Hollow City

4.5 Stars
So I absolutely loved Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, it was not at all what I was expecting, but I loved it nonetheless. It took me awhile to get around to reading the 2nd installment, but once I started reading, I flew right through it. While I still prefer the first book over this one, I loved the pictures in this one. It still amazes me how well the story and the pictures fit together. I also love how creepy some of them are.

In terms of the plot for this book, I really loved all the traveling the children do in this installment, it was great to see different Loops and different ways of hiding. But the best part of this book for me what all the other peculiar children, animals, and people we met. Each one had such a unique personality that I loved seeing and reading about.

The ending of this book was even crueler and a larger cliff hanger than the first. Waiting until September for Library of Souls is going to be hard. I was not at all expecting what happened at the end and it was a huge surprise. I feel like I should have know some aspect of it, but I think all the other things happening in the book kept me from truly figuring it out.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher through LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review

After thoroughly enjoying the first book, this one was a real disappointment. It didn't hold my attention the same and it felt more juvenile, seemingly the author didn't quite know what to do with his own characters so added more fairy tale elements and it ended up feeling like a fantasy “choose your own adventure” story but without getting to choose. This is fine for a younger reader - who this book is undoubtedly geared towards - but I found myself rolling my eyes at a lot of Jacob's internal diatribe and the events that were taking place.

I like the universe, but I didn't care about the plot of this book at all. I don't think I will continue with the series.