5 STARS!! 
 Easily one of my favorite books of all time! 
 I've never read a book like this. The way that it was told through illustrations and novel form was interesting for me and made the reading experience 10x better. The story of Hugo and his adventure was refreshing & different and the all craziness he gets himself into was fun to read. I look forard to reading more by Brian and seeing the movie adaption of this book when it comes out NOVEMBER of this year. I can't wait. :) 
 I'd recommend this to everyone who enjoys middle-grade fiction, because it's my favorite genre! 
 - R.D.