Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children [REVIEW]

Title: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

Author: Ransom Riggs
Pages: 352 pages.

Summing it up: 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.

Reason I Decided to Read it: I was on Chapters' website one day looking through their new books and saw this gem. My first thought was, 'What makes these children peculiar?' so I clicked on it and read the summary. My second thought was, 'Curious photographs!? Where have you been all my life?' So I added it to my cart and viola! I bought it.

The Good: Let’s start off by me saying that I love old photographs. When I found out that this book had them, I almost peed myself – okay not really, but you get my drift. I loved this book to pieces. Just the idea of an orphanage for peculiar children screams awesomeness.

The story never leaves you bored. It plays greatly with your emotions; you will feel heartbroken, joyful, giddy and worried, all while sitting on the edge of your seat to see what is going to happen next. The photographs are the story and make the characters seem so much more real.

The characters are great and have really believable personalities. Jacob acts just as one does when they have a family tragedy. The children are friendly (for the most part) and Miss Peregrine is a wonderful caregiver.

My favourite characters include: Millard (the invisable boy), Olive (the floating little girl on the cover), Hugh (the boy with bees living inside of him) and Horace (the boy who dreams of the future).

The Bad: It ended a bit abruptly. You get to the last page and read three last words and think, ‘oh holy crap. There better be a sequel and soon!’

The Over-All: This is a fantastic book. I would recommend it to anyone, even if you’re not a fan of reading.

Other: It has some swearing, kissing and a bit of violence (inflected by hollowgasts and WWII).

Rated: 5/5.