After barely escaping abduction at the hands of Grimleaver vampires, thirteen-year-old Ethan Fox encounters a girl he is deeply drawn to. The two young strangers discover that they share a bond, both missing memories of their past. Together, Ethan and Hayley are lured away, awakening at The Residence, a mysterious parallel world within our own. There, they unravel the mysteries of their tangled pasts and help the Caretakers protect the human world from the Grimleavers and their evil plans to enslave humanity.

Ethan and Hayley are expected to solve riddles and puzzles, navigate new worlds watching Earth, and unmask a traitor. All before they can solve the mystery of who they are, where they come from, and why Ethan dreams of eyes in the desert sand.

This one started of weird and I genuinely didn’t think I was enjoying it as it was also a slow start. However, the more I persevered I quite enjoyed it.

I found Seer’s characters intriguing and interesting (a random bunch of vampires, monsters and strange beings) and also liked the mystery and suspense that was created whilst trying to figure out just what the heck was going on and only learning step by step right alongside Ethan and Hayley as they solved the puzzles in the parallel universe of The Residence.

This book (and series) has potential but working on the pacing of the plot development would definitely improve future stories.