Map of Days by Ransom Riggs

Being Peculiar is difficult, it is even more difficult when you are new at it.  Jacob, Emma and some of their crew go off to find an uncontacted Peculiar using clues left by Jacob's Grandfather Abe, Emma's long lost love.  Yeah that gets a bit weird at times.

Peculiars in the United States run by a different system which causes a few problems and then a great big major one.  Basically it is a travel book from Florida, to Portal, Georgia (I have People from there myself which was neat), to New York City.

At times I lost interest and put it down for a few days as it felt like parts were just there to be a place holder.  It could be me so don't pass on that but if you feel the same let me know

Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs

Moral tales with a Peculiar twist.  My favorite was the one about the wealthy cannibals and what greed can do to a person, or in the case, a peculiar.  The tales all have that little twist that makes Peculiardom interesting and there is a warning not to read it if you are not Peculiar, I did anyway and enjoyed it very much.

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs

Jacob and Emma travel into new territories looking to save Miss Peregrine and her fellow ymbrynes from a fate worse than death.  Luckily Jacob's peculiarity has appeared, he can control hallowgast, sometimes. From modern London to Devil's Acre, the worst of the worst come into play.

The third novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children is darker than the first two with a constant reminder that bad things happen to good people and sometimes circumstances are way beyond your personal control.  Well worth reading but if you are looking for a light hearted adventure this is not the book for you.

Hollow City by Ransom Riggs

Hollow City starts with a dangerous escape from a secluded island that is being bombed by the Germans and things go downhill from there. 

Miss Peregrine's loop has been invaded, the house is bombed, she is stolen, recovered, and off the children go looking for another loop and help to save Miss Peregrine. 

Once again the vintage photographs make the story much richer, making the reader pause to pursue the pictures and enhance the story line. 

A real page turner that leaves the reader wanting more.  I just hope that Riggs is not taking vacations and is glued to the typewriter, or more likely computer, working on more peculiar novels.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

An excellent blend of novel and black and white photographs that tell a story of children and adults that have unusual abilities which must be hidden from the world.  The storyline is well thought out and moves at an even pace but it is the pictures that add the spice to the telling.

Very enjoyable and I am looking forward to the next in the series.