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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
The #1 New York Times best-selling series. Includes an excerpt from Hollow City and an interview with author Ransom Riggs 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. "A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story."--John Green, New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars
"With its X-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it's no wonder Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+"--Entertainment Weekly
"'Peculiar' doesn't even begin to cover it. Riggs' chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies."--People
"You'll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It's a mystery, and you'll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself."--Seventeen
"With its X-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it's no wonder Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+"--Entertainment Weekly
"'Peculiar' doesn't even begin to cover it. Riggs' chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies."--People
"You'll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It's a mystery, and you'll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself."--Seventeen
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This was a nice, fun break from all the depressing and heavy books I've been reading lately. It was definitely a YA book that I think I would have really enjoyed when I was younger (not to say that I didn't enjoy it now, but a lot of people are saying it would have been too scary for them as a younger person, but I think I would have been into it). I found the story quite original, which I always appreciate, and I really liked all the characters. I also liked having the pictures in the book, since I usually try and imagine how things look like, but I didn't have to do it here.
The only thing that kind of was a bit iffy was the fact that Jake got with his grandfather's ex. I mean, I know it's a whole timey-wimey thing going on, but still, it seemed a little bit squicky. I got over it and all, and it wasn't like the romance was a main part of the whole book overall, but still. I was like WHAT ARE YOU DOING about it lol.
I'm definitely intrigued and going to read the sequel though!
The only thing that kind of was a bit iffy was the fact that Jake got with his grandfather's ex. I mean, I know it's a whole timey-wimey thing going on, but still, it seemed a little bit squicky. I got over it and all, and it wasn't like the romance was a main part of the whole book overall, but still. I was like WHAT ARE YOU DOING about it lol.
I'm definitely intrigued and going to read the sequel though!
I've been picking up books and putting them back down after a few pages A LOT lately. I wandered through my library's online ebook catalog and saw this one. Eh. Give it a try, I guess.
Pretty much from page one, I was sucked in.
Jacob is 16 and thinks his grandpa is the best adult ever, despite the strange stories and photographs he has from his childhood. That's all Jacob thinks they are: stories. One day, Jacob gets a frantic call from his grandpa while he is at work and rushes to his grandpa's house. He witnesses .... is it.... a monster.... near his grandpa's dying body. His grandpa whispers some cryptic words before he dies.
Jacob is left feeling crazy and disoriented because he knows what he saw, but no one else saw the monster and no one believes him.
From this point, he's determined to figure out his grandpa's last words and find the orphanage his grandpa ended up in during WWII. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Jacob and his dad travel to the fairly deserted island where the home was and Jacob, literally, tumbles down the hole that leads him on a peculiar and thrilling adventure.
This is the first in a series and it did end with a bit of a "What?? What happens next?!?". I'm excited to read the next book, Hollow City.
Pretty much from page one, I was sucked in.
Jacob is 16 and thinks his grandpa is the best adult ever, despite the strange stories and photographs he has from his childhood. That's all Jacob thinks they are: stories. One day, Jacob gets a frantic call from his grandpa while he is at work and rushes to his grandpa's house. He witnesses .... is it.... a monster.... near his grandpa's dying body. His grandpa whispers some cryptic words before he dies.
Jacob is left feeling crazy and disoriented because he knows what he saw, but no one else saw the monster and no one believes him.
From this point, he's determined to figure out his grandpa's last words and find the orphanage his grandpa ended up in during WWII. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
Jacob and his dad travel to the fairly deserted island where the home was and Jacob, literally, tumbles down the hole that leads him on a peculiar and thrilling adventure.
This is the first in a series and it did end with a bit of a "What?? What happens next?!?". I'm excited to read the next book, Hollow City.
I found this book rather charming. It was different, and I found that I liked that about it. I smell a series...The characters were quirky, the concept of the loop was puzzling and yet so fresh, the idea of finding yourself as a peer with children your grandfather grew up with - now that was quite a shocker! Not your typical time travel scenario at all. Fresh visionary writing! I loved it.
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