Book review: Picture the Dead by Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown

Title: Picture the Dead

Author: Adele Griffin & Lisa Brown
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date: February 1, 2012 (originally published May 1, 2010)
Pages: 264

Source: Publisher

From Goodreads:

A ghost will find his way home.

Jennie Lovell's life is the very picture of love and loss. First she is orphaned and forced to live at the mercy of her stingy, indifferent relatives. Then her fiancé falls on the battlefield, leaving her heartbroken and alone. Jennie struggles to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, but is haunted by a mysterious figure that refuses to let her bury the past. 

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When I received the review request for this book, I thought I’d give it a go because of the following reasons:

1) The book had elements of historical fiction, paranormal, and mystery. 
2) The book had illustrations, which is not something I’m used to reading in YA.
3) I was just plain intrigued.

While I enjoyed Picture the Dead overall, I wasn’t as in love with the book as much as I thought I would be. I expected a little more historical fiction and a little less paranormal. What I got was the complete opposite, and that left me a little bummed. 

I do think the illustrations were well done and really added something extra and different to the story. 

All in all, Picture the Dead is a great story for those who are interested in ghosts and paranormal phenomenon with a little historical fiction and mystery thrown in.