I can't say this was the best book, and it seemed a little long to get to the end, but it had its moments. There was a variety of paranormal spatterings in the book from a fire ball person (wasn't too sure of that one), to having to special "gifts" to something else that would contain a spoiler. Basically Barrie's mother died so she was sent to Watson island to live with her mother's sister. The small town consists of the Watsons, the cream of the crop, the Beaufort's, and finally, the Colesons (bottom of the totem pole). Barrie just wants to know her family, but there are some deep seeded hurts that doesn't make it all that easy, other than with her aunt Prue.
My questions were these while listening. First, why wouldn't people tell Barrie all their secrets? Everyone else in town seemed to know them, and she was going to live there. Also, what exactly were all those different impish beings? It's like we were just supposed to know they exist and accept them. Seems like Barrie should have been a little freaked out.
So, yeah. 3 stars.