Age: Middle School-High School

"A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive."

There were some fabulous fantastical elements to this novel that were extra enjoyable to read including the concept of time loops (an open passageway allowing someone to pass between a world frozen in time and the present day), and the unique peculiars (or superpowers) that these children had--much more unique than you typical superpowers. I would be inclined to read further into the series to see how they are used! I enjoyed the plot and the movement was fast so that I didn't have to dwell too long on something I didn't like. But with the good comes the bad. Emma's character was unpleasantly one-dimensional and her rapidly developed love for Jacob was unbelievable (projection of the grandpa onto Jacob, I guess, but still...). While I LOVED the use of real, vintage photography, it was used so often that plot points started to feel forced and there was a lot of 'splainin.

Overall, an enjoyable read with creative ideas but accompanied with clunky writing.