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

Ransom Riggs

Start date: July 1, 2014

Finish date: July 31, 2014

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Oct 21, 2011 Jenny rated it it was amazing

Perfect, creepy book for Halloween!

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Oct 01, 2012 Sabrina rated it it was ok

Do you ever want to be scared?

Due to Halloween being just around the corner, I felt the excitement to read something outside of my comfort zone. Something to scare me, something to frighten may, something that could very well cause me to be unable to go to sleep. I wanted this feeling, I longed for it, and when I saw this novel proudly displaying itself on the Sale section, of course I went and paid my $12 to get this book.

It was not what I expected.

Look at the cover. Just look at it. The black ...more

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Jul 19, 2011 Ashley rated it it was amazing

I'm not sure how to even begin this review. When I first picked up Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, I thought it was going to be some creepy horror novel, and that usually isn't my style. But this novel is much more than that. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is quite the genre-bender! Elements of fantasy come together with mystery and suspense, all wrapped up in a historical setting with a touch of horror here and there. Unique barely even begins to describe this novel!

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Oct 08, 2011 Chloe rated it really liked it

Wow, what a cool book! The plot was quite interesting, and the pictures added so much depth to the story. The book actually turned out quite differently than I'd imagined. I thought it was going to be a bit scarier, more horror themed. But, in reality the book is, while definitely still creepy, an imaginative, unique tale that delves into the world of realistic fantasy, so to speak.

The beginning - middle of the book was, for me, the really exciting part. Finding out what actually happened to Jac ...more

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Apr 21, 2012 Becky rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, mystery, fantasy, historical-fiction, library

I thought that the overall story in this book was interesting and enjoyed it. The setting was well done and the pictures added a great element to the story telling. I did think that the story has a few holes in it, though, that may or may not be cleared up in the sequel.

I liked some of the minor characters like Millard but thought that Jacob wasn't too bright for being in the "special ed." classes (which I took to mean the smart kid classes.) Overall, I didn't really connect with Jacob at all. H ...more

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