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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great storyline, an easy read but I would definitely recommend this to someone aged 11-14
A very easy read! An enjoyable and fun adventure into the 1940’s we haven’t really seen before.
A little slow of a start but the 2nd half really pulls you in.
I hate the dad.
A little slow of a start but the 2nd half really pulls you in.
I hate the dad.
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really wanted to like this book. I did! But no matter what, I couldn’t get into it. It felt horribly boring and never once did I feel motivated to keep reading. It’s an incredible concept that just, to me, fell short.
The first time I heard of this book was from a recommendation from Dia Reeves, author of Slice of Cherry and Bleeding Violet. We were lamenting over the lack of creepy books in YA and she mentioned this. SOLD. Then I heard there as photography in it. DOUBLE SOLD. And in one of those dangerous late night sessions on BookDepository.com (which I vastly prefer over Amazon) it was purchased. It was another late night that I started reading it, which was another STUPID idea and led me to playing Jewels on my phone till almost 5 am so I could get my mind un-creeped out so I could sleep. But something that creeps me out deserves an award on my shelf. (Ironically, it wasn’t the photographs that freaked me out, but the drawing of the monster Jacob sees. Cree-py.)
It’s hard to put my finger on what exactly I loved so hard about this book. Maybe it was the fact it was beautifully written with eloquent language and amazing vivid imagery. Or maybe it was the fact that Riggs made his characters out of photographs from the Victorian (or there about) days. Which blows my little writer mind (in a good way). Maybe it was the premise: a home of strange children - freaking yes! Or perhaps, damn it all, I just really loved the main character, Jacob. Funny, snarky and just scared enough to watch him overcome it. Brilliant.
I think it was the strange blend of creeping the hell out of me and making me cracking up that brought this book home. My personal favorite moment: Jacob dropping an old trunk off a second story to bust it open. An odd choice, but in theory could work. What happens? It goes straight through the first floor and into the basement. This had me burst out into such obnoxious laughter, my cat was frightened.
As of now Goodreads says there is no sequel. But... but... how!?
Dear Mr. Ransom Riggs, I am writing to you today in request of a sequel. I mean, SERIOUSLY?! Step back and take a look at what you’ve created. Beautiful, yes? Now, how can you in all good faith leave it there?! Find some more pictures. I’m ready for more. Sincerely, A Needing More Fan.
It’s hard to put my finger on what exactly I loved so hard about this book. Maybe it was the fact it was beautifully written with eloquent language and amazing vivid imagery. Or maybe it was the fact that Riggs made his characters out of photographs from the Victorian (or there about) days. Which blows my little writer mind (in a good way). Maybe it was the premise: a home of strange children - freaking yes! Or perhaps, damn it all, I just really loved the main character, Jacob. Funny, snarky and just scared enough to watch him overcome it. Brilliant.
I think it was the strange blend of creeping the hell out of me and making me cracking up that brought this book home. My personal favorite moment: Jacob dropping an old trunk off a second story to bust it open. An odd choice, but in theory could work. What happens? It goes straight through the first floor and into the basement. This had me burst out into such obnoxious laughter, my cat was frightened.
As of now Goodreads says there is no sequel. But... but... how!?
Dear Mr. Ransom Riggs, I am writing to you today in request of a sequel. I mean, SERIOUSLY?! Step back and take a look at what you’ve created. Beautiful, yes? Now, how can you in all good faith leave it there?! Find some more pictures. I’m ready for more. Sincerely, A Needing More Fan.