I
started this post a few months ago, but never finished it!
My
mother-in-law recently asked me where I got my “to-read” list. And the answer is – I love lists! I frequently check the best seller lists on
Amazon, the New York Times, Oprah’s Book lists – any place I can get ideas on
what to read next! This book popped up
on several of my lists, and it sounded interesting, so I picked it up at the
library a few weeks ago. I was going to
start it, but Austin was going out of town, I’m a big scaredy-cat, and one look
at the pictures inside was enough for me to put it down!
However,
this weekend was a perfectly sunny weekend, so I grabbed a cup of coffee and
started it on Saturday morning. Once you
get past the first 5-6 pages, It’s obvious that the book is not scary or creepy
like I thought!
Miss
Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is the story of Jacob finding himself
through discovering his grandfather’s past.
His grandfather showed him pictures of “peculiar” children his entire
childhood, and Jacob dismissed him, thinking the pictures were fake. After his grandfather’s mysterious death,
Jacob goes to place his grandfather grew up to look for answers to his
death. What he finds is very “peculiar”
indeed!
I
normally don’t like the sci-fi, time travel-type books, but I really enjoyed
this one. It’s easy to follow – no
jumping around, and hooks you in – you can’t stop reading! You have to find out what happens! The characters are colorful and even
relatable in some cases. This book was
in the young adult section of our library, but as most young adult novels go,
there’s always something deeper. It was
a perfect weekend read!
No comments:
Post a Comment