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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
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October 1, 2012
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October 31, 2012
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Lauren
Sep 30, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: tbr-oct2012
Want to know a little secret?

I HATE writing reviews on books. I love reading them but when it comes time to get my fingers typing I get annoyed. I have great ideas running around my brain but they never come out the way I would like them to on screen.

That being said I have very little I could even say about this novel. It wasn't bad, it wasn't good. It was just OK. (I know that doesn't fit with GR star standards but I have my own ways)

So take a moment and stare at that cover. See the delightfu
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Christina (Ensconced in Lit)
Mar 25, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: won
I won this book in a giveaway.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs has been on my to read list for ages. It's been a NYT bestseller and has creeped people out worldwide, so I needed to read it. The protagonist of this book is Jacob, who has a close relationship with his grandfather, who everyone else has long thought was crazy. As he was growing up, his grandfather would tell him wondrous and scary story about peculiar children who he had known when he was younger. These c
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Sandy
Aug 02, 2012 rated it really liked it
A little bit of a love story, a little bit of a war story, a little bit of a sci-fi story, and a little bit of a time travel story all wrapped up together and fit nicely into a wonderful puzzle with an ending that leaves me to believe we haven't heard the last of the peculiars! ...more
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Feb 09, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Feb 29, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: reading-kindled
Kathy
Mar 03, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2012, favorites
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Mar 14, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: finished
Genevive Dumayas
Apr 20, 2012 rated it really liked it
Elizabeth Stultz
Jul 31, 2012 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 20, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Sep 10, 2012 marked it as to-read
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Oct 04, 2016 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Mar 04, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Jan 09, 2014 marked it as to-read
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Jul 30, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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