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A review by depizan
The Crossroads by Chris Grabenstein

3.0

While it was a reasonably enjoyable read, and parts of it - particularly some of the atmospheric bits in the first part of the book - were quite good, it felt a little like it was trying to be too many things at once by the end. Horror, action, family drama, ghost story, even a touch of the police drama. And I can't help thinking that kid me would've been put off by the fact that the story happened almost more to and around the main character than as a result of his actions. (Barring parts of the climax, though even then, the idea wasn't his.)

On the other hand, the main characters were likable and, again, some of it was quite good. I don't know, something was just...missing. Of course, it's the first of a new series, so the series could well come into its own in later books.