Back again, this time to review book two in the “Miss
Peregrine Series”! Let's get started. (Minor Spoilers Ahead)
The Plot:
We pick up right where we left off in the last book,
with the Peculiars and Jacob beginning a rescue mission to save Miss
Peregrine, and all of peculiardom. Their journey takes them all over
the place, and on top of being chased by Wights and Hollows, they're
right in the midst of World War II.
I did find this book to get quite slow in the middle and
towards the end, but the last few chapters leave you dashing to get
the next book. Which, unfortunately, does not come out until
September of this year. :(
The Characters:
We see all of the familiar faces and plenty of new ones
as well, including peculiar animals. Addison is a talking dog, there
are chickens with exploding eggs, Peculiar Pigeons and Deirdre
is....an Emu-Raffe. We also meet a new crop of peculiar children;
Joel-and-Peter, two boys who are inseparable and blind echo-locators,
Melina a girl with mind powers, and Miss Wren, another ymbryne.
Things I liked:
The story is still very odd, and growing odder as time
goes, with another batch of creepy pictures to go along with it.
The end brings a plot twist that you don't see coming at
all because it is so well covered up and explained away. Round of
applause to the author.
Things I didn't like:
The peculiar animals weirded me out a little bit, even
though I like animals. It was a little bit far fetched and some of it
was just plain weird.
To Sum it Up:
Still as peculiar as it's predecessor, though I think I
liked the first book better. Slow in the middle with a fast paced
ending, I can't wait to find out what happens to Jacob and his
friends come September.
~Ria Faith
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