So, my first impression of this novel turned out to be wrong, I admit it.  I started out irritated with how the author was jamming the ambiance down my throat.  I lost count of how many times the words "ancient" and "ancestors" were used in the first few chapters.  I get it.  The house is old and has been in the family forever.  Once I got past that, the story began to pull me in.  I am a sucker for stories that take place on the Great Lakes, especially Lake Superior.  Superior is constantly bitter cold and killer storms actually happen, it's a great setting for creepy and strange.  

Once the plot began to fully form, I ripped through this book.  There was just enough of the supernatural to keep it spooky and the family dynamics added another spicy layer.  A wacky Mom, grumpy cousins, caretakers who flit in and out being all cryptic... there's something for everyone!  When the weird becomes dangerous, it's up to the twins, Anni and her brother to figure out what is really going on before someone ends up dead.  I always know a book has "gotten me" when I think about it in my non-reading times.  This one definitely showed up in my thoughts when I was supposed to be, I don't know, folding laundry or helping with math.  Give it a shot!