Vicki S. (curledupwithabook) - , reviewed on 8/13/2015 + 169 more book reviews

What an imaginative tale! Definitely a young adult book - maybe middle-school-aged children, due to some very light romance and heavier themes (i.e., a father who is easily discouraged from fulfilling his dreams; the violent death of a grandfather; other violent deaths). Riggs has built a story based upon genuine vintage photographs that, given context via the story, appear eery and sort of disturbing. It's a fascinating plot involving time travel, time loops, heinous villains/monsters and children with extraordinary powers.

I have enjoyed other YA books very much (Harry Potter series and Hunger Games to name a couple), but this one was just so-so. Once the children's powers were revealed and the time loop was explained, the book lost a bit of steam until the "monsters" started killing things. I won't be looking for the next book in the series, but I do believe, and other reviews confirm, that this is one of those books that you'll either love or be ambivalent about. I loved the photos and very much appreciate the author's imagination and creativity, but it was only a three-star book for me. Ready to pass it on to someone who will love it.

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