I was fascinated with the concept of Miss Peregrine’s Home
for Peculiar Children from the moment I heard about the book. I didn’t know
anything about the storyline, but the idea of weaving old photographs into a
novel intrigued me. The book turned out
to be just as fascinating as I had hoped for.
After years of hearing his grandpa’s fanciful stories of
growing up in an orphanage in Wales, Jacob eventually dismisses them as nothing
more than fairy tales. That is, until the day he watches his grandpa die after
being attacked by one of the monsters from the fairy tales. Shortly thereafter,
Jacob and his father leave for Wales, and Jacob begins to discover that perhaps
those fairly tales were actually reality – a reality that most people never
know of.
I read this book in just two days – which is saying
something for a busy homeschool mom. I loved just about every bit of it, and
had a hard time guessing what was coming next. My only complaint is that the end
felt rushed and a bit incomplete. Jake seems to have too easy of a time
deciding on his future, and as a mom, I had a sour taste left in my mouth for
the sake of his parents. That aside, it was a great read and the photography
angle made the story that much more fun.
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