Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

This had an interesting concept, but the pacing felt very off to me. There's far too much exposition and background, and then the adventure seems rushed and truncated. Yet despite a boatload of setup, the main character still felt underwritten, as do most of the characters.

When I got to the end of the book and discovered that it was written around real vintage photos, it made a lot of sense. That's an interesting idea, but it seems like this needed better editorial guidance to turn it into a functioning story.

I'll be really interested to see if the movie manages to clean up the pacing and make the story more engaging. I adore Eva Green, and the upcoming movie is what inspired me to read this. I suspect this is one of those cases where translating to the screen may improve the storytelling.