Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children

I did love the setting and the idea of the book, but I have a problem with the story structure. It's a recurring problem (imo) in YA books, and it's the feeling of the story only happening around the protagonist, as if life freezes where he doesn't exist, and only continues when he starts paying attention. I did enjoy the read, thus the 4/5 rating, but I'm not gripped enough to start the second book asap.