Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

15 reviews

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

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

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

micaelamariem's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I’m not really sure why, but this book really didn’t grab my attention. The premise was good but I think the writing fell flat. While using the pictures was a great way to do something different, it was a stretch and felt too forced sometimes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

vanesst's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Alcohol, and War

spookily's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Dementia, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, and Abandonment

miss_granger07's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness

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

I had been curious about this book ever since the movie came out and I enjoyed it. There are some character and plot changes, but I think the movie is actually a decent adaptation and I would recommend one if you like the other. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Child death, Alcohol, 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: Child death, Violence, Alcohol, and War

fremzz's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol