Exact rating: 3.5 (This is a children's book. I still read those.)
Author Ransom Riggs's idea of using real, old time photos to enhance this fantasy was a great brain storm, and his characters are fairly interesting. The basic story is captivating, though there were a few things about the plot that didn't seem to work very smoothly. That was irksome, and it was my fault that I didn't know that this book was to have a sequel. In other words, it ends with a bit of a cliffhanger I wasn't expecting. How vexing! I'm not sure I'm interested enough to wait, and yet...