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A review by anaffpereira
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
5.0
After feeling a little let down by Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, this sequel surprised me in all possible ways. Hollow City is far better than its predecessor and it gave the reader everything the first book lacked: character depth, backstories, insights into the world of the peculiars and a more fast-paced plot.
Finally I was able to make some sense of the characters and their actions and I actually grew found of them. But as far as the love story between Emma and Jacob is concerned, I still feel like it is needless. Jacob claims that he has stick with the peculiars due to his love for Emma… Why is love always presented as more important/stronger than friendship? Argh…
Another thing I enjoyed was the variety of locations visited by the peculiars. I know some people would say they only seemed to be running around from one place to another, but I say this allowed the storyline to progress and we were able to know more about the peculiardom, which I found fascinating.
All in all, I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a follow-up so much more than its predecessor. Hollow City was really amazing and this time the photographs didn’t feel so out of place!
Finally I was able to make some sense of the characters and their actions and I actually grew found of them. But as far as the love story between Emma and Jacob is concerned, I still feel like it is needless. Jacob claims that he has stick with the peculiars due to his love for Emma… Why is love always presented as more important/stronger than friendship? Argh…
Another thing I enjoyed was the variety of locations visited by the peculiars. I know some people would say they only seemed to be running around from one place to another, but I say this allowed the storyline to progress and we were able to know more about the peculiardom, which I found fascinating.
All in all, I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a follow-up so much more than its predecessor. Hollow City was really amazing and this time the photographs didn’t feel so out of place!