Reviews

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

coranada's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this book. I know the collecting of orphaned pictures is something near and dear to Riggs' heart and inspired the story and all that but... honestly, I could have done without them for the most part. A few were good, felt appropriate, but the majority of them seemed a bit silly to be honest.

This was one of those stories where i really didn't know what outcome I was hoping for, what conclusion I was cheering for to happen.

xdecembersky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

gnpunpun's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Nostalgic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, and Murder

jenmangler's review against another edition

2.0

I started off really enjoying this book, but once the wight made his appearance it turned into a book that no longer held my interest. It became a whole different kind of story and lost that magical quality that pulled me into the book in the first place.

laurjuli's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

selahbeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

artyabd's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

manadabomb's review against another edition

4.0

I've been picking up books and putting them back down after a few pages A LOT lately. I wandered through my library's online ebook catalog and saw this one. Eh. Give it a try, I guess.

Pretty much from page one, I was sucked in.

Jacob is 16 and thinks his grandpa is the best adult ever, despite the strange stories and photographs he has from his childhood. That's all Jacob thinks they are: stories. One day, Jacob gets a frantic call from his grandpa while he is at work and rushes to his grandpa's house. He witnesses .... is it.... a monster.... near his grandpa's dying body. His grandpa whispers some cryptic words before he dies.

Jacob is left feeling crazy and disoriented because he knows what he saw, but no one else saw the monster and no one believes him.

From this point, he's determined to figure out his grandpa's last words and find the orphanage his grandpa ended up in during WWII. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

Jacob and his dad travel to the fairly deserted island where the home was and Jacob, literally, tumbles down the hole that leads him on a peculiar and thrilling adventure.

This is the first in a series and it did end with a bit of a "What?? What happens next?!?". I'm excited to read the next book, Hollow City.

unexplainabl's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

eurydycja's review against another edition

4.0

4.5