Review: Illustrated Junior Fiction Level Short Story About Curiosity and a Forbidden to Enter Room
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 22, 2013
For some reason I thought this was a picture book, probably due to the cover image being square, I guess we still, well I anyway associate the physical picture book look with that medium and the rectangular portrait looking ones with fiction novels. Interesting if this changes over time with more years of Kindle. But no it's not an illustration with accompanying text on the same page laid out book.  The book is divided into a few short chapters with illustrations appearing every now and then.  The illustrations are computer generated, the girl looks similar to the one on the hand drawn cover but a bit more three dimensional. There's also a lot of detail in the background of each image.Basic plot revolves around Lexi a young girl who decides to walk to and surprise her grandfather at his house.  Since her visit was unexpected Grandpa entertains her for a while but has to fulfil a commitment of checking on the old woman next door who has been sick leaving Lexi alone in the house.  He warns her as he has on other occasions not to go near the green door in the attic.  Of course that's an invitation to any nosey child but what will she find there?  What secret does grandpa not want her to discover.  Who or what is he keeping locked in the attic? What will happen if he catches her?The book has a mild scare factor to it I guess, but nothing more than you find in your typical creepy character/situation junior fiction novel.  I think my mind probably came up with more options from the adult fiction novels I've read over the years than a child's would.