Are you looking for another fantasy novel to satiate your appetite for a fantastic read? Misfit's Magic: The Last Halloween by Fred Gracely is just the book for you! Goff is a kid of about 13 who is constantly bullied by his foster siblings, Pam and Ben, and every other kid in school. He is the typical loser American junior high school kid with no friends. He lives in Spraksville with Frank, his foster father. Spraksville is a historic town decorated with several gargoyles (beneath which are mysteries unknown to many who now live there). Things take a dramatic turn for this young lad when he embarks on research capable of helping him win the Journalism Scholarship to Amworth Academy—his ticket out of his 'cruel, moronic foster home' and Spraksville's kids' bullying. Pushed by this determination to get out of his pitiful existence, he ventures into the Spraksville cemetery adjacent to Frank's house to perform a spell as part of his research. He does not believe in magic or this spell, but he does it anyway to ensure his paper is laced with some authenticity. What he discovers stretches him, tests the limits of his friendship and changes his life forever. How does he respond to this twist of fate? I love nearly everything about this book. Is it how the author brings us into and keeps us in the mystical world of magic? Or is it how Goff transforms beyond the loser that even his destiny fashioned him to be? It was all fantastic. Gracely's use of scientific jargon showed the depth of research he conducted to actualize this work. I learned new words in the process. His constant reference to the moves made in the game of Chess makes me consider him very intelligent. Each chapter has a unique title—another indication that the author put a lot of effort into structuring the novel. The twists at different points in the narrative are also great. This is what makes it truly interesting. Just when you think Goff has no way out, a way suddenly appears, and the story goes on, completing a bigger intriguing picture. The sketches at the beginning of each chapter are also clear and soothing. Themes of friendship, hope against the most hopeless of situations, courage, deceit, trickery, and lies permeate the plot. Life as an orphan and foster child is also illuminated (the Social Service has so much work to do). It also emphasizes that anyone can become something significant, even if they come from a long ancestry of failure. The story progresses very gradually, but it did not slow down the fineness of the book for me. The main character (Goff) is adequately developed. The other characters are also developed but not as much as Goff. Halstrom is one intelligent character who is worthy of note. I wouldn't say I liked that I found many of the chapters' titles in the body of the narration. It felt a little too obvious. We can easily deduce the title from the situation that produced it. I felt Gracely could have let us decide, say, decipher or figure out where the title came from in the course of the narration in each chapter instead of slipping it into the dialogues of the characters or mentioning it. I was also perplexed about what happened to Mathers and Geoff Von Grettel at the end. I get the whole cliffhanger thing in books, but this was sacrosanct for our knowledge. It left me feeling that Goff had just saved everyone temporarily, even though he had access to the most extraordinary magic ever. Apart from this, the book was wholesomely interesting. The book was professionally edited because I found only two errors in it. And they did not hinder my comprehension of the narrative in any way. It also contains minor profanity. From the bottom of my heart, I rate this work four out of four stars because of the points mentioned above. I recommend this book to readers of adventure and fantasy novels. It would also be a good read for teenagers who have faced bullying, intimidation, or extreme teasing. They certainly have a lot to learn from Goff.