If you like the Darlings series by Sam Llewellyn then you're going to love this one. 

Wealthy orphans Adam and Cressida Bloom couldn't be less alike. Adam can't seem to help being exceedingly ordinary whereas Cressida, his glamorous sister, has a magnificent talent - when she sings, even the birds stop to listen. Then Cressida is invited to perform at Fortescue's festival of young talents and Adam tags along. But, once the children arrive at the festival, in a mountain-top hotel, their terrific talents begin to mysteriously disappear. A piano virtuoso suddenly forgets how to play, a maths genius finds she can no longer multiply. There's a sinister shadow that only Adam ever sees, a strange glow emanating from behind closed doors...With the help of an erratic ex-racing driver, dashing Amy Swift, Adam and Cressida rip-roar off through the mountains in Amy's shiny racing car, the Silver Swift. They are in perilous pursuit of the dastardly talent thief! But, from a hair-raisingly close shave with an avalanche to crash landing a plane on a runway the size of a table, Adam never gives up. Perhaps he isn't as ordinary as he first thought!

The beginning was the typical Stereo-type meet and greet. You have the handsome and boastful type, Hans Fortissimo *ehem Cressida ehem*. The pretty nerd type, Sofia de Graf, then the painting geniuses and slim hockey players, ya know the usual. The usualness of stories stops there. It was fast paced in an utterly good kind.Then the freakiness starts(Truth be told I had goosebumps while reading this even though it's not an actual HORROR Story.) like monsters, glowing balls of talents and even includes the usual Shepherd and eccentric race car driver. Personal Opinion: I thought Cressida was a nub and weak willed(yeah thanks a lot Hunger Games XD) through out the book. All in all you are going to effin' love this.