I wasn't too impressed when I started reading this book as the first couple of hundred pages seemed to go nowhere, but soon enough I got hooked. It is one of those books that you can't put down and when you do, all you can think about is what will happen next. A very entertaining plot and a satisfying ending. I'm 14 now, but when I first read it I was 12, so it is enjoyable for even younger readers, but older readers will too be enthralled.