Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


As a child, Jacob Portman's grandfather told him fantastic stories of peculiar children with unbelievable talents. They were War refugees, like his grandfather, living on a remote island off the coast of Wales. His grandfather even had old weird photographs of the children that Jacob dismissed as photo manipulations. As he moves into his teenage years, Jacob stops believing the far-fetched stories and concentrates on leading a normal life.
All of that changes when Jacob is the sole witness to the frightening murder of his grandfather, a horrific tragedy that leaves him reeling in therapy. On his therapist’s suggestion, he finds himself headed to Wales to visit the old home where his grandfather grew up. Suddenly, his grandpa’s tales don’t seem so far-fetched after all— against all logic, the peculiar children from the photographs are alive and well, seemingly preserved in time. 
It isn’t long before Jacob finds himself in over his head and in possession of some peculiar qualities of his own as time manipulation and monsters come to the surface.
There are authentic period photos throughout the book showing the children; also the writing is extremely atmospheric.




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