Review: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Jacob's grandfather has always told him stories about an island where children with magic powers lived in safety, isolated from the outside world. Jacob used to be completly enchanted by his grandfather's wild tales, but as he becomes older, the stories slowly begin to loose their power over him, and he dissmisses them as bedtime stories that have been made up. Even the picutres his grandfather shows him featuring odd, errie, and sometimes downright disturbing children grow to be considered fakes by Jacob.

Now a teen, Jacob is living a normal, relaxed life with his family and friends when he is faced with his grandfather's sudden and mysterious death. After witnessing a terrifying monster even as his grandfather takes his last breath, Jacob is forced to consider that his grandfather's stories may be true. Following a trail of letters and photos his grandfather left behind, Jacob makes his way to a remote island and finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - a place where children with supernatural and baffling abilities can live in peace. But not all is well at this curious childrens' home, and Miss. Peregrine isn't telling Jacob everything.

Jacob's grandfather is the guy kind of guy I'd like to have as mine... he tells some great stories. Jacob himself is very relatable as a person, and all the kids with powers are interesting and fun.

The idea was original and interesting, and the chracters were likable and relatable. But I've heard a lot of good stuff about this book, and I'm not sure it completley met my expectations. The story dragged a bit at times and it wasn't quite as eerie as I was led to believe. I liked how the author incorperated pictures into the story to enhance it without distracting me from what was going on in the book. 4/5 stars.

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