Sunday, November 6, 2011

Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children By: Ransom Riggs

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
http://www.amazon.com/Miss-Peregrines-Home-Peculiar-Children/dp/1594744769

Cleanliness:
This book contains some cursing & some making out. You may not appreciate these things for your youth but I didn't find it too much of an annoyance as a Christian adult.


Summary:
Jacob's grandfather has always told him strange tales and shown him strange pictures of children at an island orphanage. These children had peculiar gifts. As Jacob has grown older, he has believed these stories to be nothing but tall tales and lies that his grandfather has spun to make his life seem more interesting. Doctored photos, exaggerated details, no truth to them. But when things in Jacob's own life take a turn downward he finds himself needing to know if there is some truth in these stories after all.


What I Really Liked:
I liked the eerie photographs that this book contained. I liked the mystery behind the children, finding out whether they do or do not exist.


What I Disliked:
I felt like the characters were lacking. I never grew partial to any of them and I didn't agree with their actions or always find their actions believable. I also felt the story plot didn't always work/make sense.


Reading Worth:
I honestly didn't enjoy the book. At first I thought it was creepy and had worth but I really didn't like the way it all played out. It was a good idea but in the end I just found it lacking. I personally wouldn't recommend it to others.






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