This book is beautifully written like an old fashioned fairytale. It was fantastical, dark and eerie. It was also a wonderful story of growing up and finding out about who you truly are. Serafina is a bright, inquisitive 12 year old who lives in the basement of a mansion. While sneaking around the basement Serafina stumbles upon something horrible happening to a little girl. She makes it her mission to find the person responsible. In doing so she makes friends with Braeden the young master of the house and the first person to ever actually talk to her and get to know her. Braeden is a kind boy with a troubled past and he and Serafina bond quickly. That was one of my favorite things about this book. Their friendship was so pure and sincere. I don't want to go into the details of what happens and give away too much but overall this was a great book.