Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Miss Peregrines hem för besynnerliga barn by Ransom Riggs

40 reviews

nicnem's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, War

Minor: Confinement, Infidelity, Torture, Dementia, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Abandonment

rubyredders's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious 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: Complicated

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I thought this would be more creepy than it was, due to the photos used and the horror labelling but it was more akin to a goosebumps kind of horror - spooky monster gonna get ya kinda horror. Which isn't to say it's bad - I was just expecting something different. 

It has an almost X-men feel when it comes to the Peculiar children - a bunch of special powered kids altogether in a house with an adult overseeing them and their education. The use of the vintage photos and time travel, with self made monsters and villains sets it up for a good series. I think it'd be a good book for young readers who are looking to move on from goosebumps. It's got enough spookiness but the reading level is a step up. The fantasy elements and world building set the story up well for future adventures.

I don't think I'll continue it myself just because it didn't really capture my attention but I'm glad to have read it so I can recommend it to younger family members in future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, War

Minor: Child death

kevinjab's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence

Moderate: Death, Blood, Grief

Minor: Slavery, Alcohol, War

mr_oreo's review against another edition

5.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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I loved this book! It had creepy vintage photos on some of the pages that are really cool to look at.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

pjs99's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, Classism

guinness74's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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: Complicated

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Charming and enjoyable. Just what I needed in my timeline of books. It’s not what you would expect, which made it even more enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Alcohol

ravenscrowsnest's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Blood

Minor: Antisemitism

drewanslee's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Minor: Blood

oceanwriter's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Complicated

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This series has caught my eye for a while, especially when the movie came out. I’ve been hesitant to pick it up because I’m not typically one for the horror genre. I joined a buddy read which gave me the push I needed to read it. 

 

Jacob grew up listening to his grandfather’s stories of the peculiar children he knew growing up. As he got older, he discredited his tales as fiction. Never could he have imagined one of those stories coming to fruition and taking his grandfather’s life. No one believes his own story now, thinking him traumatized and mentally unwell. 

 

Jacob believes the answer to his nightmares lies in his grandfather’s stories. He convinces his parents to allow him to take a trip to England where his grandfather lived during World War II. There, he ends up finding the portal into the past. 

 

I was surprised by how absorbed I got into the book. Yet, whenever I put it down, I didn’t find myself thinking about it. My interest was mostly in the beginning, however. By the end, I was weirded out by the relationship between Jacob and Emma’s relationship. While I could anticipate the book ending on a cliffhanger given there are other books that follow, I was a little annoyed as I don’t feel invested enough to jump immediately into book two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Antisemitism, War

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Mental illness

gnpunpun's review against another edition

4.0

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: Complicated

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Nostalgic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Murder