BOOK REVIEW

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children starts off when a boy named Jacob, is left with the mysterious last words of his deranged grandfather. He eventually decides to travel to an island where he investigates his grandfather's past at a home for peculiar children. The place was bombed after WW2 but he finds reminisces of the children who lived there. While searching, he sees a girl with flaming palms and begins to chase her for answers. They end up going into a tomb where she disappears. He unknowingly exits into the past where he is found and threatened by the girl (Emma). Jacob and Emma then return to the house where he meets Miss Peregrine, who explains that she is a shape shifter and that her and the peculiar children live the same day over and over again in a loop. He decides to live in the loop with them, returning back to the future every night so his dad, who he traveled to the island with, won't get suspicious. When he returns o the house one day, a headmistress of another home is there. She explains that monsters have been all over the world, entering loops and killing all them all. She barely escaped and came immediately to warn her. Emma and Jacob go to the present and discover there is a monster disguising itself on the island. The problem continues to escalate and the peculiar children all take a part.

If you are the type of person who loves mysteries and science fiction, this book would be the perfect fit for you. It's somewhat of a complicated read but, it doesn't leave you with any questions at the end. It's a great novel if you like to figure things out and love those "WOAH NO WAY?!" moments.

The author has a pretty basic writing style with a third person limited point of view. He uses excellent diction and opens the book with a lot of questions that you find the answer to later in the book, which builds a ton of suspense. He also incorporates small galleries throughout the story to help give the reader a better image and make them understand what he's imagining.

Because of all this, I would end up rating the book with 4 stars because of its' complex plot and all of e suspense he builds in.