Tuesday, November 01, 2011

Book Review: Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

"Stars, too, were time travelers. How many of those ancient points were the last echos of suns now dead? How many had been born but their light not come this far? If all the suns but ours colapsed tonight, how many lifetimes would it take for us to realize that we were alone? I had always known the sky was full of mysteries--but not until now had i realized how full of them the earth was."

--(This is going to be a short book review just because its the first i've ever done lol)--
Debut novelist Ransom Riggs liberally sprinkles his book with a strange collection of authenitcally vintage and peculiar photos around which he has constructed his plot. You will find the photos either completely cool or kind of creepy, but either way they feed the book’s atmosphere and make it what it is. It was a thrilling book that i couldn't put down. I'm pretty sure this book is YA, but nontheless it is a fantastic book for anyone who craves a strange, and brilliantly advneture. 
I loved Ransom Riggs' take on time travel. The dark, and mysterious world in which the peculiars, ymbrynes, wights, and hollows, lived is amazing and is described in such realistic detail that it makes you feel as though you're apart of the story. It wasn't one of those books that only had a few interesting or "haul-you-in" moments. Every chapter draws you in and has you on the edge of your seat wanting more.
The ending is sort of a cliff hanger because it leaves you with many unanswered questions, and just wanting to know what happens next.
This is a book i can, and will read over  and over again. I strongly recommened it, if you are contemplating it, dont, just go get it!





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