I have all the Jon Reznick series and have enjoyed them over the years; however, this one is too much the same thing over again. It is the same story as before except the drama now affects another character. The villain is particularly sadistic, and I found myself skipping over the parts including him (which were a lot). I have to let the reader know that I normally stay away from books with this kind of language, but I have enjoyed Jon as a really good guy who always comes through.