The truth? I just looked it up and sound like, well, I read a lot of reviews, and it sounds like it sucks, not to mention that the description didn't sound very interesting either. Not into those sort of books. They tend to be childish.
Daniel isn't childish. I read it and I hated it at first (Considering that he turns into a tick in, like the first few pages. I grossed me out. Then, I tried it again. It wasn't the best book ever, but it was very, very good.
What do you think?