sofiazecat 's review for:

Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin, Lisa Brown

4.0

dark mysterious

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This was a book I didn’t plan to read this year — it was just something I re-discovered as I went through our old books, but I suppose I’ve always been intrigued by it because it’s quite similar to Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, with the use of photographs (in this case, illustrated) to aid the storytelling. 

Though Picture the Dead was a short read, I still found it to be a bit slow-paced. Nevertheless, it was an immersive reading experience for me and hooked me enough that I found myself having dreams about it. 

I like the atmosphere of the entire book, and I could easily envision it having a screen adaptation. As Holly Black said in her review, “[it’s] eerie, romantic, moody, and immersive.” And indeed it was. 

Did not care for Mr. Geist at all when we first met him, but now I feel like he’s my fave character in the book ~ also one of the few people who treated Jennie well, shoutout to Mavis & Madame Broussard too! Also the final scene gave me Ready or Not vibes for some reason, so I guess I could say for Jennie “good for her” lol