On top of all the mysteries is a story about friendship. The story definitely gets a little creepy at the end. Luckily, she learns to control that ability so she can save Winterhouse and get The Book away from the reincarnated Gracella. Something always falls down whenever Elizabeth gets “the feeling”. There’s a variety of mysteries sprinkled throughout the story – what really happened to Elizabeth’s parents? What does the coded message on the painting say? What are the Heims up to? Where does Elizabeth fit in all this? Does she really have magical powers? Because, while the story starts out as a straight fiction, there is a bit of magic that creeps in.
From the first chapter, I was drawn right into the story. Elizabeth is drawn into solving the mystery before evil can befall the hotel.įinal thoughts: A very fun book that was a pleasure to read aloud. She also has a feeling the Heims, a couple at the hotel, have a secret agenda while they are staying. Elizabeth soon learns about a mystery at the hotel involving a book hidden in the library and a coded message on the founder’s portrait. It’s made even better when she makes friends with Freddy, another 11-year old on his own at the hotel (because of course you sent 11-year olds to stay by themselves at a hotel for weeks). Long version: Elizabeth is surprised to be sent to the Winterhouse hotel for the Christmas holiday, since it is out of character for her awful (and poor) aunt and uncle who she lives with. Summary: Short version: Who can find The Book and decode the secret message first? Setting: mostly the Winterhouse hotel, in a northern climate, present day Genre: middle grade fiction with a touch of magic It’s set in the winter, so it made it appropriate to read this late in the year. I had heard good things about this book and decided to read it to the kids.
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