Miss Peregrine’s Home for
Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Warning—Some Slight Spoilers!!
Miss Peregrine’s Home for
Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs centers around a teenage boy trying to
find out the truth behind his Grandpa’s ‘fairy tale’ past. Jacob Portman
quickly discovers that what once seemed like fairy tales are stories quite
darker than he ever imagined. His journey halfway across the world introduces
him to new people, new worlds, and new terrors.
Ransom Riggs did something unique
when writing this novel--he included visual aids. The photographs allow the
reader to really see what the author had in mind when writing the story of
Jacob Portman. Although the photographs can be a bit disturbing, I appreciate
the fact that I know exactly what to picture when the author says, “…a pair of
freakish twins who were dressed in the weirdest costumes I’d ever seen” (p.
45).
As far as
the actual story, I followed the plotline fairly easily. The flow of the story
was a bit jumpy, but I did not think I was missing parts. Riggs is very
descriptive with his characters, locations, and emotions. This is essential to
really feeling like you are a part of the story and not just an outsider
looking in. The fact that World War II played a significant part of the novel
just added to the positives for this novel for me—I like studying history,
especially WWII. Some parts of the novel were a little expected such as the
romance between Jacob and Emma, but having said that, I did not mind that what
I expected came to fruition. That’s saying something! One thing I did not
expect was that this would turn in to a series, which will obviously happen
considering the cliffhanger ending. The idea of the story on the whole is
pretty unique though. Riggs made himself stand apart by not writing a novel
about love stories with vampires like so many other books out there—but don’t
get me wrong I love those stories just as much as the next Twi-hard! It was
refreshing! And I expect that Riggs’ writing will just get better.
I look forward to reading the next novel to
see what happens to Jacob and his peculiar friends!
-Lyndsey Mosley
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