Some good ideas, and parts of it were fun, but it kind of fell apart in the last third. Felt like it lost its inspiration. However, I think the YA audience would enjoy. ( )

I loved the concept, the characters, and the story... but I didn't feel the ending was appropriate with the rest of the book. ( )

This was a very interesting book, I never knew what was going to happen next and I certainly did not predict the ending. With all the pictures I really felt like I was being told the story from a friend rather than reading it from a book. I look forward to seeing more books like this, especially from this author. ( )

I loved this novel. I think the photographs added so much to the story, and it rather reminds me of going through my grandparents' pictures and them breaking off into some story or other. I had heard other people who thought the book was creepy, but I never had that feeling (though I suspect it takes a lot to weird me out. most "scary" movies tend to be more boring or stupid in my book). The subject matter (period before The Blitz, persecution) could get to be a little intense for some readers, given that it is marketed as a young adult novel, but I thought it balanced out with the lighter moments of the book. Now I got this as a library e-book, and the pictures were about the size of the photographs of the time on my Nook Color, but I heard some people express that they had difficulty seeing them on their readers, so if you don't have a tablet or larger size reader, you might consider checking out a physical copy if you are borrowing it from the library. ( )

I liked this up until the ending - and not because the ending isn't really an ending as much as a setup for a sequel - or at least that's the impression I got. It was all the action just before the end - the obstacles, I mean. I know that conflict drives plot and all that, but it just got to be a little too much for my taste near the end. As soon as the kids would tackle one obstacle, another would immediately rear its ugly head - and too many times in quick succession. It was like listening to a child who has been told to go to bed come up with never-ending excuse after excuse about why he needs to be up..."Read me a story...I forgot to brush my teeth...I need a drink...I have to go to the bathroom...I need to get a night light...I need to ask you something...I'm hungry..." It started to get on my nerves. The rest of the book was interesting and I enjoyed reading it. The last bit of it irritated me, though. Enough to take off two stars. ( )