Imogene Yeck is the new girl in Newford, striving to leave her bad girl reputation at her old high school behind her. However, after making friends with one of the least popular girls in school, as well as a ghost and her imaginary friend from childhood that plan isn't working out so well. Imogene soon gets pulled into the world of fairies, ghosts, and that world isn't as light as one would think. 
 Personally, I did expect more from this book. I enjoy De Lint's writing style and some of his sentences just knock me off my feet but overall I thought some sections fell flat and didn't progress the story very much and weren't needed. I did enjoy the way the story was sectioned out, going back and forth between characters and time frames. With a lesser author that could've been very confusing but De Lint pulls it off. The characters were well developed, although Imogene rubbed me the wrong way, she was almost too good and too confident throughout the whole novel, even when her life was in danger, the lack of any real vulnerablity made her feel less dimensional. Maxine, however, was done quite well and I feel as though she spoke out to readers more than Imogene, especially in regards to the tribulations of high school. Overall, I liked it, it wasn't amazing but it was still enjoyable.