Reviews

Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs

lauraxbakker's review against another edition

4.0

This was a really lovely companion novel to the peculiar trilogy. Most of the short stories I loved, some I didn't quite but overall a lovely read!

sheilafromhr's review

4.0

I absolutely adore this! I loved that it's Millard's compilation of his favourite and most important of the tales. I LOVED all of the stories so much. It was so nice to hear slightly more about the stories that are briefly mentioned throughout the peculiar trilogy

wylanslcve's review

I’m not usually one for companion novels, but this was truly delightful! While there were stories that I wasn’t particularly fond of (such as the one about the cannibals — I am disturbed by anything that has to do with cannibalism) yet I still rather enjoyed this. These tales are deeper than they are on the surface, which is why I rated some of them higher than I would have had I not noticed how much meaning they contain.

The Splendid Cannibals: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Fork-Tongued Princess: ⭐️⭐️.5
The First Ymbryne: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Woman Who Befriended Ghosts: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cocobolo: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Pigeons of Saint Paul’s: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Girl Who Could Tame Nightmares: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Locust: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
The Boy Who Could Hold Back the Sea: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
The Tale of Cuthburt: ⭐️⭐️.75

sprucetree520's review

5.0

This is one of those books that i will totally be reading to my kids when the become a thing. Really cute

kazzified29's review

5.0

I loved that Riggs came out with this as it was so important to the characters in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I loved the morals in all of them. The illustrations are phenomenal.
- https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fh4SZyRzqlE

theedge's review against another edition

5.0

absolutely amazing.

alexamarlene's review

4.0

*3.75

I loved some stories more than others. An entertaining read.

amotisse's review

5.0

Wonderfully recounted, curious, creative funny

ryleigh_rush's review

dark 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? Yes

3.0

mlinsx's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book! I love fairytales with a dark twist, this was taking our “common” fairytales and adding a lot of exciting twists. I couldnt put the book down, well worth the read!