Hollow City
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To find a cure for Miss Peregrine, their beloved headmistress, Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends journey through a time loop to London, 1940—the peculiar capital of the world
Having escaped Miss Peregrine’s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and the rest of the peculiar children are fleeing the malevolent wights following them. Miss Peregrine is the only one who can help, but as she is trapped in bird form, the children must take a time loop to World War II London in search of a cure.
Along the way, the children encounter new allies and a menagerie of peculiar animals, but hideous surprises and betrayals lurk around every corner. And before Jacob can deliver the peculiar children to safety, he must make an important decision about his love for Emma Bloom.
Complete with dozens of newly discovered (and thoroughly mesmerizing) vintage photographs, the second chapter of the beloved Peculiar Children series will enchant readers of all ages.
“I was blown away. . . . Hollow City is fantastic.”—USAToday.com
“A worthy follow-up, and as addictive a read as the first.”—Hypable
“A perfect blend of creepiness and thoughtfulness.”—PopMatters
“Ideal for fans of Neil Gaiman and Daniel Kraus, Hollow City blends fantasy and horror into a world that will engross readers and leave them eager for more.”—Shelf Awareness for Readers
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MY GOD WHAT AN ENDING!! LIKE OH MY GOD LAST 50 PAGES BLEW MY MIND!! I KNEW THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE AND IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO EASY, LIKE COMMON ON. I liked this book far better than the first one, I mean it picks up with action and ends it up with even more action and also with a little normalcy. xD Talking about the characters, we get to know a lot about the characters in this book than from the first one, their personalities and more of their power. The character development is soooo good. We are also introduced with a lot many characters throughout and they are all very great characters and it is an adventure an experience to know about them. There are peculiar animals, peculiar kids in the normal world, outside the loop as well. Esmee and Sam I wish to have a bond like you two sisters. ADDISSON I LOVE YOU, he is one of the best characters I have ever read. Enoch sometimes i feel like slapping you, I mean seriously just shut up. Olive you are so cute, I wish you were my daughter. :) Bronywn you are the best person in the whole group, you maybe the strongest but you are the kindest of all. Millard I feel you bruv, I wish and hope there is somebody out there for you and I am pretty sure you are the good looking one of them all and that suit, LIKE MY God just fit you perfectly. Horace, I wish I was like you. Hugh, BRAVEST OF THEM ALL! Miss P, I miss you, I want you, I am lost without you..!! darn library of souls where are you? I cannot wait to put my eyes on you! I love the way I was traveling to different loops and different time zones meeting new people, going through that time zone and it all felt real because it was backed up by those amazing pictures, it was like going through someone's journal. BUT I AM SO CONFUSED ABOUT THE LOOP THING and the aging can someone explain it to me? MUST READ FOR EVERYONE I LOVED THE CHARACTERS EVEN MORE, LOVED THE ACTION PACKED ADVENTURE only thing which was not as great as the first one were the pictures, the first book had amazing like mind blowing pictures! This book has some great pictures!
