Vincent and his sister Lili are sent to spend spring break with their great uncle. Vincent is done with art in his life, but it's kind of hard to avoid when his great uncle is an art conservator and his house is filled with works of art. And then when Lili disappears into one of the world's most famous paintings, Vincent learns the secrets his parents have been hiding from him... They are the last of a secret society called The Restorationists, who can travel through paintings and is tasked with protecting them from evil.

Vincent has to trust his spirited cousin Georgia to help him navigate this new world and find Lili. Along the way he has to deal with his past, his apparent new reality and future, and what it means that his parents kept this secret. 
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This book is such a genius concept. It rolls family dynamics, secret societies, good vs evil, and art history together in one immersive package. I felt like I was being pulled through these paintings with Vincent and Georgia. It's been a while since I read it and I can still picture some scenes the way my mind's eye conjured them up. They have stuck with me. 

I cannot wait for the next book in this series and I hope that this series gets a long run. It has so much potential.

Bonus: Michael Crouch is such an excellent narrator. I don't praise narrators I love enough, but he does such an excellent job with all the middle grade books I have heard him narrate!
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This is the first in a new middle grade series called The Restorationists.