Catship reviewed Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)
Doesn't work for me
I appreciate many of the choices that were made to create this story, but I simply don't like it.
Hardcover, 352 pages
English language
Published Jan. 3, 2011 by Quirk Books.
A horrific family tragedy sends sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of an old orphanage that was home to children who were more than just peculiar, but possibly dangerous--and who may still be alive. Illustrated with vintage found photographs.
I appreciate many of the choices that were made to create this story, but I simply don't like it.