And another peculiar book...and I start to believe that the author himself is very close to peculiardom. Where does he get all these creative ideas from that he wove around those more than just strange old photographs? Jacob, who decided to stay with the peculiar children he discovered in the first book, and Emma, who was the love of Jacob's grandfather (yes, that's a weird part of the book) are the two leaders of the peculiars who are forced by wights and hollowgasts to leave their safe spot on this Welsh island as it had been raided. Her Ymbryne, Miss Peregrine, the carer of the group who can create time loops and shift into a bird's shape, kidnapped by the wights and even though the children are brave enough to steel her back, they only have a bird with them now that's unable to shift back. And the time is pressing. They need to find another Ymbryne who is able to help Miss Peregrine change back to her human existence...and so they start a long, thrilling, dangerous adventure with a lot of peculiar people (and animals...oh, I LOVED the animals!), but also wights and hollowgasts on their way. Making this book a lot darker than the first one. There is a lot happening in this book and I don't want to give anything away. I'll just tell you so much: this story nearly explodes with creativity, beautifully creepy old pictures and sidestories. And this is what I liked so much. There are many little dead ends, people the children meet on the way and leave again. Not everything that happens, the children see or do does have to do something with the story to go on and that's what makes it impossible to guess what actually will happen. That's what makes it seem more real. I don't like books that much in which you know that if the hero looks at something a little closer this has to come back at some point and will be super important. So, the labyrinth-like story and the extraordinary pictures are a definite plus! What kept me from rating this book five stars is first, this kind of awkward love story between Emma and Jacob (there's no need for a love story in every book, no need to force one between a boy and a girl who loved the boy's grandfather once!), and second, I felt that the characters didn't develop very much. There was more potential in the story that could make them grow but they just didn't (I'd expected more from Jacob and Enoch especially. I know that them being children is one of the main parts and I don't want them to act like grown-ups but Jacob was a little annoying to me sometimes and Enoch was used mainly to create some tension and that's it.) Still, leaving that out it is a wonderful book and I'm looking forward to the third part which is already announced on the last page...HURRAY!! :)
Ich weiß gar nicht, warum ich so eine große Lesepause zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Teil der Besonderen Kinder gemacht habe, denn auch der zweite Band hat wieder viel Spaß gemacht. Worum geht es in dieser Reihe? Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Besonderen Kinder. Sie haben außergewöhnliche Kräfte, sind aber keine Helden. Stattdessen müssen sie sich in sogenannten „Loops“ verstecken, dies sind praktisch Zeitschleifen, in denen die Kinder geschützt sind. Dies bedeutet jedoch auch, dass sie ihr Versteck nie verlassen dürfen, weil sie im Jetzt im Zeitraffer altern und schließlich sterben würden. So sind die Kinder zwar in Sicherheit, aber auch dazu verdammt, niemals ihr Zuhause verlassen zu dürfen und immer im Kinderkörper bleiben zu müssen. Die Kräfte können ganz unterschiedlich sein. Während das eine Kind unsichtbar geworden ist, wohnen im Bauch eines anderen Kindes Bienen. Und genau diese Kräfte sorgten dafür, dass die Kinder in ihrer damaligen Zeit verfolgt, gequält und fast getötet wurden. Sie waren anders und wurden daher als Gefahr wahrgenommen. Selbst von ihren Eltern. Während es im ersten Teil der Reihe viel um das Kennenlernen der Figuren geht, steht der Abenteuergedanke im zweiten Teil im Vordergrund. Ich würde spoilern, würde ich noch stärker auf den Inhalt eingehen. Doch wir erfahren mehr über die Vergangenheit der Kinder und es fasziniert mich immer wieder, wie der Autor die Kinder und ihren Charakter beschreibt. Und auch, welche kleinen Weisheiten er in dem Buch versteckt, ohne dass ich an den Kleinen Prinzen denken musste. Es sind eher Einsichten, die die Kinder haben. Und diese Einsichten bzw. Erkenntnisse sind mitunter sehr schmerzhaft und haben nichts Kindliches an sich. Gleichzeitig erschafft der Autor auch eine fantastische Welt innerhalb der echten Welt. Die echte Welt spielt größtenteils zur Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Also auch hier, keine Romantik, kein Cosy-Gefühl, sondern die harte Wirklichkeit. Wer einmal andere Fantasylektüre ausprobieren möchte, dem kann ich diese Reihe ans Herz legen.
Aaand we're back for the next one! Once again, I am greatly in love with the overall setting of the book. The world of peculiars is fascinating and I love learning more about it. The lore aspects remain my favourite part. The general plot was lovely too; I love quests with perilous travels. The kids chasing down loop after loop, all the while escaping hollows and decoding tales. Also a big fan of Jacob finally getting the hang of his powers. However, big fat however, I still have one major issue, Jacob and Emma. (mild spoilers for this one i suppose?) Emma finally addresses some of my biggest concerns (namely their ridiculous age gap), but they are effectively cast aside and ignored because Jacob "loves her". Of course she says it back. Reminder: they have known each other all of one month and had zero build up or even chemistry. No, thank you. I have mixed feelings about the ending, it felt like a twist for the sake of it and it feels frustrating in a way. It was very unexpected in the most neutral way.
