Wednesday, April 20, 2011

My Selection for Waiting on Wednesday: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.

How time flies. It's Wednesday again and that means my favorite meme has rolled back around. Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It's time to learn what books other folks are anxiously awaiting to read. Last week, I chose a heavy topic: Sexual abuse. It looks like a lot of people were afraid to tackle that one, but I'm a renegade. I work with a lot of deviant behavior. I can take it. This week, it's the bizarre. I received this book from the publisher and it is seriously creepy. Let's look at the blurb on the back on the book...

A mysterious island.

An abandoned orphanage.
A strange collection of very curious photographs.

It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.


When I looked at the cover, I was a little creeped out. I'm telling you, that doesn't do justice to the freaky photographs on the inside of the book. The novel is full of them. They're vintage photographs and they look so real. I'm not totally convinced that they're not. I guess it t could be trick photography, but it makes you think twice when looking at them. I believe they're actually old photographs.There is a major spook factor going on. This is one author I want to interview! I'll be frank with you, I'm a little afraid to read it and this is from someone who saw Insidious and found that to be high on the fright scale (see my post about it). Regardless, I still look forward to finding out exactly what this story is about and how those freaky photographs connect. If nothing else, the book is worth getting just to look at the photography. Anyone else in the blogoshere prepared to be creeped out? Mehahahaha......

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs releases June 7, 2011.

Toodles!

15 comments:

  1. Okay...I totally have to check out this strange and creepy book. I usually don't go for stories that give me goosebumps, but if I'm in the mood I will. Thanks for sharing. And my TBR pile is growing too! Now you just added to it! LOL

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  2. I'm not familiar with this book, but the cover looks fantastic. I read Vixen too, I liked it :D I want to read Ingenue too, maybe I'll do my next WoW on it. Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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  3. I think that cover is a disturbing. So odd. I might have to pick this one up just to see the other photos. Thanks (?) for sharing! LOL

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  4. I've seen a lot about this one...so creepy! I may just have to be brave :)

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  5. This sounds like it would be interesting! Definitely creepy, but interesting! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. It sounds like such a creepy read and reminds me a bit of Village of the Damned. *shudders* Still, it would be interesting to see the blend of fiction plus the accompanying photographs. :) Thank you for sharing!

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  7. OK I'm very intrigued by this now. Not my usaual sort of book but I think I will have to get it when it comes out.
    Sally.
    http://theelifylop.blogspot.com/2011/04/waiting-on-wednesday-15.html

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  8. That cover is creepy, but it sounds eerily awesome!

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  9. Wow, that looks fantastic. My kind of book :)
    Here's mine:
    http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2011/04/waiting-on-wednesday_20.html

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  10. Very spooky cover,sounds intense!

    stop and see mine and my giveaways.

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  11. I like an occasional creepy book and I don't think I'll forget the name of this one. I would guess the photography is probably original and that makes it even creepier.

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  12. Wow this has a great cover! Thanks for stopping by my blog :)

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  13. Ooh, this one looks good....thanks for sharing. BTW, I see you've got Exposure in your sidebar. I have that one on preorder. Can't wait!

    Thanks for visiting my blog.

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  14. The cover screams CREEPY! As well as the title. I have not heard of this book until now. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. When I first heard of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs with its intriguing title, cover, and premise, I was immediately smitten. I love odd books and this one seemed unique in every way. I'm very glad to report that Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was so enthralling that it overcame jet lag from a 10-hour plane ride - I just had to read to the end!

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