They are constantly trying to survive the Hollowgasts, war and wight soldiers, distrustful peculiars, and the fact they haven’t left their own loop in many, many years. This book is action packed from the get-go. Then they must face the deceit of Miss Peregrine’s brother Caul, a wight who is trying to capture them and take their peculiar souls.

They must survive the war and bombs that are falling on London as they try and find Miss Wren, another ymbryne who may be their only hope. They stumble across a menagerie of peculiar animals, a group of darker peculiar children who’s loop is located in some catacombs of London’s seedy underground, and another peculiar child who is unaligned with any loop or ymbryne and her normal sister. They make their way to London in the 1940’s while also going in and out of different loops in search of another ymbryne to help save their headmistress. The gang of Peculiar children have set out to save Miss Peregrine’s from permanently being stuck as a bird. I was intrigued by the make of the book with the first one but the plot just got better in the second one. It’s just such a different concept than anything out there. I fell in love with Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children and then I was blown away by Hollow City. Having escaped Miss Peregrine’s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along the way, they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected surprises.Ĭomplete with dozens of newly discovered (and thoroughly mesmerizing) vintage photographs, this new adventure will delight readers of all ages. This second novel begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended. Publishers Weekly called it “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters.” Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011-an unprecedented mix of YA fantasy and vintage photography that enthralled readers and critics alike.

“Strange, I thought, how you can be living your dreams and your nightmares at the very same time.”

Hollow city by ransom riggs