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Miss Peregrines hem för besynnerliga barn by Ransom Riggs

8 reviews

mrs_gale's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I quite enjoyed this book. I especially loved the strange vintage photographs.
The characters felt a bit one dimensional, we didn't learn much about any of them except for their abilities. This even extends to the main characters, I thought Jacob would have some depth especially as Riggs detailed Jacob's mental health issues in the beginning but his struggles just disappear and he copes remarkably well with everything else that happens.

I found it easy to read, engaging and would recommend to 10-14 year olds. A great quirky, paranormal fantasy book.

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euhfubeuh's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Miss Peregrine’s Home is a creepily fun and historical spin on school of gifted children trope. The characters are all fun, fiery, and quirky, and obviously I’m a bit biased to Emma. The collection of photos that is iconic for the series is a great addition to make the story even more immersive, knowing that Riggs collected most of them from Abandoned buildings and edited them to fit the story makes them all the more chilling.

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blairwatson's review against another edition

1.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book is an absolute disaster.
Vibe
It started off quite good, with a mysterious vibe (not sth I’d read personally but I’m looking for sth new and I can understand how ppl can like this book).

I really like how things were described when Jacob found his granddad dead in the woods.

It’s really spooky and I like it. But from then on to near the ending, it completely lost that vibe and it went all cheerful and colorful. The ending was a little darker but it didn’t live up to the vibe at the beginning.
Plot and world building
The plot is quite questionable and the pace is inconsistent
Characters
Jacob
I first thought he was a man in his late 20s even tho he’s 15. The way he thinks and acts and talks is not how teenagers usually talk. I’m aware that some teenagers are more serious/mature than others but he isn’t that.
He then went on to

Date his granddad’s ex and snogged her even tho he knows it’s practically incest

He’s quite thick for someone who is supposed to be smart. His plans are really poorly thought out and he really has no other talent than

seeing monsters

Emma
I do not like her at all. She’s 88. I know that she’s in this time loop thingy but she just continued to date her ex’s grandson which is just weird and their relationship seems really toxic too.

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