Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

         They always say "Don't judge a book by its cover," but the cover is exactly what first appealed to me when I spotted Miss Peregrine's on the shelf at the book store. Picking it up, I realized that this is a picture book. This novel is aided with eerie looking pictures that tie in with the story. The author, a first time novelist, Ransom Riggs, has staged some creepy looking photographs that pulled me in, expecting a sick, twisted story.

Cover

The back of the book. The picture of the twins in the left corner is my favorite.

        It is a mystery story, revolving around a young man who is trying to figure out the truth behind his recently passed grandfather's childhood stories. His curiosity takes him to an island where he finds that the orphanage his grandfather claimed he stayed in, was actually blown up before he claimed he stayed there.

       To be completely honest, I don't like this book that much. Miss Peregrine's is by no means beautifully written. Riggs is a film maker, who in his spare time blogs and writes travel essays. You can tell the difference between Riggs's writing and a full time author's writing. The story is mediocre, and it's not a thrilling page turner. Honestly, the only reason I'm still reading this book is because I spent $18 for this thing. Don't get me wrong; this book isn't bad. I like the way Riggs uses his skills in photography along with words to tell the story, it's unique and I like that. Like I said, it isn't bad, but it's just not that good.