This book was recommended to me as "If you liked The Hunger Games than you'll love..." and so it came to pass that I (once again) broke my literary fiction streak and stumbled into the teen genre. And once again I found that this is a very miscoded book. Great read- no doubt- but not quite as YA-oriented as one might think.
Miss Peregrine is a fantastic mystery and makes great use of some creepy vintage photography throughout the book to move the story along. After finding his grandfather dead- the victim of a mysterious and violent death- Jacob (a rich, angsty teenager) travels to an island in Wales to find out details on his grandfather's mysterious and tragic childhood.
A great adventure in the spirit of The Hunger Games or Harry Potter, but because of it's dark and intensely creepy feel I think that it's audience won't be quite as wide. I still highly recommend it if you want a page-turner, but be prepared for the potential nightmares that may come along with it...
B+
*Barnes & Noble Best Books of 2011
I truly hope nightmares are not a result of reading this book because I really want to read it!!!
ReplyDeleteYou definately should. No doubt.
ReplyDeleteMISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN offers a unique premise in that it combines a story with vintage photographs to present a tale that is both whimsical and chilling. I loved the idea of this book. 16-year-old Jacob grows up listening to the tales of his grandfather's childhood in an orphanage filled with children with unusual powers and evil monsters lurking in the shadows. As Jacob grows older, he begins to doubt the veracity of his grandfather's tales believing that they grew out of his grandfather's struggles under the Nazi regime.
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