peculiar indeed! Die außergewöhnliche Reise von Jakob und seinen besonderen Freunden geht weiter. Sie machen sich auf den Weg nach London. Ich kann leider nicht mehr über den Inhalt verraten, da ich sonst spoilern müsste, da dieses Buch auf den ersten Teil aufbaut und genau an dessen Ende wieder anknüpft. Genau wie das erste Buch „Die Insel der besonderen Kinder“, hat mich dieses Buch einfach nur sprachlos hinterlassen. Die verschiedenen Charaktere sind mit so viel Liebe und Kreativität durchdacht und ausgearbeitet. Jeder ergänzt sich perfekt und alle sind aufeinander angewiesen. Die Charaktere entwickeln sich weiter und offenbaren mehr von sich. Bösartige Kreaturen, Menschen, andere außergewöhnliche Kinder und Zeitschleifen, welche sie unteranderem ins Jahr 1940 sickern lassen, kreuzen ihren Weg. Das Ende ist so unvorhersehbar, jedoch hat Ransom Riggs von Anfang an kleine unauffällige Details eingeschleust, welche darauf aufbauen. Und ein weiteres Highlight sind wieder einmal die unzähligen seltsamen Bilder, die eingebaut wurden. Ransom Riggs hat diese von Sammlern zur Verfügung gestellt bekommen, die sich perfekt in die Geschichte einbinden. Hoffentlich haut Ransom Riggs in die Tasten und lässt nicht all zu lange auf den nächsten Teil warten!
Like the first book this one was amazing! The writing completely captures the reader, the characters make the reader worry about their fate. The plot is very fast paced, not a moment to waste in this book. We have to fix Miss Peregrine. There are perils everywhere, even when safety seems so close or so guaranteed. The historical part of this book, the way its portrayed it's beautiful. The whole thing engulfs the reader and leaves them craving more. Specially the last chapter when everything just rushes at such a speed, so many new things and characters and TWISTS! It was incredibly good and i just want more...!
Description
To find a cure for Miss Peregrine, their beloved headmistress, Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends journey through a time loop to London, 1940—the peculiar capital of the world
Having escaped Miss Peregrine’s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and the rest of the peculiar children are fleeing the malevolent wights following them. Miss Peregrine is the only one who can help, but as she is trapped in bird form, the children must take a time loop to World War II London in search of a cure.
Along the way, the children encounter new allies and a menagerie of peculiar animals, but hideous surprises and betrayals lurk around every corner. And before Jacob can deliver the peculiar children to safety, he must make an important decision about his love for Emma Bloom.
Complete with dozens of newly discovered (and thoroughly mesmerizing) vintage photographs, the second chapter of the beloved Peculiar Children series will enchant readers of all ages.
“I was blown away. . . . Hollow City is fantastic.”—USAToday.com
“A worthy follow-up, and as addictive a read as the first.”—Hypable
“A perfect blend of creepiness and thoughtfulness.”—PopMatters
“Ideal for fans of Neil Gaiman and Daniel Kraus, Hollow City blends fantasy and horror into a world that will engross readers and leave them eager for more.”—Shelf Awareness for Readers
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MY GOD WHAT AN ENDING!! LIKE OH MY GOD LAST 50 PAGES BLEW MY MIND!! I KNEW THERE WAS SO MUCH MORE AND IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN SO EASY, LIKE COMMON ON. I liked this book far better than the first one, I mean it picks up with action and ends it up with even more action and also with a little normalcy. xD Talking about the characters, we get to know a lot about the characters in this book than from the first one, their personalities and more of their power. The character development is soooo good. We are also introduced with a lot many characters throughout and they are all very great characters and it is an adventure an experience to know about them. There are peculiar animals, peculiar kids in the normal world, outside the loop as well. Esmee and Sam I wish to have a bond like you two sisters. ADDISSON I LOVE YOU, he is one of the best characters I have ever read. Enoch sometimes i feel like slapping you, I mean seriously just shut up. Olive you are so cute, I wish you were my daughter. :) Bronywn you are the best person in the whole group, you maybe the strongest but you are the kindest of all. Millard I feel you bruv, I wish and hope there is somebody out there for you and I am pretty sure you are the good looking one of them all and that suit, LIKE MY God just fit you perfectly. Horace, I wish I was like you. Hugh, BRAVEST OF THEM ALL! Miss P, I miss you, I want you, I am lost without you..!! darn library of souls where are you? I cannot wait to put my eyes on you! I love the way I was traveling to different loops and different time zones meeting new people, going through that time zone and it all felt real because it was backed up by those amazing pictures, it was like going through someone's journal. BUT I AM SO CONFUSED ABOUT THE LOOP THING and the aging can someone explain it to me? MUST READ FOR EVERYONE I LOVED THE CHARACTERS EVEN MORE, LOVED THE ACTION PACKED ADVENTURE only thing which was not as great as the first one were the pictures, the first book had amazing like mind blowing pictures! This book has some great pictures!
