Book Recommendation - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Good afternoon :)

I have a book recommendation for you. I stumbled across, bought this book and finally read it on holiday 2 weeks ago.

What I expected: A haunted story full of danger and horror.

What I got: A fantasy/adventure/humour/romance story. 

Rating: ****

About

The story follows Jacob Portman on the adventure of his life. 

When he was little his grandfather used to regal him with stories of his childhood on a island. These included monsters and orphaned children with peculiar abilities, he would even show Jacob pictures of the orphans. As Jacob got older he lost belief in these stories and his grandfather stopped sharing them.

However one evening he gets a frantic call from his grandfather, telling him that the monsters have found him and that he needs to protect himself. Jacob rushes to his grandfathers house only to find it empty and looking as though a mountain cat has slashed through the door. 

He finds his grandfather dying in the woods out back from wounds that look as though he has been mauled.

His grandfathers last cryptic words and a letter from a Miss Peregrine urge Jacob to find out if any of it was true. Determined, he sets out to find the island that his grandfather grew up on and find the answers to the many questions that he has. 

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This book is gripping and exciting. It had me reading throughout the night and day.  The book also contains photos of children, the photos that Jacobs grandfather showed him! what is amazing is that these photos have been carefully selected and collected over the years from garage sales and the such by people dedicated to this book. The only thing that I would have liked was if the the other characters (the other children) had a bit more of a role in the story and more background information. Some people might have a bit of trouble with the relationship between Jacob and Emma because of the age difference but it didn't really bother me because in my eyes the romance is barely there. In my opinion this is one awesome read full of adventure, intrigue, humor and the teeniest, tiniest bit of romance.

This book is gripping and exciting. It will have you reading throughout the night and/or day, which is what I ended up doing lol. It also contains amazing photos of children, the photos that Jacobs grandfather showed him! what is amazing is that these photos have been carefully selected and collected over the years from garage sales and the such by people dedicated to this book.

Give it a go and if you have already read it, leave a comment on your opinion :)

Ciao! 

-TheDreamer