I wasn't sure what to expect with this book honestly. I was pleasantly surprised by the wondrous, fanciful tale that unfolded. There was drama, comedy, and tough decision making that made you nervous for the characters involved. What was really great were the real pictures that were placed within the novel. It helped create this world where you believed these people were real. At one point I found myself looking at the front and back cover to see if it was based on a true story. (It's not).
A family tragedy has 16 year old Jacob and his father setting off for a mysterious island; an island that Jacob's late grandfather called paradise. When they arrived, it seemed everything but that. The island was so remote that generators were the towns main source of power. The smell of diesel fuel filled the day's air with an acridness that you couldn't quite shake. Jacob sets off in search of a home that his grandfather always talked about. He heard many stories of how beautiful it was growing up there; however, upon reaching the home, it showed decay, destruction, and well... creepiness. His search for answers seemed to come to a grinding halt. Were his grandfathers stories a bunch of fairy tales? Did he even live on this island? And what about the kids? No one in town wanted to help, so Jacob, committed himself to searching the house top to bottom, even if it meant being scared out of his mind. What did it matter... his father thought he was crazy anyway. What unfolds is mysterious, wonderful, and terrible. Read it.
4 of 5 flamingos.
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