Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs review

Synopsis from the back of the book:
A mysterious island.  An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in 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 is explores it's decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss Peregrine's children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for a good reason. And somehow- impossible though it seems- they may still be alive.
"A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story." -John Green

For little Jacob, Grandpa Portman's stories have been believable. However, while growing up, his faith faded away and he adopted the belief that Grandpa Portman's peculiar stories were mostly made up with the only true behind them being the fact that Grandpa Portman's past was no fairytale. Everything seemed to be moving normally until the day Jacob's grandfather died tragically and under peculiar circumstances. Now, Jacob holds onto his last words to find out the truth about his grandfather's unexpected death. They will lead him to a deserted island in Ireland and with only clues a few photos of his grandfather's childhood friends and a letter sent to his grandfather from someone called Miss Peregrine, he has to find out the truth about his grandfather and himself. A truth he could definitely not foreseen. A truth that will change his life so radically.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a very unique book. Fast-paste and gripping with truly peculiar photos that blend with the story so well, photos that help the story to evolve. Even though when I first starting reading the book some photos seemed slightly fake, as the book goes on the photos are what make you believe the story and understand it properly. 

Jacob is a very well written and developed character. He may come from a rich family but this does not affect his personality at all. His love and devotion for his grandfather are what drive him to the island and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. He protects and defends the children later on the book when they need him which really shows his bravery.

Emma is a character that appears a lot later in the book. When she first meets Jacob, and under these specific circumstances, she is defensive but as she meets Jacob she gets to trust him. When Emma opens her heart to him, Jacob discovers even more things from his grandfather's past.

All in all, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is a thrilling novel perfect for those who seek something different and something that will keep them at the edge of their seat. Plus the movie is coming out in 2016 and it will be directed by Tim Burton.

I can't wait to pick up Hollow City, which is already out, and Library of Souls, which is coming  out this fall.

Here's the GoodReads page of the book and Ransom Riggs' website for more information.

Have you read the book? Will you consider picking it up? Let me know!

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Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell review

Synopsis from the back of the book:
Cath and Wren are identical twins and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more- she wants to dance, meet boys, go to parties and let loose. It's not so easy for Cath. She would rather bury herself in the fanfiction she writes where there's romance far more intense than anything she's experienced in real life.
Now Cath has to decide whether she's ready to open her heart to new people and new experiences, and she's realizing that there's more to learn about love than she ever thought possible...
"Fangirl is a deliciously warm-hearted nerd power balled destined for greatness." -New York Journal of Books



Cath is literally the definition of a fangirl. Her whole life evolves around Simon Snow- this novel's Harry Potter- and his world. At least until this point of her life, she had her twin sister, Wren, right by her side. Wren who understood her obsession and helped her write fanfiction. However, when Wren and Cath go to college, Wren seems to change. Cath does not even consider following Wren's steps to socialization. She ends up with a roommate she barely talks to, her roommate's boyfriend and a stack of protein bars and peanut butter under her bed. Cath slowly opens her heart to fall in love and write.

The best thing on this book, in my opinion, is how easy it was for me to relate to Cath. She writes fanfiction as a way to feel free and disappear and she doesn't open up to anyone out of her comfort zone for quite a long time. 

Just like Eleanor & Park, in Fangirl, I feel like I know each of the main characters so well and I love each one and his quirky flaws. 

Now, the worst thing about this book was the abrupt ending. I mean, what exactly was that? That's it? It just ends with the two of them (not mentioning names to avoid giving even the slightest spoiler) reading fanfiction? We need more, Mrs Rowell!

However, apart from the absolutely marvelous romance, there're the family issues. Cath's relationship with her sister, Wren, and what she's going through with her parents reveal why Cath is actually who she is. 

Reading about Wren and Cath in high school; writing together and Wren leaning over Cath helping her with the Simon Snow fanfic and Cath using Wren's quotes when she was comforting Cath on her story was so sweet. And especially when they didn't talk to each other for a while I was just yelling to them because they had such a unique relationship that got damaged out of nothing. 

All in all, Fangirl is a very touching book that combines romance, family and fanfiction perfectly. Of course and I would recommend it to every single one of you!

Here is the goodreads page of the book and Rainbow Rowell's website for more information.

Have you read it? Let me know in the comments below.

Until the next post... 

Grnger♪

Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson review

Synopsis from the back of the book:

Emily's best friend Sloane disappears, almost without a trace- the only thing left behind is a to-do list.

On it, thirteen Sloane-inspired tasks that wallflower Emily wouldn't normally do, and definitely not without her best friend. But what if completing the list could bring Sloane back?

Dance until dawn? Sure. Why not?

Kiss a stranger? Um...

Go skinny-dipping? Wait... what?

Emily only has the summer to check everything off Sloane's list. The question is, what will she find at the end of it?

