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My Rating: 5 stars

After a terrible family incident, Jacob ventures to an island just off the coast of Whales. The island, in fact, was featured in many of the stories Jacob’s grandfather used to tell him, where his grandfather had spent many years of his childhood during the war. As Jacob explores the island, discovering the old, run down house of Miss Peregrine and her peculiar children. He finds boxes of strange pictures that go along with the ones his grandfather showed him many years ago when he was young. Jacob not only searches for Miss Peregrine and the peculiar children, but he hopes to uncover the mysteries of his grandfather’s past.
I had heard of this book through a friend, and I am so glad I decided to pick up my own copy. Honestly, I loved every bit of this book. Ransom Riggs is a great writer. Throughout the novel, there are pictures to go only with the text, mostly pictures of the peculiar children Jacob and his grandfather discuss and of the people Jacob meets along his journey. I would have never thought to include real photographs in a book, but I thought it fit in perfectly with this novel. There were actually some parts that were particularly creepy. The pictures definitely contributed toward the creep-factor. I guess I shouldn’t have read this book at nighttime… Anyway, this book was fantastic and I am really excited for the sequel!