Library of Souls: The Third Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children

By Ransom Riggs

In this electrifying third installment of Ransom Riggs's bestselling Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, Jacob Portman faces his most dangerous challenge yet: rescuing his friends from an enemy stronghold before the entire peculiar world falls into darkness.

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"Oh, my birds, I love this book! I'm obsessed with Ransom Riggs's wildly creative world packed with heroic, heartwarming characters, super baddies, and incredible settings like Devil's Acre and the Library of Souls."--Justine magazine

"I enjoyed reading this book so much, the cliched 'I couldn't put it down' doesn't suffice."--Geeks of Doom

Some libraries hold stories. This one may hold the fate of an entire world.

Separated from nearly everyone he cares about, Jacob is joined by Emma Bloom and the fiercely loyal Addison MacHenry as they venture into Devil's Acre--a lawless Victorian slum hidden beyond ordinary time. Filled with criminals, outcasts, dangerous bargains, and ancient secrets, Devil's Acre is unlike any place Jacob has encountered before. And somewhere beyond its twisting streets lies the key to saving the peculiar children and stopping a growing supernatural threat.

As Jacob uncovers startling truths about his own abilities, he is drawn deeper into the mysteries surrounding the legendary Library of Souls--a place connected to the oldest and most powerful forces in peculiar history. But every discovery comes with a price, and the battle ahead may demand sacrifices that could change the peculiar world forever.

Filled with haunting vintage photography, unforgettable characters, and escalating fantasy adventure, Library of Souls expands the series' mythology while delivering its most suspenseful and emotionally charged story yet.

  • Epic continuation of the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series
  • Blends dark fantasy, horror, adventure, and emotional storytelling
  • Perfect for YA readers of dark fantasy, gothic, and supernatural adventures

Continue the adventure and discover why millions of readers have fallen in love with the peculiar children.

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Published Apr 11, 2017

465 pages

Average rating: 7.97

76 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Stizstar
Nov 24, 2025
8/10 stars
Book 3 was more inline with book 1 in the sense of character development and action. It was fun and creative series, but a bit dark.
LadyAmandaW
May 07, 2026
4/10 stars
I don't know what it is about this last book, maybe it is a part of me does not want the series to end or if it is just the fact that it was just so boring. I had to DNF this one because honestly it was just so dull. I normally like this series but I don't know what was wrong with the first part. Maybe I should have stuck it out and I tried to but I just could not get myself to keep pushing myself through it. Maybe I will revisit it when I don't have other enticing books.
ThrillerRach
Mar 03, 2026
10/10 stars
I was little gutted when I found out that Library of Souls was the final book in the Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series as I have loved reading the books, they are fantastic books, with lots of adventure and the vintage photographs really help the reader imagine what the peculiars looked like.

Jacob and Emma has a lot to deal with in this book. Their friends has been taken by the wights and it was looking less likely that they would be able to save their from having their second souls removed.

Devil’s Acre was not a very nice place at all, it was like a prison loop where all the outcasts from peculiardom were put.

Jacob and Emma did manage to get some help and Jacobs powers were increasing since he managed to take control of one small hollowgast. But there were a lot more hollowgasts in the fortress, how will he get control over all of them?

This book was full of twists and turns and just when you think it may all start going right something throws a spanner in the works.

It was a very good addition to the series, I was hooked and I was sad for it to come to an end.

Ransom Riggs has a way of engaging his audience and I hope that he will right more books in the future.
Gwendola
Nov 30, 2025
10/10 stars
Wonderful series, I absolutely love them all.
blewballoon
Nov 21, 2024
8/10 stars
I liked this book more than the previous book in the series, and I liked how this one wrapped things up sufficiently enough that I felt like I could dip out of the rest of the series. My favorite things about these books were the interesting abilities and old photographs, but I think it was just a little too middle grade for my taste. I probably would have liked the series a lot more if I had read it during my middle-high school years, but the characters just felt a little too young and flat for me in general.

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