Donna Beck

My 9 year old Granddaughter was reading this book to me. Initially, I loved the way the writer expressed the feelings and personalities of the characters. I was thinking wow, I love the writer's command of the English language!!! Then Chapter 2 arrived. The man in the Black Clock stealing little girls. Come on really??? A bit too dark for young girls in this Grandmother's opinion. At Chapter 2, I would be on my way to Barnes and Nobles to return this book. I read the summary and I was even more sure this would not be a book a Grandmother would recommend. Call me old fashioned, but this is one review that is definitely not worth 1 star.