I would have given this item 5 stars, however when I ordered it from Amazon there was dirt all of the inside cover and along the pages.Regardless, this book is brilliant. I read it years ago when I was in middle school and I'm in college now and decided that I needed to buy it.With plenty of twists and turns, interesting and dynamic characters, this book will keep you flipping it's pages until you reach the end begging for more.For anyone who's ever dreamt of living inside your favorite video game- BEWARE!! This book shows you just what it's like!