Happy
Halloween! I can't believe it's
tomorrow. I hope you all have a fun and
safe time. My plans include hanging out
with my friend and her family (lots of little ones there) and walking with them
and hanging out candy after. Okay mostly
I want an excuse to wear one of my masquerade masks. I thought today's review would go with the
creepy and spooky vibe of Halloween.
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs, book two in Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar
Children series, I reviewed the first book here.
This
second book picks up where we left off with our gang of peculiar children so if
you haven't finished the first book then you should turn back now and come back
after you've finished book one. Also as a reminder I have a giveaway running
until December 6th check out the details here and don't forget to enter! Now seriously spoilers again for book one….you've
been warned.
Rating: 4 Stars
We
left Jacob and the gang in little boats leaving their home and their loop off
in search of a way to save Miss P. The
theme of the book is still the same mixing the creepy and interesting antique
photos into the story giving it a haunting type feel that again felt totally
unique to this story. The crew is on
their way to London, the peculiar capital of the world where they hope to find
answers. They encounter new allies, new
peculiars, and uncover many new facts about their worlds.
Hollow
City moves faster than the first book but that has more to do with having the
world and most of the rules already set in place and having us gotten to know
most of our key players, so we're able to move forward into the story and the
quest. We find several different loops
and meets lots of new and interesting peculiars. My favorites might be the peculiar animals
like what that just blew my mind (but those chickens….nope). Also Jacob gets to develop his power a bit
more and figure out what he can do, which is neat and total trial by error
since he has no one to really guide him but the unit is pretty strong.
But
I kid you not there is a bunch of things happening. They are setting a serious pace. Time loops and travel for a group of kids
during 1940s…they have their work cut out for them. Still you do take the time to get to know
more about our gang as well as meet some really interesting peculiars along the
way. Ransom has a way with the world for
sure. He seems able to pull you in and
out of different loops without breaking a beat which was nice.
Still
with all of this there is still plenty of time to be surprised. Twists and turns in the story and discoveries
the kids make. There is always something
new to learn in the world of the peculiar.
Still how creepy is it to run from something and try to fight it when
only Jacob can see them. Talk about
fighting blind. I really enjoyed the
story and am looking forward to when I'll have enough time to finish out the
trilogy with Library of Souls. Tell me
in the comments who your favorite new character was in Hollow City or what your
favorite time loop was. I'm
curious.
Until
next time…
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