INITIAL THOUGHTS: 
 A fast read which kept me entertained from start to finish. Its a murder mystery enveloped in a paranormal fantasy. The paranormal characters in this story are different than the run of the mill types usually present in these types of read. I thought the boarding school setting worked well. I appreciated the authors creativity in development of the Nightmare character concept. Unfortunately, the story seemed somewhat predictable to me. I pretty much guessed who the bad guys were near the beginning of the book. However, this didn't really effect my enjoyment because a lot of the fun of the story was discovering the motives behind the evil characters actions.