And another peculiar book...and I start to believe that the author himself is very close to peculiardom. Where does he get all these creative ideas from that he wove around those more than just strange old photographs? Jacob, who decided to stay with the peculiar children he discovered in the first book, and Emma, who was the love of Jacob's grandfather (yes, that's a weird part of the book) are the two leaders of the peculiars who are forced by wights and hollowgasts to leave their safe spot on this Welsh island as it had been raided. Her Ymbryne, Miss Peregrine, the carer of the group who can create time loops and shift into a bird's shape, kidnapped by the wights and even though the children are brave enough to steel her back, they only have a bird with them now that's unable to shift back. And the time is pressing. They need to find another Ymbryne who is able to help Miss Peregrine change back to her human existence...and so they start a long, thrilling, dangerous adventure with a lot of peculiar people (and animals...oh, I LOVED the animals!), but also wights and hollowgasts on their way. Making this book a lot darker than the first one. There is a lot happening in this book and I don't want to give anything away. I'll just tell you so much: this story nearly explodes with creativity, beautifully creepy old pictures and sidestories. And this is what I liked so much. There are many little dead ends, people the children meet on the way and leave again. Not everything that happens, the children see or do does have to do something with the story to go on and that's what makes it impossible to guess what actually will happen. That's what makes it seem more real. I don't like books that much in which you know that if the hero looks at something a little closer this has to come back at some point and will be super important. So, the labyrinth-like story and the extraordinary pictures are a definite plus! What kept me from rating this book five stars is first, this kind of awkward love story between Emma and Jacob (there's no need for a love story in every book, no need to force one between a boy and a girl who loved the boy's grandfather once!), and second, I felt that the characters didn't develop very much. There was more potential in the story that could make them grow but they just didn't (I'd expected more from Jacob and Enoch especially. I know that them being children is one of the main parts and I don't want them to act like grown-ups but Jacob was a little annoying to me sometimes and Enoch was used mainly to create some tension and that's it.) Still, leaving that out it is a wonderful book and I'm looking forward to the third part which is already announced on the last page...HURRAY!! :)
Ich weiß gar nicht, warum ich so eine große Lesepause zwischen dem ersten und zweiten Teil der Besonderen Kinder gemacht habe, denn auch der zweite Band hat wieder viel Spaß gemacht. Worum geht es in dieser Reihe? Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Besonderen Kinder. Sie haben außergewöhnliche Kräfte, sind aber keine Helden. Stattdessen müssen sie sich in sogenannten „Loops“ verstecken, dies sind praktisch Zeitschleifen, in denen die Kinder geschützt sind. Dies bedeutet jedoch auch, dass sie ihr Versteck nie verlassen dürfen, weil sie im Jetzt im Zeitraffer altern und schließlich sterben würden. So sind die Kinder zwar in Sicherheit, aber auch dazu verdammt, niemals ihr Zuhause verlassen zu dürfen und immer im Kinderkörper bleiben zu müssen. Die Kräfte können ganz unterschiedlich sein. Während das eine Kind unsichtbar geworden ist, wohnen im Bauch eines anderen Kindes Bienen. Und genau diese Kräfte sorgten dafür, dass die Kinder in ihrer damaligen Zeit verfolgt, gequält und fast getötet wurden. Sie waren anders und wurden daher als Gefahr wahrgenommen. Selbst von ihren Eltern. Während es im ersten