My son Braden isn't much of a reader, but after his sister read this he decided to try it. He liked it very much, but said a few parts were quite disturbing. I wanted to see what he meant by that, so I read the book within a week. It was very disturbing and gross at parts, but otherwise Lauren Myracle is gifted with both genres, horror and light comedy. A good read, but only for kids 13 and up. (Maybe 12 if you know your kid.)