Restoration

This book essentially finishes the story begun in The World House which I read last March. A random selection of people, upon discovering an odd puzzle box and dangerous situations, find themselves trapped in a mysterious house that defies logic, has endless corridors, rooms, and dangers. In this story they realize that they must somehow re-imprison the Prisoner who was inadvertently loosed in the first book. This Prisoner is evil and has god-like powers. It's not going to be easy. Not everyone will survive. And in this go-round, a train is added to the House. It can be somewhat confusing tracking the various characters and I often lost sight of their motivations and relationships. But I stuck with it and got a better handle on things in the latter half of the book. You might classify this story as fantasy but horror would be a closer fit. Though it combines elements of both. I just wish the plotting had been clearer.