Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs

19 reviews

elizanarta's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: War, Grief, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Antisemitism, Child death, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

ladyrecordia's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Having seen the movie first and not really loved it, I didn't expect to like this book, but boy was I wrong! This is a wonderfully quirky story about self-discovery, finding one's people, and embracing weirdness. Occasionally hilarious and endlessly witty, the characters are as endearing as they are odd, and are wise beyond their years (wink wink). A quote that stood out to me was: "I wondered how such calm could belong to a world at war."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Cursing, War, Child death, Abandonment, and Antisemitism

yrlaevelyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, War, Death, Child death, Animal death, Blood, and Animal cruelty

nutmegandpumpkin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

I tried to read this book a long time ago and never finished it. When I saw a CD audio set of it at a garage sale for only 50 cents, I thought I’d try again and I am SO GLAD I did! If you have trouble reading the book, I’d definitely recommend giving the audiobook a go before giving up.

I absolutely loved the witty writing and narrator of this book. The atmosphere was the perfect mix of spooky and whimsical. The plot was so intriguing and I’m always a sucker for a group of kids with special abilities. 

Note: although listed as a “horror” book I wouldn’t call it that and think it might give people the wrong expectations. The horror is more so a spooky undertone to the main whimsical and strange fantasy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Child death

the animal death is pretty explicit but it’s only really one scene and easily skippable

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Antisemitism

emmaopaline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

simbarabbit20's review against another edition

4.0

Jacob goes away to a remote island in wales where he discovers a home for children with special talents. The same home his grandfather lived in when he was a child. Jacob quickly discovers that the stories his grandfather told him were true. The home is one of many and is run by a woman called Miss Peregrine. 

A slow start but it gets really interesting at the end. A real page turner. I will be buying the sequel to it. I really want to find out what happens. It’s not something I would normally read but loving it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Antisemitism, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Child death

blewballoon's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, and War

dreamdased's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Well it was a interesting book to say the least. I enjoyed it. There was a good amount of slow parts that made me want to put it down but when you get to the exicting parts you we’ll want to read more. The ending was good and a excellent way to begin the sequel. I loved the characters magical abilities and I would like to see more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Violence, and War

anna978's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Antisemitism and War

Minor: Child death