I really wanted to enjoy this book. But sadly I think this story was nothing more than mediocre. 
 The execution was sloppy. I listen to the audiobook without the supposedly "creepy" pictures (I do flipped through the book because I was curious) and the story just feels weird and not really thought through. 
 The storytelling confused me from time to time and mostly it felt like he desperately wanted to incorporate the pictures into the story. It felt forced. 
 Jacob is one of the least relatable protagonist I've ever encountered. I don't even have a problem with his way of treating his lifestyle. I have a problem how he behaves towards other people. It got a bit better in the middle of the book but in the ending he does this one thing involving his prior life and family when I was again put back to stage 1 in becoming a fan of Jacob. 
 Actually I had a hard time liking everyone except Jacobs dad. I don't know why but he was the one I found to be very nice and lovely. 
 All in all, I expected something very different when I started the story. A more creepy and scary read (even though I saw promo pictures of the movie) and most of all I expected something more. 
 If you want to know my thoughts more in depth than read the other 2 star reviews. I feel like so many people have already summed up all my thoughts way better than I could've done. 
 I'm not sure if I want to continue the series. But let's see what I think about it in a while.