This book in the series was excellent. It was written from the view of the two sons of Cathy. The oldest son, Jory, is a sweet, intelligent young man with the love of dancing like his mom, Cathy. The youngest son, Bart, is an emotionally mixed up child that lives, the majority of the time, in a strange fantasy world. But all secrets have been kept, with the exception of conversations between mom and dad (Cathy and Christopher) that have been overheard by Jory and a few observations that seem odd to him. Then one day, the empty house next door, is restored and an old woman and her staff move in...it all goes up in flames from there. Bart has never felt as if he "belonged" anywhere with anyone, but a few visits to this old woman and the Butler, and he has a place where he is at ease...still questioning, but more at ease. The old woman begins to win him over with material things, tells him more and more tidbits of her life (which riddles his mind with questions). She finally had him calling her "grandmother". The "Butler" begins messing with little Bart's mind and it really spirals downhill from there. Bart becomes more than a handful. He becomes scary, threatening, disobeying his parents. This book kept me on the edge of my seat even though I had already figured out that this "grandmother" was Cathy and Christopher's mother who had been released from the institution. It had me in tears, choking back tears, as this world that Cathy and Christopher had tried to live and had tried to put the past behind them, came crashing down and taking young Bart with it. You can't help but feel the emotional pain that young Bart is feeling, yet being terrified of what personality he'll take on next and what he'll do next to his loved ones. This book is completely worth reading and the second book in the series becomes less confusing. At the very end, all secrets have been revealed, but what damage has been done to those two boys and what will become of it? You won't believe how the book ends...I was surprised. I can't wait to read the next book in the series to find out!