freemanamy 's review for:

Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

2.0

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The storyline is cute- definitely meant to be read in the winter months, but it is predictable and a little boring. It sort of screamed Harry Potter fan-fic to me in the way that the main character has a horrible home life with an aunt and uncle who adopted her when her parents died, she finds magic in a mysterious place, she meets a quirky friend or two, she has to watch out for maniacal adults with unknown motives, she meets an old man who leads the hotel and makes snow fall from the ceiling on Christmas and she learns that she'd descended from greatness. As I write this, I realize that it's basically just B-rate Harry Potter without owls.

I would recommend this book to anyone with some time on their hands and an interest in puzzles.