5 Peculiar Years and tote bag giveaway

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Be a part of Peculiar History!

To celebrate the fifth anniversary of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Quirk Books is commissioning a limited edition poster composed of fan art and fan-made photos! You can submit by tagging your art on social media with #5PeculiarYears or submit via the widget below.

Everyone who sends in a piece of art will receive this special gift. Only fan-created illustrations and photography (of the book series or series-inspired costumes) are accepted. Additionally, depending on when you submit, you'll be entered to win the following prizes throughout the month of June! The earlier you submit, the more chances to win! 

Submit by June 10: Miss Peregrine's T-shirts from Out of Print + What’s Your Peculiarity Totes (5)

Submit by June 17: What’s Your Peculiarity Tote + Movie Tie-In Edition of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (10)

Submit by June 24: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Calendar 2017 + What’s Your Peculiarity Tote (5) 7/1

Submit by July 1: Signed 1st Edition of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children + What’s Your Peculiarity Tote (1)

My Fan Art

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Review: HOLLOW CITY by Ransom Riggs

HOLLOW CITY

Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children

by Ransom Riggs

Publication Date: January 14, 2014

Published by Quirk Books

Pages: 394

Source: Publisher/Library (audiobook version)

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This sequel to the first novel, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, begins in 1940, immediately after the first book ended.

Having escaped Miss Peregrine’s island by the skin of their teeth, Jacob and his new friends must journey to London, the peculiar capital of the world. Along the way, they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected surprises.

Complete with dozens of newly discovered vintage photographs.

My Thoughts

When I finished Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, I was content with how it ended with the children riding off into the sunset. At the time, I don't think a second book to the series was announced,  but I wasn't desperate to know how the story continued. I could imagine how their story would continue without the need for a new book. So when Hollow City was released, I held off reading it. This was purely due to my personal reading preferences and nothing against the story or the writing, I just wasn't into it at the moment. It wasn't until book 3, Library of Souls, was announced that I found myself wanting to revisit the peculiars. 

As soon as I started reading Hollow City (well, listening to it), I was back in their world and I questioned why it took me so long to go back there. It's funny when that happens. I alternated listening to the story and reading it and that help to raise my enjoyment level. The audiobook brought more life to the story than what I was giving it while reading it. I find that I need that sometimes when a story is filled with many characters and Hollow City definitely is. 

Like the first book, I loved how the pictures were used in the storytelling. One of my favorite parts of reading the book is learning the story behind the image on the cover. The images are unusual and sometimes really creepy and most definitely enhance the story. I looked forward to coming across one of the images as I read. (While listening to the audiobook, I would grab my physical copy of the book so I could see the new peculiar or the setting described.)

The plot of Hollow City kept me engaged and when I wasn't reading it, I found myself eager to return to the story. The peculiars were put in many dangerous, life-threatening situations and found that their abilities were necessities and not just oddities. It helped them find their purpose. Many new peculiars were introduced with powers and a unigueness of their own. And there are a lot of unexpected turns to the story.

Hollow City is a fantastic contuation of the series. I feel silly that it took me so long to read this book, but I won't make the mistake of waiting to read Library of Souls. In fact, I've already started reading it. (Spoiler: AND I'm loving it!)

Disclaimer:  I received a finished copy from the publisher in exchange for my honest review.  I was not compensated in any way other than the book provided. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

LIBRARY OF SOULS Pre-Order Giveaway

Did you hear that Ranson Riggs and Quirk Books are offering a pre-order special for Library of Souls??!!

Ransom announced on his blog earlier this week.

Anyone who preorders the book gets a peculiar children calendar and access to the first 100 pages of Library of Souls! 

You can check out the complete announcement here:

http://ransomriggs.tumblr.com/post/128430840332/library-of-souls-pre-order-insanity-whaaaaaaat

More about the Library of Souls

Time is running out for the Peculiar Children. With a dangerous madman on the loose and their beloved Miss Peregrine still in danger, Jacob Portman and Emma Bloom are forced to stage the most daring of rescue missions. They’ll travel through a war-torn landscape, meet new allies, and face greater dangers than ever. . . . Will Jacob come into his own as the hero his fellow Peculiars know him to be? This action-packed adventure features more than 50 all-new Peculiar photographs

Submit Your Pre-Order Receipt Here:

http://www.quirkbooks.com/book/library-souls

Ransom Riggs #STAYPECULIAR TOUR Announcement, Contest, and Giveaway

Have you heard Ransom Riggs in going on tour?! 

If you haven't, you can watch the Library of Souls #STAYPECULIAR TOUR announcement now.

If you don't live in any of these cities, you can still enter to win a chance to meet Ransom Riggs. Quirk is running a sweepstakes for a chance to win a VIP trip to see Ransom at one of his tour cities! It's an easy sweepstakes to enter, peculiarize yourself, post it on Instagram, Twitter, etc with #staypeculiar, and share your link with Quirk at www.quirkbooks.com/los. 

Check out all the details at Quirk Books: http://www.quirkbooks.com/los 

Fans of the Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children have a chance to win a #STAYPECULIAR tote bag. 

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