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I've always loved the idea of writing a story inspired by a series of seemingly unrelated photographs, and I think that Riggs pulled it off very successfully (with only a few exceptions that seemed forced). I thought this was a really well written coming-of-age adventure story, even if things were a bit exaggerated at times (aka too binary). Riggs did an amazing job of building magic that fit into our world believably, especially his inclusion of real unexplained events and phenomenons that he p
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Most likely, I would have never have read this book if Tim Burton wasn't doing the film. In general, the fantasy genre isn't my thing. But I like to read the book before I see the movie, and I enjoy Burton's films. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed it. Riggs has a way with crafting atmosphere, and the pictures themselves are so curious and odd. The main character is fleshed out pretty well. I never felt like, like I do with a lot of fantasy: "Why did he do THAT?" His motivations were pretty
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Wonderful novel, leaves the door open for a second book, but I hope not since this one is just about perfect. The use of pictures really compliments the story, I could not put it down.
Well-written, interesting story, and I loved the photographs woven into the story. But this book was absolutely nothing like I was led to believe. I thought it was supposed to be a horror novel and it was anything but. Sure, some of the pictures were creepy, but that was it. The stories behind the photographs weren't scary in the least. I feel like I would have liked this book a lot more if I were a few years younger. A good book, but the description and cover are very misleading and I would not
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I felt as though the author had an amazing opportunity to create a beautifully creepy story around these vintage photographs and it just didn't pan out. Don't get me wrong, the book was good, it just at times felt a bit forced. I most likely won't be reading the rest of the series.
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