Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) in Bound Together

Dec 18, 2013 Amy Neftzger rated it really liked it

Secrets, extraordinary gifts, and time travel and just a few of the things inside this book. The story kept me interested as it followed a boy (Jacob) through his adventures to discover the secrets behind his grandfathers death (and life). This journey leads him to discover things about himself as well as new friends.

The vintage photographs in this book are certainly interesting in themselves and leads me to wonder if the author constructed the story based on a selection of these photographs, ra ...more

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Aug 05, 2013 Mary Bronson rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, young-adult, paranormal, mysteries

I thought this is a good book. I really enjoyed reading it. I love the plot and characters of the story. Jacob is such a great main character. I can not wait to read the next book.

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Mar 19, 2012 Martha☀ rated it it was ok

Shelves: movie, own, young-adult

Imagine that your boss gives you a stack of black and white photos. Then she demands that you come up with a story that incorporates every photo. She adds that the deadline for this task is 8:00am tomorrow. This must have been the situation that Riggs was in. Under extreme time pressure, he madly tried to link these photos together into a story line, no matter how nonsensical the connection, and he submits the resulting nonsense to the publisher. The result is silly.

Jacob used to be thrilled by Imagine that your boss gives you a stack of black and white photos. Then she demands that you come up with a story that incorporates every photo. She adds that the deadline for this task is 8:00am tomorrow. This must have been the situation that Riggs was in. Under extreme time pressure, he madly tried to link these photos together into a story line, no matter how nonsensical the connection, and he submits the resulting nonsense to the publisher. The result is silly.

Jacob used to be thrilled by his grandfather's mystical stories of adventure until his friends made fun of him for believing them. He distances himself from his grandfather until one day his grandfather calls for help and dies in Jacob's arms, having been mauled by something wild. Jacob saw the creature that attacked his gramps but soon finds out that no one else saw it and no one believes his description. After falling into a depression, Jacob is sent to see a shrink. Still struggling to come to terms with the gruesome death and the dying words of his grandfather, Jacob and his dad head to the orphanage where grandfather was sent during WW2. While Dad drinks steadily at a pub for the 3 week vacation, Jacob is left to sort through his confusion alone. (view spoiler) Of course, Jacob rises to the occasion and is finally accepted and believed by his peer group.

I must add that I didn't realise that this was a children's book when I picked it up. I never would have bothered with it if I had known that in advance. And even though it is written for children, there are a few scenes where these children have access to guns and think that this is a reasonable way to confront a problem. Yikes - I guess the author is american. ...more

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Sep 20, 2011 Rachel Murphy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, audiobook, 2011

A most unusual book. The author had a collection of weird old black and white photographs which he constructed a story around. I was intrigued by the title and wasn't expecting a book about monsters, time travel and children with special powers! So I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I listened to it as an audiobook (a first for me) and it was gripping. (The actor's British accents are dire however and I found it quite distracting.) ...more

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Jun 27, 2017 Anna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library-checkout, young-adult, fantasy

A fantastical, fun story complete with unusual children, a remote island, strange creatures and time travel.
Jacob no longer believed the stories his grandfather told of a mystical island, a home filled with children with incredible powers and the monsters that hunted them. But upon the suspicious death of his grandfather, Jacob is determined to travel to this magical island and learn of his grandfather's past. In uncovering the secrets of his grandfather, Jacob discovers his own strengths and p ...more

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Dec 13, 2013 Lina rated it really liked it

Shelves: 50-in-2014

I really liked this book, mainly because it was so different and had a similar vibe as Night Film did by using old pictures as artifacts. Very cool idea. Definitely recommend giving it a read!

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