Teil der Reihe viel um das Kennenlernen der Figuren geht, steht der Abenteuergedanke im zweiten Teil im Vordergrund. Ich würde spoilern, würde ich noch stärker auf den Inhalt eingehen. Doch wir erfahren mehr über die Vergangenheit der Kinder und es fasziniert mich immer wieder, wie der Autor die Kinder und ihren Charakter beschreibt. Und auch, welche kleinen Weisheiten er in dem Buch versteckt, ohne dass ich an den Kleinen Prinzen denken musste. Es sind eher Einsichten, die die Kinder haben. Und diese Einsichten bzw. Erkenntnisse sind mitunter sehr schmerzhaft und haben nichts Kindliches an sich. Gleichzeitig erschafft der Autor auch eine fantastische Welt innerhalb der echten Welt. Die echte Welt spielt größtenteils zur Zeit des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Also auch hier, keine Romantik, kein Cosy-Gefühl, sondern die harte Wirklichkeit. Wer einmal andere Fantasylektüre ausprobieren möchte, dem kann ich diese Reihe ans Herz legen.
Aaand we're back for the next one! Once again, I am greatly in love with the overall setting of the book. The world of peculiars is fascinating and I love learning more about it. The lore aspects remain my favourite part. The general plot was lovely too; I love quests with perilous travels. The kids chasing down loop after loop, all the while escaping hollows and decoding tales. Also a big fan of Jacob finally getting the hang of his powers. However, big fat however, I still have one major issue, Jacob and Emma. (mild spoilers for this one i suppose?) Emma finally addresses some of my biggest concerns (namely their ridiculous age gap), but they are effectively cast aside and ignored because Jacob "loves her". Of course she says it back. Reminder: they have known each other all of one month and had zero build up or even chemistry. No, thank you. I have mixed feelings about the ending, it felt like a twist for the sake of it and it feels frustrating in a way. It was very unexpected in the most neutral way.
peculiar indeed! Die außergewöhnliche Reise von Jakob und seinen besonderen Freunden geht weiter. Sie machen sich auf den Weg nach London. Ich kann leider nicht mehr über den Inhalt verraten, da ich sonst spoilern müsste, da dieses Buch auf den ersten Teil aufbaut und genau an dessen Ende wieder anknüpft. Genau wie das erste Buch „Die Insel der besonderen Kinder“, hat mich dieses Buch einfach nur sprachlos hinterlassen. Die verschiedenen Charaktere sind mit so viel Liebe und Kreativität durchdacht und ausgearbeitet. Jeder ergänzt sich perfekt und alle sind aufeinander angewiesen. Die Charaktere entwickeln sich weiter und offenbaren mehr von sich. Bösartige Kreaturen, Menschen, andere außergewöhnliche Kinder und Zeitschleifen, welche sie unteranderem ins Jahr 1940 sickern lassen, kreuzen ihren Weg. Das Ende ist so unvorhersehbar, jedoch hat Ransom Riggs von Anfang an kleine unauffällige Details eingeschleust, welche darauf aufbauen. Und ein weiteres Highlight sind wieder einmal die unzähligen seltsamen Bilder, die eingebaut wurden. Ransom Riggs hat diese von Sammlern zur Verfügung gestellt bekommen, die sich perfekt in die Geschichte einbinden. Hoffentlich haut Ransom Riggs in die Tasten und lässt nicht all zu lange auf den nächsten Teil warten!
Like the first book this one was amazing! The writing completely captures the reader, the characters make the reader worry about their fate. The plot is very fast paced, not a moment to waste in this book. We have to fix Miss Peregrine. There are perils everywhere, even when safety seems so close or so guaranteed. The historical part of this book, the way its portrayed it's beautiful. The whole thing engulfs the reader and leaves them craving more. Specially the last chapter when everything just rushes at such a speed, so many new things and characters and TWISTS! It was incredibly good and i just want more...!