Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Miss Peregrines hem för besynnerliga barn by Ransom Riggs

40 reviews

insanebookperson's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail

fe_aye's review against another edition

4.5

emotional mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Finally after promising myself I would pick up this book series for years, I did it. I do not regret it. This book surprised me in many ways and the pictures were one such surprise but I l thoroughly enjoyed this book. If your a fan of magic stories then I would recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Blood, War

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, War

magreenereads's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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I tried to read this book a long time ago and never finished it. When I saw a CD audio set of it at a garage sale for only 50 cents, I thought I’d try again and I am SO GLAD I did! If you have trouble reading the book, I’d definitely recommend giving the audiobook a go before giving up.

I absolutely loved the witty writing and narrator of this book. The atmosphere was the perfect mix of spooky and whimsical. The plot was so intriguing and I’m always a sucker for a group of kids with special abilities. 

Note: although listed as a “horror” book I wouldn’t call it that and think it might give people the wrong expectations. The horror is more so a spooky undertone to the main whimsical and strange fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War

Minor: Child death

the animal death is pretty explicit but it’s only really one scene and easily skippable

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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: Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, War

Minor: Antisemitism

itsmeyseniab's review against another edition

3.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal death, War

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Dementia

anaguana's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol

sydney_loisw's review against another edition

4.0

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Jacob goes away to a remote island in wales where he discovers a home for children with special talents. The same home his grandfather lived in when he was a child. Jacob quickly discovers that the stories his grandfather told him were true. The home is one of many and is run by a woman called Miss Peregrine. 

A slow start but it gets really interesting at the end. A real page turner. I will be buying the sequel to it. I really want to find out what happens. It’s not something I would normally read but loving it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Antisemitism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death

blewballoon's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I had been curious about this book ever since the movie came out and I enjoyed it. There are some character and plot changes, but I think the movie is actually a decent adaptation and I would recommend one if you like the other. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Blood

Minor: Child death, Alcohol, War

charley_books's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, War