An exciting and sometimes scary book that contains creepy old photos of children, certainly not the most appropriate reading material for this sunny early spring. The first half of the story deals with the discovery of this strange kids' home (and serves as the introduction to the entire series), the second half is a proper mystery adventure with a high-tension showdown at the end.

The plot moves along fairly quickly and there's enough going on to hold my interest. That being said, it is a YA novel that seems to be aimed at younger readers and at times it didn't catch me the way I expected it to. The overall vibe reminded me of adventure novels I read as a child, think the "Five" by [a:Enid Blyton|10657|Enid Blyton|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1298204474p2/10657.jpg], where groups of kids solve some sort of crime or mystery. The tone of "Miss Peregrine's..." is certainly darker and more violent, but overall I was slightly underwhelmed. The showdown felt a bit rushed to me and is clearly meant to entice readers to the subsequent novel(s).

This book is/was marketed as being "innovative" and "multimedia" because it contains actual vintage photos, and yeah, I don't know about that. I think, to me the book would have worked just as well without the photos, it would just have been less scary. These photos were actually the starting point for the author to write this in the first place, which I find intriguing.

My edition contained an interesting interview with the author and the first chapter of the second part of the series, which was nice to read. I don't think I will follow the series, but if creepy stories about children with peculiar skills that save the world are your thing (and the X-Men are too mainstream), you will enjoy this book!