What a peculiar story! 
 I love the fact that the book keeps you wondering in the beginning, if Jacob is imagining things, or if he really just found a magic place with peculiar children. Jacob also, is not a hero, but a boy who is mourning his grandfather and struggling with this loss. During this harsh period in his life, he gets to know his grandfather even better than he thought. 
 This is a book like no other. I've never seen a story or a book that is like this one, not even a little bit. 
 Another great positive thing about the book is the strange pictures that come with it. I love the fact that Ransom Riggs wrote the story based on some of the pictures and got inspired by them. 
 Can't wait to read the second book and I'm also curious what people will think about the movie.