I found the writing style interesting and enjoyable, but found the characters to be so stupid that I could not enjoy reading the story aloud to my 6 and 9-year-old children. I caught myself thinking again and again "no one would do that" Yet; the book was filled with seemingly real meanness and danger. I can't think of an appropriate age for this book because no one over 9 would find it believable and the creepiness is way too creepy for anyone under 12 in my opinion.