Second book syndrome plagues many a talented author, and I wasn’t sure what to expect from Hollow City. Even so, sequels make me nervous these days. Riggs’ debut impressed me with its lush writing, eerie tone, and air of magical realism. The fact that Hollow City came out right after that and that I received a review copy is basically a blogger miracle. I read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children just a couple of weeks ago, through happenstance. I can’t see it being anything more than amazing. If you can take in all the back story and keep up with every little thing that is going on in these books, it really is an interesting and magical thing.Įnd note: I’m ready for the movie. It seems to be adding nothing to the story. I could really do without the “romance” between Jacob and Emma. They’re my favorite adorably peculiar boys! The only reason you’ll need to read this book. Away from the ruins of their beloved lighthouse on the island.Īnd so much happens, but it all happens very quickly. But, it soon picks up and we’re traveling through time! Literally. Nothing much happens and I was afraid I’d be back in the same boat I was with the first one. I fled right along with our peculiar friends and met many new (more interesting ones tbh) along the way. I took in every beautiful description like it was the last book I’d ever read. And this one, I adored just enough that I plowed through it. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children was interesting enough that I read it fairly fast and then passed it on to my friends and family who enjoyed it very much.Īnd now we’re here, Hollow City. It was exaggeratedly descriptive in a beautiful way (which meant that I was constantly re-reading paragraphs). It wasn’t mind blowing or incredibly creepy. With the knowledge they acquired from the book, they escape into a time loop connected to the statue.I like the first book.

Wandering around, they come upon a statue they recognize from the book The Tales of the Peculiar. Before long, they realize that they have nowhere else to hide and must depend on the cover of the woods. However, they soon discover other evil creatures-the wights-are in hot pursuit, so the children run into the forest. They arrive on a deserted beach, initially assuming the threats of the hollowgasts and bad weather are behind them.

Tossed and turned and facing imminent danger, they set out to find dry land. Hollow City opens with Miss Peregrine's peculiar group of children fleeing the evil hollowgasts in a boat on a storm-addled sea. The next book in the series, Library of Souls, was released in 2015.

Hollow City (2014), a fantasy novel for young adult readers by Ransom Riggs, is the second novel in the series that began with the celebrated Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, picking up where the first installment finished.

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