Well, it's about a girl named Charlotte ho has a horribly negative attitude after she doesn't make it into the school play. On her way home, she finds a stray cat who won't stop following her. She finally takes it home with her and names it Bartholomew, even though it is a girl(She just calls it "Mew"). Soon, her cousin Zee moves in with them from England for reasons only known by her uncle. It then goes into a huge adventure based on Roman mythology involving Demons who steal shadows, leaving the victims (Ironically) shadows of their former selves.
Any more would ruin the suspense, really. Trust me, it's a good book.
I loved this book. You should read the sequel "The Siren's Song" or something like that. I seriously cannot remember at the moment. I didn't like it quite as much as the first, but it was still pretty good.
An arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards. So when life is dragging you back with difficulties, it means that life's going to launch you into something great, so just focus and keep aiming. — Unknown
