The Secret of Spellshadow Manor

Terrible Writing! Lois Fisher This is one of the worst written novels I've read in a long time. The author tells about the characters all the time instead of showing. "Alex (main character) didn't trust his roommates." "Alex felt cold." "Alex wanted to escape." And when Ms. Forrest attempts to describe the horrors of the ruins of Sp. This is no Harry Potter! I disagree that this compares to the Potter series. Poor character development; poor relationships development; dark and moody; not very magical. I kept waiting for it to get better but it didn't. I won't buy anymore of the series.. AsMeow said Not my favorite book by Bella Forest. This book was ok. It didn't suck me in the way her Gender Game series did. I just ordered book two, I'm hoping it's better than this one.I highly recommend the Gender Game though!

Especially for a normal person like him. Spellshadow, with its beautiful yet sinisterly decorated hallways, ever-changing outdoor scenery, and very unusual residentsAlex will quickly learn it is a place that is as wondrous as it is deadly. A deep, dark, deadly secret Because Spellshadow's elusive head is hiding a secret of his own - one that Alex soon realizes he and Natalie must uncover at all costs if either of them wishes to leave the Manor aliveand before it's too late.. But when he sees the mysterious man following Natalie again the very next day, he can no longer disbelieve his eyes. What if you found yourself recruited to an institute of magic, only to discover you really couldn't do magic? What if your enrollment there was all one big, terrible mistake? If you were at Spellshadow, you'd keep it a secret. What would you do if you spotted a man following a young woman, but no-one else could see him? Like most sane people, student Alex Webber thought he was hallucinating