This one was a required reading for school, and immediately after finishing the school lecture, I went to my local bookstore and ordered the second book. By now, six out of seven books of the "Shadow Children" series have a place on my shelves, but as it has been so long since I've read them, I fear I wouldn't be able to get into the seventh anymore. However, at least the first three books can be highly recommended by me. While I don't remember so much about the fourth, the fifth and the sixth one, Luke's experiences and the enthralling plot in this first installment were excellent to follow, with Luke being a very likeable boy who you can't help but root for.

The series itself has remained as both my favorite author and book(s) for many years, even to this day. It's a bit dark but the story itself is interesting! The style that it's written in narrates it in a unique way. It's a type of story that you just have to read the first volume, you either like and continue or drop it whole. The rating left me a bit confused, this is NOT for kids 9-12, it's more for 14/15+, since it gets a bit violent in the later books. Truth be told, this is a series that is defiantly worth getting into!