Reviews tagging 'Death'

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

88 reviews

221bpinkst's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mrs_gale's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I quite enjoyed this book. I especially loved the strange vintage photographs. 
The characters felt a bit one dimensional, we didn't learn much about any of them except for their abilities. This even extends to the main characters, I thought Jacob would have some depth especially as Riggs detailed Jacob's mental health issues in the beginning but his struggles just disappear and he copes remarkably well with everything else that happens. 

I found it easy to read, engaging and would recommend to 10-14 year olds. A great quirky, paranormal fantasy book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

pj99's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Antisemitism, Gaslighting, and Classism

guinness74's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Charming and enjoyable. Just what I needed in my timeline of books. It’s not what you would expect, which made it even more enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, and Alcohol

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Antisemitism

bri_morgan's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Antisemitism

secretbadass's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Wow wow wow! I liked this way more than I thought I would! I had read half of this as a teen and stopped but I don't remember why. I finally picked it up again years later and I'm so glad I did! Solid beginning and end! The middle was slightly boring, in an "okay, let's get on with it" sort of way but it wasn't bad. I really liked how all the characters were introduced throughout. The ending was actually quite poignant yet inspiring for a young readers book. It encouraged reflection and introspection that I wasn't expecting. Very excited for the second one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

vanessatombolini's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Minor: War

oceanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This series has caught my eye for a while, especially when the movie came out. I’ve been hesitant to pick it up because I’m not typically one for the horror genre. I joined a buddy read which gave me the push I needed to read it. 

 

Jacob grew up listening to his grandfather’s stories of the peculiar children he knew growing up. As he got older, he discredited his tales as fiction. Never could he have imagined one of those stories coming to fruition and taking his grandfather’s life. No one believes his own story now, thinking him traumatized and mentally unwell. 

 

Jacob believes the answer to his nightmares lies in his grandfather’s stories. He convinces his parents to allow him to take a trip to England where his grandfather lived during World War II. There, he ends up finding the portal into the past. 

 

I was surprised by how absorbed I got into the book. Yet, whenever I put it down, I didn’t find myself thinking about it. My interest was mostly in the beginning, however. By the end, I was weirded out by the relationship between Jacob and Emma’s relationship. While I could anticipate the book ending on a cliffhanger given there are other books that follow, I was a little annoyed as I don’t feel invested enough to jump immediately into book two. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Antisemitism, and War

Minor: Ableism, Child death, and Mental illness

gnpunpun's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Nostalgic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, and Murder