REVIEW | "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

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Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Author: Ransom Riggs
Publisher: Random House
Genre: YA paranormal, fantasy
ISBN: 978-1594746036
Page Number: 384 pages






Blurb

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow-impossible though it seems-they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.

Execution

I had watched the movie first (which I know is a big sin and I am very sorry about that) so all the plot twists didn't really come as a surprise for me.

I know though if I hadn't known what would happen, I would have been very suprised by the plot twists. And very scared of the eerie atmosphere and all.

The book started a tiny bit slow at first but the pace picked up after a hundred pages or so and I got completely sucked into the world.

I love the idea and what the author did with it, the book is the perfect mixture of eerie, whimsical, fantastical and gripping.

I read it rather quickly and I was very invested in the world and the characters.

Characters

We follow Jacob as the protagonist. He's the narrator and through his eyes, you get a great perspective of the world and the other characters.

I especially loved all the peculiar children. Like, how cool are their abilities? I love how they all work together as a team and how nobody gets excluded. They're all lovely and although they have their flaws and are therefore realistic characters, I would kind of like to become part of their group because the group dynamic was absolutely awesome!

Emotions

Though there are characters I felt more strong about in other books, I can't deny I did establish an emotional connection to the characters in Miss Peregrine's. I really want to see them follow their paths in the next books and maybe we'll get a bit more of Emma and Jacob because, well... I'm lw-key shipping it☺

Overall

Altogether, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was a solid first book in a series that I'm looking forward to continuing in the future. I can recommend it to anyone who likes creepy, eerie and yet gripping books!