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.
Review:
This book is... interesting. It is definitely not like I thought it would be. Actually, to be honest, I'm not sure what I thought it would be like and that is probably one of the reasons I left it so late to read. The synopsis sounds quite mysterious and intriguing but I wasn't sure whether it would be mysterious like creepy. Some of the photos in there are quite scary!
Anyway. Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children starts with Jacob telling us about himself. I don't usually like beginnings like this as it can sometimes be a bit boring without starting with a 'bang', event or something interesting other than 'My name is Bob. My favourite colour is blue. I like puppies'. However, it lead me into how interesting the story is. The author tells the story at a pace that doesn't rush the story nor makes it drag on. After the first few pages I was lost in the words.
One of my favourite things about this book is how the photographs link in with the story. They add even more uniqueness (hmm, I didn't think that was a word but it turns out it is ;)) to the book.
Have you ever started to get nearer the end of a book and then begn to think that there aren't enough pages to end the plot? That's how I felt towards the end of this novel, and that the book ended quite suddenly. This sometimes repeated earlier in the book too as I felt sometimes things weren't explained very well and a lack of detail.
I think that this is quite an pleasurable read for young adults with a taste of fantasy and in the mood for an older fairy tale. I quite enjoyed but the genre itself isn't my favourite thing to read.
RATE: 3/5
Publisher: Quirk Publishing
Publication date: 7th June 2011
Pages: 352
Edition: Hardback
Source: For Review
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9 comments:
tnx 4 the review
think i will enjoy it
bummr liesl and po was a letdown
Great review! I don't think I'll be reading this though...
Hey, awesome review!! I will DEFINITELY be reading this, because it looks so spooky, and even though you didn't massively enjoy it, i think it looks like my sort of book. I haven't seen this book reviewed anywhere else, but i've been looking for it sicne i saw it on one of John Green's vlogs. Anyway, thanks!
DFTBA, rose (:
Fantastic review!! This book looks really interesting (and a bit freaky lol!)
Thanks for the awesome review!
Beth xx
It has photographs linked with it? would love to check how that works.... :)
Brilliant review! The cover is creepy! :P
roro - Thanks! I haven't read Liesl and Po but it looks quite good. Pity you didn't enjoy it though.
Cliona - Thank you! I wasn't too sure either, it looks (and is) very creepy... ;)
Rose - Ooh, cool! It's cool to know that even my not-so-positive reviews still get some buyers :D
Beth - Thank you, and yes, it is! Lol! XD
alone - Yeah, it's really cool. You should try it out! :)
Rachel - Ikr?! There're creepier pictures inside, trust me... :p
I've always been really curious about this book, but due to everything going on right now, I passed this one onto one of my regular guest reviewers. I'm still intrigued though!
I hope you try it out one day, it is very interesting to read!
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