I really tried to like this book. I really did. 
 I failed. 
 My major issue was that it was all 150% predictable. 
 The story felt like I had read it all before: A little Harry Potter with a little Mission Impossible and a pinch of X-Men and a grain of blabla. 
 The character writing was superficial and especially the heroine, Stephanie, did not convince me at all. 
 Flat, unlikeable, unbelievable, one-dimensional. 
 From one day to the next, she lives in a world she didn't know existed, and guess what? 
 She is just 12 years old, but scared of nothing. She escapes and survives every fight, no matter with who, with ease, and dominates Skulduggery, a 400 year old powerful detective, in just about every dialogue: 
 "Gordon was my friend. I thought I owed it to him to try and keep his favorite niece out of harm's way." 
 "Well, I'm in harms way, so it's not your decision any more." 
 "No, apparently it isn't." 
 Descriptions of surroundings are minimalistic, 
 The shop door was unlocked and he led the way in. Stephanie was surprised by how clean and bright and ordinary-looking it was. 
 She didn't know what she was expecting - mannequins that came alive and tried to eat you, perhaps. There was a nice smell in here, too. Comforting. 
 and I direly missed fresh ideas. 
 Not recommended.