Originally published: 2011
Page count: 341 (with many pages just being pictures)
Dates read: 9/14/23-10/8/23
2023 book goal progress: 18 out of 23
Oct. and Nov. Mindful Readers' Family Bookclub
Read my other book reviews for my 2023 goals HERE.
Description on back of book:
As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.
First sentence:
"I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary
Description on back of book:
As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.
First sentence:
"I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary
when extraordinary things began to happen."
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 6.9/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters - 7
Atmosphere - 7
Writing Style - 6
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 8
Logic - 6
Enjoyment - 7
What is a CAWPILE Rating?
Review:
CAWPILE Rating: Overall - 6.9/10 - ⭐⭐⭐/5
Characters - 7
Atmosphere - 7
Writing Style - 6
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 8
Logic - 6
Enjoyment - 7
What is a CAWPILE Rating?
Review:
I was intrigued by the story concept, but it was told in a 'younger' voice than I would've liked. Maybe if it was written to be geared more toward adults, I would've gotten more invested in the novel's characters (and monsters).
Book to movie review:
TBD
Now I'm off to read another book... but since a review should be more about the author of the book than about the writer of the blog, I will let Ransom Riggs have the last words:
"I really did believe him - for a few years, at least - though mostly because I wanted to, like other kids my age wanted to believe in Santa Claus. We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing them becomes too high."
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