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A Map of Days by Ransom Riggs
3.5
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A Map of Days is the fourth book in the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, and I'd consider it the start of a new era of the Peculiar world. Book three ended in a way that makes this new half of the series probably unnecessary to read, but I plan to actually read books five and six so I can finally decide on my official opinion for this series.
Even though Jacob and the other Peculiars have been lauded as heroes, the roles they play in the Peculiar world now are rather disappointing. After the discovery of an underground bunker that once belonged to Abe Portman, Jacob decides to set off on a journey across America to step into the shoes of his grandfather by rescuing Peculiars. The plot is fairly similar to the plot of the first three books; there's a lot of traveling from one place to another and meeting new Peculiars. I honestly don't think there's much that's unique about this book compared to other ones in the series besides the fact that the children are now beginning to despise authority and that the stakes are much lower (or, at least, they feel like they are). While I do think the ending of this book is one of the most compelling of the series so far, I personally found the book to be long and kind of unnecessary (although I'm glad the end to book three isn't the official end).
This book cuts down on the cast by only allowing five characters to depart for this American adventure. Jacob is back to being a bit whiny (especially because he and Emma start to realize that they might not be great for each other) and I'm tired of being in his head. Emma wasn't terrible, but her tension with Jacob - although it makes sense - feels like it was added just for the sake of drama, which I hate. Bronwyn, Millard, and Enoch also join Jacob and Emma, but they still don't have much page time or personality. You would think that four books into a series I would be able to say more about them, but I really can't.
If you didn't love the Peculiar series in the first place, I would not recommend continuing past A Map of Days.
3.5/5
A Map of Days is the fourth book in the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, and I'd consider it the start of a new era of the Peculiar world. Book three ended in a way that makes this new half of the series probably unnecessary to read, but I plan to actually read books five and six so I can finally decide on my official opinion for this series.
Even though Jacob and the other Peculiars have been lauded as heroes, the roles they play in the Peculiar world now are rather disappointing. After the discovery of an underground bunker that once belonged to Abe Portman, Jacob decides to set off on a journey across America to step into the shoes of his grandfather by rescuing Peculiars. The plot is fairly similar to the plot of the first three books; there's a lot of traveling from one place to another and meeting new Peculiars. I honestly don't think there's much that's unique about this book compared to other ones in the series besides the fact that the children are now beginning to despise authority and that the stakes are much lower (or, at least, they feel like they are). While I do think the ending of this book is one of the most compelling of the series so far, I personally found the book to be long and kind of unnecessary (although I'm glad the end to book three isn't the official end).
This book cuts down on the cast by only allowing five characters to depart for this American adventure. Jacob is back to being a bit whiny (especially because he and Emma start to realize that they might not be great for each other) and I'm tired of being in his head. Emma wasn't terrible, but her tension with Jacob - although it makes sense - feels like it was added just for the sake of drama, which I hate. Bronwyn, Millard, and Enoch also join Jacob and Emma, but they still don't have much page time or personality. You would think that four books into a series I would be able to say more about them, but I really can't.
If you didn't love the Peculiar series in the first place, I would not recommend continuing past A Map of Days.
3.5/5