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 I enjoyed this creepy dark book about ugly things and the darkness that lives in and around us. It was interesting reading from the perspective of one of the replaced, and a male at that, though sometimes Mackie surprised me with his to-ing and fro-ing between the role of victim and hero. I think I enjoyed his character more at the beginning of the book to be honest - there were times when his actions didnt seem to suit the "misplaced weirdo" that he claimed to be (like when he kisses Alice??). There was a sort of odd injection of confidence and selfassurance at times. One thing that really grated was the odd description of Tate's sister. She's 3. And yet referred to as a baby - Drew holds her "replacement" in his arms like a newborn. Well my 3yo weighs 20kg and certainly wouldnt fit cradled in my arms (for the entire night, they'd probably fall off!). She's also capable of asking questions (like..I dunno..where's my Mom??!) and having a fairly reasonable conversation. Maybe with a 3yo in my face all day I'm being overly picky on that one but I did find that particular aspect a bit weird. That being said some of the other supporting cast were done brilliantly - Janice and her herbal concotions, Luther and C from the band. All in all though I thought the portrayal of the house of Mayhem and Misery were deliciously dark and creepy. I found myself repulsed by the ugliness of the Morrigan's girls and at the same time often felt sorry for them. The tone and atmosphere of this book were awesome. I listened to the audio version over about a week and thought Mackie's voice was done really well and the reader invoked the kind of miserable, bleak, always raining atmosphere of the book very well. I'll probably end up getting a paper copy of this eventually x