Levitating girl's, family tragedies, giant monsters, black and white photos and an island; the perfect ideas for a visually compelling and creepy book. Throughout the novel “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” it’s clear to see why Publishers Weekly 1 says it’s “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting and some very creepy monsters”. This is a trilogy opener, both rich and strange enough for adults to enjoy. “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” begins with the tragedy of an old man being murdered. This old man is the main character, Jacob’s, grandfather, but his death leads to strange things, even the murder itself is odd. Jacob’s grandfather is murdered by a man with a mouth of tentacles. This causes 15 year old
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In reality the small girl actually hovers off the ground and the boy can lift tons of pounds. These are only two odd characters with extraordinary talents, others look different while some are weirdly talented with abnormal looks, and some are dangerous. Most of the children on the island aren’t even their real age because Miss Peregrine set up a time loop. Everything about this island isn’t as it seems.
Emma Bloom is the definition of “looks can be deceiving”. She puts in this tough face as a way to protect herself. Why is she trying to protect herself? When we first meet her she drags Jacob into an alleyway, holds a knife up to his throat and threatens to water the grass with his blood. What kind of lawn does this girl have? She’s definitely not as she seems, matter of fact, she appears to be in her early twenties, but she’s in her eighties and was in love with Jacob's grandfather and soon falls for another family member of the
In reality the small girl actually hovers off the ground and the boy can lift tons of pounds. These are only two odd characters with extraordinary talents, others look different while some are weirdly talented with abnormal looks, and some are dangerous. Most of the children on the island aren’t even their real age because Miss Peregrine set up a time loop. Everything about this island isn’t as it seems.
Emma Bloom is the definition of “looks can be deceiving”. She puts in this tough face as a way to protect herself. Why is she trying to protect herself? When we first meet her she drags Jacob into an alleyway, holds a knife up to his throat and threatens to water the grass with his blood. What kind of lawn does this girl have? She’s definitely not as she seems, matter of fact, she appears to be in her early twenties, but she’s in her eighties and was in love with Jacob's grandfather and soon falls for another family member of the