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Actual rating: 3.5
I gotta say, I expected so much more from this book. It was still a great read, but I had enormously big expectations, considering how popular and how praised this book is.
I gotta say, I expected so much more from this book. It was still a great read, but I had enormously big expectations, considering how popular and how praised this book is.
I was really unsure if this should get two or three stars, but I fell down on two, if I could it would be two and a half.
The first hundred pages of this was a real struggle for me. I didn't like the writing style, the vintage photoes weren't scary and I felt the writer jumped through hoops to get the story to fit the photographs he wanted to use.
I must say it got better though. When things actually started to happen in the story I enjoyed it much more, but it still wasn't a great book. ...more
The first hundred pages of this was a real struggle for me. I didn't like the writing style, the vintage photoes weren't scary and I felt the writer jumped through hoops to get the story to fit the photographs he wanted to use.
I must say it got better though. When things actually started to happen in the story I enjoyed it much more, but it still wasn't a great book. ...more
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (MPHPC for short) is a really special book. I’ve already read it three or four times, and every time I enjoy it just as much as the first time. There’s something beautiful about the way a tangible set of photos from the real world we live in was magical enough to create such a compelling and thrilling story.
Two main things, in my opinion, makes MPHPC superior to the other books about people with special powers. Firstly, the take on time travel in this ...more
Two main things, in my opinion, makes MPHPC superior to the other books about people with special powers. Firstly, the take on time travel in this ...more
I was so surprised by this book. I had no idea what it was about. So I started it with a clearmind, other then I seen the book mentioned on loads of english blogspot last year.
So I could not wait to get my fingers on this one :)
Ohh.. Was I right to be excited.
I read the norwegian edition. And I loved it. Can't wait for the sequal to come out.. Me need it now.
This is a Young Adult book perfect for both boys and girls. In the age of 13 and up :)
It's full of mystery and the pictures a long the b ...more
So I could not wait to get my fingers on this one :)
Ohh.. Was I right to be excited.
I read the norwegian edition. And I loved it. Can't wait for the sequal to come out.. Me need it now.
This is a Young Adult book perfect for both boys and girls. In the age of 13 and up :)
It's full of mystery and the pictures a long the b ...more
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