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Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

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sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-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

5.0

Im so happy we explored more of Jacobs gift with Hollows in this

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kathis_wonderland's review against another edition

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

4.0

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs is the third book in the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series. Jacob discovered that he has an ability that might help him safe is friends from the wights. But he has no time to train it, because his friends need rescuing now. He goes on an adventure with Emma that changes their lives forever.

This book was really interesting to read. I was fully intrigued in the plot! However, I can't say a lot more than that I liked it, without spoiling to much about the series. I like the friendship between Jacob and the other peculiar children and the friendship and bond between Miss Peregrine's peculiar children. It's heart-warming. The pictures in this book were not really creepy. I am still traumatised from the pictures in the first book...

I really like this series so far. Maybe I will buy the other books as well. It's kind of sad that I started this series so late. I would have LOVED it in my teenage years.

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the_books_music_life's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

I ADORE these books, everything about them, has made this series one of my top 10 all time favorites.

I think this was a perfect ending for the original trilogy. I was a little upset near the end, and was rooting for Jacob to pick a different choice but, the way it worked out in the end; all but made up for that.

I love the characters every single one of them. I honestly couldn't choose a favorite. The twists this book had I never saw coming, especially about the villains. If you love/like morally grey villains this is the perfect book for you.

We get to explore new places in the Peculiar universe and we meet a lot of different characters. With so many characters, especially new ones, it can be easy for a character to feel 1 demential and not real. The way Ransom writes his characters makes them feel like real people. Every character has depth no matter how small the character.

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ladyrecordia's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

A thrilling third installment of the Miss Peregrine series, whose twists and revelations are even more exciting than ever before. This book is anything but predictable. Any time you think you know what's about to happen, it takes an entirely different and much more interesting turns. The lore of peculiardom grows increasingly more complex and, though it is at times difficult to follow, a little extra attention to the details goes a long way. The conclusion is also enormously satisfying, but I won't spoil it for those who haven't yet had the pleasure of reading it!

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bieni2503's review

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

4.5


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kaz_brekker1's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-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? No

3.0


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wynterwonderland's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0


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ainsley_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This was a great ending to the first three books. 

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alisazhup's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I came to care so much about the characters by this book. The action scenes were definitely interesting, but I cried every time Miss Peregrine was advising Jacob or Addison was doing something brave. I hope I see more of that in the second trilogy Ransom Riggs did. Though I'm not 100% it's something I want to read, because this book was wrapped up so well (that's a compliment!)

I wish we had heard about the library of souls earlier in this trilogy, because it felt like something Riggs came up with on the spot. It kind of reminds me of how in Harry Potter the deathly hallows were introduced so late, which I hated. Everything we had established about the wights' plans was brushed away as lies and false information. Also, when I look back on the second book, I realize it did almost nothing for the plot at all... we got new characters and developed the original ones, but the one event that mattered to the series happened in the very last chapter of the book and really could've happened anytime before that. Which makes me really not want to reread it in the future. 

I'll give this book specifically 4.5 stars but the series as a whole probably a little lower because of the sudden plot change. 

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4.0

I really enjoyed this book. The world and characters are just so peculiar and different that it makes me happy. I love reading something different that is unlike anything I’ve ever read before. 

I would highly recommend this book and now I’m looking forward to reading Map of Days, hopefully soon but I think I’m going to take a break from this world for a while.

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