I have been struggling to get my 12 year old to read anything at all. He is dyslexic and really struggles to read. I have bought so many books over the years trying to find something with a story which left him wanting to know what happened next - he asked me to buy this for him and to my astonishment he read it all ! He had his "head in a book" for days - I never thought I would see that happen. So, so pleased - I have now bought the next two books in the series and can report that he has now read them too.