Emily is a wallflower. She dares to talk to strangers only when Sloane is around and even then Sloane is more likely to do the talking. So when Sloane disappears she has to dare and do everything she could to find her. When she receives Sloane's list, she's hesitant. She has to cross everything off Sloane's list with the hope that this would bring Sloane back. What she hadn't predicted is that through this list she would come closer to Frank Porter and his best friend, two guys that she already new from school but could never see herself hanging around together. 

To check every single thing off the list, Emily has to change. At the end of the summer she should find herself having done things she couldn't even imagine, things not even the daring Sloane has done. What I loved the most is the character development Emily showed through out the book. However, not only Emily developed a lot. Each character had an aspect which had unfolded by the end of the book that could not be predicted in the beginning.

I gave it 5/5 stars.

When I first picked up this book, I was preety hesitant because the missing friend concept made me think it would bear resemblance to Paper Towns. Not only it had nothing to do with it (duh) but I felt more close to the Since You've Been Gone characters.

There were times that I could totally relate to how Emily felt, something that doesn't happen very often. The characters are very vibrant and they are so well described that it's like a movie in your head. I found myself screaming to the characters so often.

I loved the flashbacks that introduced the characters background. 

PLEASE SKIP THIS PARAGRAPH IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED BECAUSE I'M ABOUT TO GIVE A FEW SPOILER-ISH OPINIONS.

As I already mentioned, I yelled to the pages way too many times. The reason why? Fremily. Frank and Emily became my OTP by the time Frank was first mentioned even though nothing really happens for a long time. I loved the guy so much. His personality and the way he acted made me wish he could just appear in the real world. Another guy that literally made me scream was Gideon. This guy appears in like 40 pages or less yet I got to love him so badly. His broken heart and his sweetness made me want to jump into the book and hug him so tightly.

All in all, the book is utterly awesome. Romance, friendship and family. In a well-ordered universe everybody would read this book!

Here's the goodreads page of the book and Morgan Matson's web site for more information.

What about you? Have you read the book? Tell me in the comments bellow...

Until the next post... 

Grnger♪

Half Bad by Sally Green review

Hey, guys! Sorry for not posting for so long but it's time to make up for this. Last week I was busy with some read-a-thons on goodreads so I got to read a great amount of books, which means I have plenty of reviews etc for you!

I finally got to finish Half Bad by Sally Green, first book of The Half Bad trilogy, so here's my review!

Goodreads synopsis:
Wanted by no one. Hunted by everyone. Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Nathan's only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powers - before it's too late. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one  safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves?
"A brilliant debut that is both deeply unique and unsettling, one that chilled me to the bone and broke my heart even as I sped through its pages. This will haunt you." -Marie Lu, author of Legend.


In a different modern-day England, where witches live amongst humans, fains, where white kill black witches and black witches kill white witches. Each witch should receive three gifts on their 17th birthday so they can have full powers. 

Nathan is a Half Code; half white witch, half black witch. He's never met his father and his mother committed suicide when he was younger. Every year had to go through an Assessment. On his 14th birthday, Nathan was captured, forced to live in a cage until he escaped. He lives a life facing constant prejudice from all sides, and he's just trying to survive until his 17th birthday so he can receive three gifts and become a full fledged witch.

The first half of the book, my favorite one, focuses on Nathan's background story and his family past along with his younger years. It offers more information about the witches and the Council. 

The romance in the book left me with mixed feelings. I liked the fact that the book doesn't focuses on it, but I could definitely see the story without it. Plus, it wasn't very gripping and believable.

The book also starts with a second person point of view. I kind of liked it but it turned out to be useless as after 20 pages or so, changes to a third person. So, why was it there?

However, I didn't really enjoy the last 150 pages. Even though most of the plot and point of the book is collected there, I felt like it paced way too slow and didn't explain some things. 

I will definitely go on with the series as the last book comes out next spring and a prequel and the second book are already out.

All in all, I quite enjoyed the book. It introduced me to a new world of witches and inspired me to read more witch books. I gave it 3/5 stars and I do recommend picking it up!

Here's the goodreads page of the book and the Half Bad World website for more information.

Have you read it? Are you thinking of picking it up? Tell me in the comments!

Until the next post...

Grnger♪

Paper Towns by John Green review

Synopsis from the back of the book:

The thing about Margo Roth Spiegelman is that really all I could ever do was let her talk, and then when she stopped talking encourage her to go on, due to the facts that 1. I was incontestably in love with her, and 2. she was absolutely unprecedented in every way, and 3. she never really asked me any questions…

Quentin Jacobsen has always loved Margo from afar. So when she climbs through his window to summon him on an all-night road trip of revenge he cannot help but follow. But the next morning, Q turns up at school and Margo doesn’t. She’s left clues to her disappearance, like a trail of breadcrumbs for Q to follow.

And everything leads to one unavoidable question: who is the real Margo?

