When I finished, I realized there was lots of foreshadowing in the book but, at least for me, it wasn’t enough to ruin the ending. It was just enough for me to say, “Ah! Now I get it!”
Anyway, the story is about Jack Peter, a 10-year-old boy with Asperger’s; his parents Tim and Holly Keenan; and his best friend Nick who, as the story progresses, wants less and less to do with Jack Peter.
One of Nick’s problems with Jack is that Jack is obsessed with drawing monsters, and Nick wants to move on to some other way to occupy their time, especially when he is spending a week at the Keenan’s house while his own parents are on a Caribbean cruise. During this time (and before it to some extent) strange things are happening: a “monster” is lurking around the house and when Tim goes to investigate he’s attacked; deformed “babies” are crawling and crying outside in the middle of the night; and salt water coming into Jack’s second floor bedroom and soaking the boys.
Holly, who is all about order and structure, gets more and more frustrated with all of the situations in her life and turns to a Catholic priest and his housekeeper for help. That’s when she learns about a long ago shipwreck off the Maine coast where they live, as well as ghosts that may be inhabiting the area.
Saying much more would give away some of the best parts, so I’ll stop now with the synopsis. But I will say I got this book through Goodreads First Reads in exchange for an honest review, and I’m so glad I did!
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