Reviews

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

mairimav's review

5.0

Perfect! Absolutely amazing! I can't put my thoughts into coherent words, but I was truly blown away by it! One of the extraordinary and satisfying endings to a series! Give me Tales of the Peculiar nooow!

tarin's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.0

janne_hndrkx's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing 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? It's complicated

3.75

wombat_88's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

aedwing's review

3.0

First of all, the previous books, were to die for, I loved them so much which made me eager to read this one. Unfortunately, it was quite disappointing. One of the main reasons I liked this book was because of how creepy and unique it was, with the author rooting through hundreds of pictures and making a story about them. But, alas, even though it had an amazing ending, the story itself kept on getting wrapped in Jacob and Emma's, which I absolutely dreaded because I like adventure novels without to much romance, but every time Jacob even thought about Emma (which was literally every chapter), it made me cringe. This did start out a great idea & novel, but ruined partially by mushy romantic parts. Other than that, it was very enjoyable, great plot and interesting characters.

kimthezombie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

3.25

Felt really long but some of the ideas were really creative, more action than journey, cute ending

lemonstar's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

3.0

pollyandthebooks's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

heidipretzel's review

4.0

As always, I worry that the last book in a series will have a typical fairy tale ending. And this one did, though not necessarily in the way one would expect. While having Jacob be treated as a mental case was logical, it did make the fairytale ending seem slightly more real when they did get it. And having the collapsed loop make them the age they look seemed as if it were a cop out to make Jacob have his happy ending but it made sense-or as much sense as a world full of time loops and peculiar children could be.

librosydragones's review against another edition

4.0

3.75 stars

I loved this one almost as much as I loved Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children!
My main problem with this book was Jacob, he is so annoying! I can stand a flawed, insecure, even a coward character, but he was so whiny all the time, it was just not necessary Ransom!
Still, great story, once again you surprised me with some very peculiar twists.

Reseña en Español

¡Me gustó casi tanto como El hogar de Miss Peregrine para niños peculiares!
Mi principal problema con este libro fue Jacob, ¡es tan molesto! Puedo soportar un personaje defectuoso, inseguro, incluso cobarde, pero es molesto que esté lloriqueando todo el tiempo, ¡no era necesario, Ransom!
Aún así, gran historia, una vez más el autor me sorprendió con algunos giros muy peculiares.
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A diferencia de lo que pasa en La ciudad desolada, en donde los personajes se la pasan yendo de un bucle a otro perseguidos por Huecos y Wights sin hacer nada en absoluto, con monólogos internos de Jacob sobre su poca hombría y la inutilidad de sus poderes etc, en este libro tenemos mucha acción desde el inicio, y conocemos a varios peculiares cuyos poderes son realmente asombrosos, como así también se recupera algo de la oscuridad y misticismo del primer volúmen.
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Por otro lado, al fin vemos una evolución en el personaje de Jacob, quien sigue siendo un quejica casi todo el tiempo, pero al menos se calza los pantalones y hace algo al respecto a la vez que lloriquea. El final fue muy muy satisfactorio, incluso tenía el potencial para haber sido épico de haberlo manejado de otra manera, pero aparentemente el autor prefiere mantener un perfil bajo, escribir para niños, y quedar en su zona de confort.
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Ahora hasta me estoy replanteando si leer The Map of Days, ¡quedé con mucha curiosidad!