. I had to make myself keep reading hoping it would get better. It did get better toward the end but the majority of the book was very dull. I just didn't want to skip it since I didn't want to miss any details that might show up in later books in the series. The writing in this book was also annoying with a lot of incomplete sentences and other issues. It was like the author was trying to prove she could write a book that broke the rules taught in school. Anyway, the story itself wasn't bad and I'm glad I read it so I can pass this on to someone else.