For as long as he can remember Jacob's grandpa filled his head with stories of life on an island living in a children's home during WWII. The stories were filled with children who could do amazing and odd things and monsters hiding in the shadows. As Jacob gets older he begins to doubt the truth of these stories even though his grandpa has shown him pictures of these children.
Then tragedy strikes and Jacob goes in search of the truth. What follows is a well spun tale filled with a growing sense of tension and becoming a bit scary. The characters are fascinating and well drawn. The odd and old pictures scattered throughout the book add a really nice dimension to the story. Don't let the fact that this is a YA book fool you into thinking this is fluff or going to go easy on you. While it isn't horror or gore like Koontz or King it ventures towards that level and I found myself feeling a bit anxious and tense.
The book ends with a very big cliffhanger making the need for the next part of the story feel like a craving.
(Finished February 8, 2014)
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