Library of Souls (Miss Peregrines Peculiar Children #3)

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This is a strong entry for YA literature, but very much written for that level of reader, which is less evident during the first novel (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children) than becomes evident in the 2nd (Hollow City) and 3rd (Library of Souls). While the main and supporting characters are not overly complex, neither are they stereotypes or caricatures, and they do develop over the course of the series. For the most part, the vintage photos are entertaining, and they often enhance, for example, the imagining of the characters, but there are times as well when the narrative seems to try a bit too hard to be relevant to a particular image. The plotting can be a bit slow (there are probably two books worth of material expanded to three novels) and while the series comes to a satisfying conclusion, it does so only through deus ex machina to a distracting degree. Overall, the integration of photos into the story is a clever technique, and while underwhelming to an older reader, these books are perfectly appropriate to a YA audience.

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A rollicking, rolling, adventurous conclusion to the Miss Peregrine trilogy. The peculiar children realize their many strengths as they try to save themselves and their guardians from the Wights and Hollows. The people and others met along the way add to the story in a most peculiar fashion. The whole trilogy with all the, often, wonderfully spooky pictures is a different type of book with a great story. I highly recommend the whole series.