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The ending was pretty exciting but, damn, it was a sllooooowwwww journey getting there. The first 90% of this book was pretty dull but necessary. Everybody tells me that books 2 and 3 are the tits and this one is more of an introduction. Which is why I sat through the entire thing. Otherwise I would have marked it DNF. And the kissing? Weird and awkward. If you want to get technical we are witnessing an 88 year old woman making out with a 16 year old boy. And said woman used to be the girlfriend
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This is the story of a small, mysterious Welsh island and the orphanage there filled with peculiar children. Our hero, Jacob, finds himself on the journey of a lifetime to uncover the secrets of his grandfather's difficult life. The tale is a sort of time-travel adventure, with dangers lurking in every shadow and a house full of children with alarming supernatural powers.
The story is constructed on a scaffolding of "found" photos. The author seems to write to the images, using the narrative to ...more
The story is constructed on a scaffolding of "found" photos. The author seems to write to the images, using the narrative to ...more
Entré poco a poco en la historia pero una vez que me interesé por sus vidas, leí y leí hasta el final que me dejó un sabor agridulce: más o menos desde la mitad del libro se sabe (o se intuye) que no será una historia autoconclusiva, sino una historia de planteamiento pero de todas maneras me esperaba algunas respuestas más en este primer volumen.
Fun read. It was great for vacation. Sad statement I suppose that my favorite books lately have been written for kids!
Sep 02, 2018
Kris Springer
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Mar 05, 2013
Mandy
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it was amazing
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May 02, 2013
Jen Ifer's Inklings
marked it as to-read
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Aug 18, 2013
Jillian
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really liked it
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Oct 30, 2016
Courtney
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really liked it
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