This was awesome! It was so dark and I loved the atmosphere of the book, the tone was so cryptic and amazing. I felt like I could connect with Jacob, just because he seemed so realistic, and this book was honestly really realistic! The dialogue, mostly. The way people reacted to things seemed so real and like the author put a lot of effort into it. 
 I LOVED THE PECULIARS. Way better than the second time around, when the first time I gave this book two stars. What. Was. I. Thinking? This book deserves 5 stars and I am totally seeing the movie, because Tim Burton. Like I need it. I need that movie. I can just imagine right now seeing it on the big screen. It will be awesome! 
 I loved that this book could play clearly in my head. I read the prologue so well in my head, and loved the descriptions that the author gave to make it more realistic-seeming and very original. I loved the concept of a mysterious island with weird children, and so I just read this so quickly! Such a fun and interesting book to read!