The Curse of the Shadowman

I like that Dekker is bringing the concepts of the five seals to kids. This series seem like a good introduction to the Circle universe, which could transition to the YA series, then the adult novels.

As I read these, I know that they are still too dark for my boy. They would have been too dark for me on the bottom end of the suggested age range. This is not a criticism of the book, simply an observation of myself and my boy.

The story moves quickly and illustrates the points of the seals simply, a good base for kids who don't have the understanding or experience to understand them in depth.

I don't identify with the characters much, but that may be in part because of how far removed I am from that age group.