A passingly strange book, this. As a look into the life of a young teenage girl, her family and friends, this is an interesting tale. As a story that falls between the slats of horror and/or science fiction/fantasy, though, it leaves a lot to be desired. The story starts out compellingly enough; the author gets you interested in her characters and their quirky lives... sibling rivalry among the eponimous characters is well done and quite realistic. When it comes to resolving the mystery that she's somewhat awkardly developed through the tale, though, Dean becomes absolutely ham-handed. It's as though she could hear the music for the final credits already rolling and needed to wrap it up in a hurry. As a result, it barely makes sense. No, it makes no sense. And that's a pity, because with another 100 pages or so, she might have had a classic.