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ladyrecordia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
To my slight disappointment, this fourth installment of the Miss Peregrine series was not on par with the first three books. For much of it, the pace was almost painfully slow. You know how Seinfeld was meant to be a show about nothing? This felt kind of like that at times. A lot of filler, a lot of time wasted on stuff that felt unimportant to the overall narrative. That said, the last third (maybe even half) of the book is action-packed and a return of the storytelling I came to love in the previous volumes. However, the brief cameo of Miss Annie makes the book an absolute standout among the others thus far, and presents a wonderful example of fiction speaking to real-world issues in a manner that is both poetic and brutally straightforward.
Content Warnings
Minor: Grief, Torture, Violence, Death, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Slavery
amberinpieces's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Kidnapping, Ableism, Death, and Murder
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