My daughter has loved this series since she was 2. All the other books are light and quirky. This one is scary for her – she literally ran away crying. She’s 5 1/2. I’m sure some kids could handle it and even enjoy it but it is definitely creepy. There are grave yards, shrieking dead ladies and lots of suspenseful events at the end of the chapters.
The story is also not as poignant without illusions since they describe these crazy rooms. Lots of architectural language. Pretty meh.