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adiscoveryoflit's review against another edition
4.0
Great book! Fast read! There was mostly a lot of world and character building in this book and Jacob learning mostly about his Grandfathers past. Towards the end of the book then it started to get exciting where Jacob and the Peculiar's fight the monsters to save Miss Peregrine.
I really loved reading this book. The photographs also makes the book feel really gothic like and creepy which I like.
The only thing I don't like- (I shouldn't have watched the movie before reading the book)- is that they switched Emma and Olive.
I do rather Emma in the movie more than the book but it's nice that the movie wasn't like the book completely and there were more interesting scenes in the book than they were used in the movie.
Overall I really recommend this book and I can't wait to read the sequel Hollow City to see what happens next!
I really loved reading this book. The photographs also makes the book feel really gothic like and creepy which I like.
The only thing I don't like- (I shouldn't have watched the movie before reading the book)- is that they switched Emma and Olive.
I do rather Emma in the movie more than the book but it's nice that the movie wasn't like the book completely and there were more interesting scenes in the book than they were used in the movie.
Overall I really recommend this book and I can't wait to read the sequel Hollow City to see what happens next!
janel1994's review against another edition
4.0
Creepy book. Old photos, peculiar orphans and secret horrors all combined into one spine tingling young adult book. I liked the writing style and I loved the authentic vintage photos where the characters seemed to leap off the page. Did I hear correctly there will be a sequel and Fox bought the movie rights? Great book.
smittenprincess's review against another edition
2.0
It took a really long time to get anywhere and once it did it was really disappointing. I had higher expectations for this book.
daniellemassey's review against another edition
5.0
100% going out tomorrow and buying the next two books and avoiding all social interaction until they're finished. Best book I've read in a long long time.
connorsaywhat's review against another edition
3.0
I think this might come down to personal taste. I listened to an audio book and the narrator was absolutely horrible so I'm trying not to factor that into this review, but the writing was well done.
I feel like I was expecting more from this. As a huge fan of creepy stuff, super abilities, and all that, I was expecting all of it to be amped up but it just felt a little slow and anti climactic at times. I must give it praise for certain things like plot twists and some characterisation so I think this would be a great book for me as a child, but now its just a little underwhelming with it being such a famous book.
I would recommend you read the book and make your own perception, but I'd say read it yourself and not get the audible audio book. I personally shan't be reading any more of the series.
I feel like I was expecting more from this. As a huge fan of creepy stuff, super abilities, and all that, I was expecting all of it to be amped up but it just felt a little slow and anti climactic at times. I must give it praise for certain things like plot twists and some characterisation so I think this would be a great book for me as a child, but now its just a little underwhelming with it being such a famous book.
I would recommend you read the book and make your own perception, but I'd say read it yourself and not get the audible audio book. I personally shan't be reading any more of the series.
bexterrr's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting and unexpected. I went into it knowing nothing (I just liked the pictures) so I didn't realise it was YA fictions and had hoped for something much darker and creepier. However, AS young adult fiction, I really like it. It's a little grittier than some and follows a male lead for a change to what I've come across before.
I felt at times the photo issue was forced and unnatural. There was a hint to the protagonist liking photography, but I feel more could have been done with it and sometimes things were mentioned just to show a photo. There were a few that actually made the antagonists seem flimsy and really took away from the general darkness of their character.
It mingles a few genres together quite unexpectedly (although the photos don't really fit the era, nor do some of the stories, I felt).
Overall it was enjoyable. I'd definitely recommend it to people to read, even if I'd hoped for something a little different. Definitely the best YA book I've read. Definitely well written, original, and intriguing.
I felt at times the photo issue was forced and unnatural. There was a hint to the protagonist liking photography, but I feel more could have been done with it and sometimes things were mentioned just to show a photo. There were a few that actually made the antagonists seem flimsy and really took away from the general darkness of their character.
It mingles a few genres together quite unexpectedly (although the photos don't really fit the era, nor do some of the stories, I felt).
Overall it was enjoyable. I'd definitely recommend it to people to read, even if I'd hoped for something a little different. Definitely the best YA book I've read. Definitely well written, original, and intriguing.
etinney's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 out of 5 stars
I picked this up because I needed something unique. I was getting tired of the "this girl is unique because of *blank* and then she meets a boy and then she saves the world". I just needed a break. And this book provided me the break I needed. I really love how the story grew from the photographs. I thought the pictures were going to be tossed in there randomly, but I thought the plot from the stories was interesting. I liked Jacob as a character and I thought the premise was interesting. It kept me engaged most of the time.
However, I feel like this book was just missing something for me. I think that was because the climax happened so quickly. The book was a lot of exposition and the main plot did not happen for a while. Also, some of the characters were kind of unbelievable. His father just let him wander around and Jacob's decision to just leave his family was ludicrous for me. Also, was anyone else disappointed that there was a romance? First of all, I was expecting all of the children to be younger, so that was weird that Emma was 16, but second, it is kind of creepy that you are dating your grandfather's girlfriend.
All in all, this was an enjoyable read but nothing too exciting. The uniqueness of the book's structure is really why I will read the second installment.
I picked this up because I needed something unique. I was getting tired of the "this girl is unique because of *blank* and then she meets a boy and then she saves the world". I just needed a break. And this book provided me the break I needed. I really love how the story grew from the photographs. I thought the pictures were going to be tossed in there randomly, but I thought the plot from the stories was interesting. I liked Jacob as a character and I thought the premise was interesting. It kept me engaged most of the time.
However, I feel like this book was just missing something for me. I think that was because the climax happened so quickly. The book was a lot of exposition and the main plot did not happen for a while. Also, some of the characters were kind of unbelievable. His father just let him wander around and Jacob's decision to just leave his family was ludicrous for me. Also, was anyone else disappointed that there was a romance? First of all, I was expecting all of the children to be younger, so that was weird that Emma was 16, but second, it is kind of creepy that you are dating your grandfather's girlfriend.
All in all, this was an enjoyable read but nothing too exciting. The uniqueness of the book's structure is really why I will read the second installment.
vera_baetas's review against another edition
4.0
4 ☆. É um grande livro, mas sejamos francos : O início é demasiado aborrecido. Ênfase no demasiado. Só não o abandonei, porque este foi o último presente que a minha mãe me deu, antes de falecer. A história é interessante e as personagens também, só acho que o Jacob demorou muito tempo a chegar ao vórtice. Adorei as fotografias. Achei original a forma como se entrelaçaram com a história.