I really enjoyed getting to know Penny Preston, she felt like a real 8th grader, I enjoyed that they made the characters feel like real people. The plot was great and it was a good start to a series.

Actual rating: 4.25🌟

This book caught my attention on Netgalley because of its synopsis. It mentions different dimensions and that was the hook for me. I quite enjoy books with this kind of premise. I have a bit of an expectation going into the book.

Our main character Penny is a Misaligned. This term is still vague for me, it's not some talent, more on you were born with it. Being Misaligned enable someone to see beings that aren't from your dimension. This is Penny's adventure as she explore this skill of hers together with friends and some unlikely mentors.

The start wasn't that promising for me, what with the info-dump-ish way of world building. I thought it would be a miss for me. But fortunately, the story and the characters were able to capture my interest and made me unable to put down the book. It was quite a ride and I enjoyed majority of the book. I think if you could push through 30% of the book, you will understand what I'm saying, lol.😅

This book has a very atmospheric tone to it. It felt like this one will be a good Halloween read. It has bits of mythology, archeology and crime solving on it but it did not overwhelm the main plot. The writing is easy to get into.

Recommended for fans of middle grade fantasy.❤👍

P.S. There's a cute and loyal cat named Simon.🐱

***Thanks to the publisher and author for making this book available for review via Netgalley.***