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Phoenix “Nix�� Loring knows her family is under a Halloween curse. When she was three, her parents tragically died on October 31st. Eleven years later, her twin sister Lark suffered a similar fate.

Ever since, Nix has battled survivor guilt. She can't even find comfort in Clarey, Lark's boyfriend and the one person who understands her pain, because Nix's hidden feelings for him go far beyond friendship. All that remains are her sketches, where she finds solace among the goblins and faeries in her imaginary world of Mystiquel. When her depression starts affecting her ability to see color, Nix all but gives up on her art, until her uncle goes missing on Halloween day. Hot on his trail, Nix and Clarey step through a portal, becoming trapped inside a decaying version of their town filled with Nix's own sketches come to life.

As Nix and Clarey search for her uncle within the sinister and dangerous world of Mystiquel, Nix discovers there's more to her family curse and otherworldly artwork than she ever imagined-and unless she can solve the Goblin King's maze before the clock strikes midnight, her life won't be the only one the curse claims next.

I'm still waiting on my copy of this from the library. It should be any day, so I'll start as soon as it come in.

Ch 1-8 (view spoiler)[ So we're noticing weird things now. Her uncle definitely has a deal with some kind of creatures for the fruits and candles he gets. I'm not sure why he's doing it.

I wonder if the visions/dreams Nix gets are because that's what Lark is seeing? Like she's in another world? (hide spoiler)]

Ch 9-16 (view spoiler)[ The maze reminds me of the movie Labyrinth. It's a bit hard to picture sometimes, but still exciting. Maybe Nix should just touch as many creatures as she can to turn them back? (hide spoiler)]

Ch 17-24 (view spoiler)[ Oh, I felt so bad for Clarey when he told that story. How awful.

I didn't suspect Jasper of being the Goblin King, but I guess I wasn't really wondering about his identity.

Nix just cut her throat?? Um what?! (hide spoiler)]

Ch 25-End (view spoiler)[ I had wondered if Lark was the motherboard. This really is a no win situation, because if Nix gets out, the goblins will still take people. Maybe there's a way for them to not need humans?

Lark definitely let her resentment fester and I'm worried what she'll be like in the next one? (hide spoiler)]