Ugh, what should I say about this book. It feels like every word is a spoiler yet I have so many things I want to share. 

From the very beggining, the prologue, I knew this book was special. 

Just like any other John Green book I've ever read, it left me with a bittersweet taste at the end. A book that leaves you thinking about a bunch of questions. How well do we know the people around us? How easy is it to leave? Why do we idialize the others? 

Q is the kind of guy that has his life planned. The kind of guy who doesn't believe in prom and hangs out in the band room.

Q is dedicated to find Margo, the girl how has loved since forever. He's hunted by the idea that Margo's disappearence means she's dead. He's willing to ditch everything to find her. But then what?

Margo is not a mystery. She's not an adventure. She's a girl that most have idealized. Q, for example, thinks that she's the most fantastically gorgeous creature that God has ever created. She just loved mysteries so much she became one. She just wanted to leave. 

No matter its bittersweetness, Paper Towns had some extremely funny scenes during the roadtrip, school and the party.

It definitely gained 5/5 stars and a very special place in my heart. 

And with the movie coming up this month it would be an understimation to say that I'm excited! I mean, the cast is freaking awesome! Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff are just ideal for me!

Here's the goodreads page of the book, John Green's website and the movie trailer (which is absolutely awesome by the way!) for more information.

What about you? Have you read the book? Will you watch the movie when it comes out? Let me know in the comments bellow.

Untill the next post...

Grnger♪

Off the Page by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer review

Synopsis from the back of the book:

Meet Oliver, a prince literally taken from the pages of a fairytale and transported into the real world. Meet Delilah, the girl who wished Oliver into being. It’s a miracle that seems perfect at first – but there are complications. To exist in Delilah’s world, Oliver must take the place of a regular boy. Enter Edgar, who agrees to play Oliver’s role in the pages of Delilah’s favorite book. But just when it seems that the plan will work, everything gets turned upside down.

In this multilayered universe, the line between what’s on the page and what’s possible is blurred. Is there a way for everyone to live happily ever after?

Off the Rage is a stand-alone novel as well as the sequel to the authors’ bestseller Between the Lines, and is perfect for readers looking for a fairytale ending.

I gave it 4/5 stars and here’s why.

This book really is a peek into what happens after “Happily Ever After” and it’s not always as great as it seems. Unlike when Oliver still was in the book, now that he’s in the real world Delilah realizes that she has to share him with others too and she doesn’t like it, while Oliver is struggling to fit in. 

Most of Edgar’s points of view where in the fairytale world and along with beautiful illustrations, Edgar’s trouble in the book is captivating.

Spread around the book were also some parts written in italic which we have to get to the very end to see their writer. Those parts were actually my favorite because they were about some hard topics like death and fate and they balanced very gently with the fairytale-ish style of the book as a whole.

I haven’t read Between the Lines yet however, I didn’t have any trouble catching up with the story.

And the best part, Prince Oliver has an actual YouTube channel!

All in all, I really enjoyed it. It was exceptionally hilarious yet heartbreaking and lovely. Such a great book if you’re looking for a light and fun read. I’m definitely looking forward to read Between the Lines.

Here's the book's goodreads page and Jodi Picoult's web site for more information.

What about you? Have you read it? Let me know in the comments.

Until the next post… 

Grnger♪

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell review

 Here's the synopsis from the back of the book:

Eleanor is the new girl in town, and with her chaotic family life, her mismatched clothes an unruly red hair, she couldn't stick out more if she tried.

Park is the boy at the back of the bus. Black T-shirts, headphones, head in a book - he thinks he's made himself invisible. But not to Eleanor... never to Eleanor.

Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall for each other. They fall in love the way you do the first time, when you're young, and you feel as if you have nothing and everything to lose.

"A breathless and achingly good read about love and outsiders." Stephanie Perkins

"Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it's like to be young and in love with a book." John Green

I gave it 5/5 stars on goodreads and here's why.

I actually read the book about a month ago and I cannot express how I feel with words. This book created some feelings that no other book has ever accomplished to do so. The double point of view can make the reader feel how the characters feel so deeply. 

It's so heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. I wasn't expecting to care so much about these characters but I ended up being completely in love with the story.

After reading the book, I feel like I really know both Eleanor and Park and love them individually. However, when it comes to the two of them together, I can't think of a better couple. While reading it, I had a stupid smile on my face because I was just so giddy over their romance. I could feel how much they cared for each other like I was part of the story.

There are so many things I'd like to say about this book but I feel like it's better going into it without knowing too much. 

All in all, I loved this book - the characters, the romance, the writing and just the way everything unfolded so beautifully. It's definitely in the top 10 contemporary novels I've read so far.

Here's the goodreads page of the book and Rainbow Rowell's website for more information.

So, have you read the book? If so, what do you think about it? I'd love to read your comments about the book and this review!

Until the next post...

Grnger♪