I was in love with the first book of the Measle series, but I have to say I'd cheat on it with this one. It's incredible! The story is witty and full of mind-tingling suspense, but has enough cushion and humor so it's like riding a padded slide all the way to the end... six stories below where it started. The dialogue is to die for, and I found myself hunching over more and more as I read, proving the theory that good books can suck you into them if they try hard enough. Measle is at his best, and I love the fact that Ian Ogilvy is bringing us one of the best children's series I have seen in a long time...including the infamous lightning bolt scar toting Wizard that shall not be named. Congrats, Ogilvy! This series is a phenomenal success, and I know I'll be salivating like a wart-infested Wrathmonk waiting for the next one.