Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Hollow City

I have finished reading Hollow City and gosh, what a journey. It follows the Peculiar Children to London, which is at the very heart of destruction in England during WWII. The children are trying to find Miss Wren, to help turn their ymbryne (can turn into a bird and track time)  Miss Peregrine back to normal because she is trapped in the body of a bird.
Absolutely wonderful. I actually liked this a bit more than the first book. Lots of new characters were introduced, and there were plenty more encounters with wights (monsters without pupils) and hollows (disgusting creatures with tentacles that spew from mouths and who are in league with the wights).
Jacob finally learns the true meaning of love and how it cannot last forever, and together they all learn that the outside world isn't as nice and exciting as it sounds. I loved the vintage photographs again- creepy, interesting, peculiar and cool- it makes the story even better.
There was not one downside to this book. Not one. It was written perfectly, it flowed, there were plenty of shocking and surprising times, balanced out with sad, calm times. I could read it a second time, if I had the patience.
I am excited to read the third book, which hasn't come out yet in stores- REALLY EXCITED! Ransom Riggs in one interview said there is a lot more to come, so I am SO looking forward to it, and seeing the new photographs.
Zobo.

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