The Desolations of Devil's Acre

Serie/Series: Ja, del 6/Yes, part 6.
Författare/Author: Ransom Riggs.
Genre: Fantasy.
Språk/Language: Engelska/English.
Sidor/Pages: 503.

 (English below)

Obs! Potentiella spoilers nedan!

Handling: Jacob och Noor vaknar upp i huset som tillhört Jacobs farfar. De minns inte hur de tog sig ut ur V's loop men det verkar som att ärkefienden Caul har återuppstått. Jacob och Noor måste ta sig tillbaka till Miss Peregrine och deras vänners loop, innan det är för sent.
Tillsammans måste de komma på hur de ska stoppa Caul en gång för alla, innan han förgör hela världen.

Min åsikt om boken: Det verkar som att den här serien egentligen är uppdelad i två trilogier? Men ändå hör de ihop på nåt sätt. Det står t.ex. "den 6:e boken om Miss Peregrines besynnerliga barn" på boken men enligt vissa sidor på nätet är de inte en serie, utan två trilogier. Vilket låter väldigt dumt i mina öron. Hur som, jag tyckte i alla fall att de 3 första böckerna var väldigt bra och underhållande. Men bok 4 och 5 (eller bok 1 och 2 i den andra trilogin tydligen) var väldigt svaga, även om jag ska erkänna att jag inte minns så mycket av dem. De var inte alls lika bra som de tidigare men jag måste säga att jag är ganska nöjd med utfallet av den 6:e boken. Den kändes inte lika stökig och rörig som de 2 föregående och den hade i princip samma tempo hela tiden. Spänningen var precis sådär lagom och jag tyckte aldrig att det blev segt eller tjatigt. Jag gillar också hur vissa varelser beskrivs, man är inte rädd för att göra det lite äckligt eller blodigt, trots att böckerna kanske riktar sig mot lite yngre personer (gissar jag på).
Det enda som jag tyckte var ganska osannolikt var att alla böckerna skulle ha utspelat sig på 1 år. Det kändes inte alls troligt på nåt sätt, men annars var boken bra. Det var lite svårt att se hur slutet skulle utspela sig, vilket alltid är uppskattat. Det är så tråkigt när man kan ana hur det ska gå och får rätt.

I betyg får boken 3 av 5💀

Mitt favoritcitat från boken:

"But the worrying truth was that most peculiars' abilities were not well-suited for combat. We weren't soldiers. We weren't superheroes. In the face of an organized assault, the best most of us could do was to hunker down and hope for the best. Maybe ten percent of us could muster any kind of aggressive defense. It's why we needed the home guard, relatively useless as they were. And why we'd depended for so long on the protection of the ymbrynes and their loops."
- Sid 140

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Warning! There might be spoilers below!

 

 

 

Story: Jacob and Noor wakes up in the house that once belonged to Jacob's grandfather. They don't remember how they escaped V's loop but it seems like the arch nemesis Caul has been resurected. Jacob and Noor must get back to Miss Peregrine and their friends' loop before it's too late.
Together they must find a way to stop Caul once and for all, before he destroyes the whole world.

My opinion about the book: It seems like this series is divided into two triologies? But they still belong together. It says "the sixth novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar children" on the book but according to some sites online it's not a series, but two triologies. Which sounds stupid to me. Anyway, I thought the 3 first books were really great and entertaining. But book 4 and 5 (or book 1 and 2 in the second triology apparently) were pretty weak. But I must admit that I don't remember much about them. They weren't as good as they previous books but I must say that I really liked the outcome of the 6th book. It wasn't as messy and confusing as the previous 2 and it had the same pace pretty much the whole way. The suspense was just right and I never thought it got slow or boring. I also liked how some of the creatures were described, that the author wasn't afraid of making it a little disgusting or bloody, even though the books are aimed at younger people (I guess).
The only thing I felt was unlikely was that everything in all the books happened in a span of a year. It didn't seem possible in any way, but other than that it was good. I had a hard time seeing how the end would play out, which is always appreciated. It's really boring to be able to guess or see the end on beforehand and be right.

I give the book 3 of 5💀

My favorite quote from the book:

"But the worrying truth was that most peculiars' abilities were not well-suited for combat. We weren't soldiers. We weren't superheroes. In the face of an organized assault, the best most of us could do was to hunker down and hope for the best. Maybe ten percent of us could muster any kind of aggressive defense. It's why we needed the home guard, relatively useless as they were. And why we'd depended for so long on the protection of the ymbrynes and their loops."
- Page 140

The Conference of the Birds

Serie/Series: Ja, del 5/Yes, part 5.
Författare/Author: Ransom Riggs.
Genre: Fantasy, Övernaturligt/Paranormal.
Språk/Language: Engelska/English.
Sidor/Pages: 325.

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Handling: Jacob försöker rädda en ung tjej vid namn Noor ifrån olika grupper som vill få tag på henne, då man tror att hon är en del av en speciell profetia. Jacob begav sig ut på det här räddningsuppdraget utan att nämna det för sina vänner och nu försöker han komma på hur han ska kunna ta med Noor till en säker loop innan någon får tag på henne.
Samtidigt måste han hitta någon som kallas för "V", för det verkar vara den enda personen han och Noor kan lita på.

Samtidigt som detta händer pågår något ännu större, krig riskerar att bryta ut och när Jacobs gamla fiender rymmer förstår han att mycket står på spel. Tillsammans med sina speciella vänner hoppas han att han kan stoppa både kriget, sina fiender och lösningen på profetian innan det är för sent.


Min åsikt om boken: Jag älskade de tre första böckerna men tyckte att bok nummer 4 ("Map of Days") var rätt tråkig, så hade väl inte jättehöga förväntningar på del 5. Men den var faktiskt väldigt bra och spännande! I den här boken tyckte jag att kan kände igen allt som fanns i de tre första, men som jag saknade i 4:an. Som vanligt förhöjer de gamla svartvita bilderna hela berättelsen och det är en av anledningarna till att jag gillar den här serien, det känns lite extra kul och originellt. En mycket underhållande och fartfylld bok! Med tanke på hur den slutar är jag rätt säker på att det kommer en bok till, även om jag inte har kollat upp det. Men skulle bli väldigt förvånad om inte kom en 6:e bok!


Mitt favoritcitat från boken:

"This was maybe the biggest, foulest hollowgast I'd ever laid eyes on; he was easily nine feet tall, two feet of which was just his gaping black mouth. His sharp, pointed teeth were so long they were visible even from this distance, and his three tongues fat as jungle pythons, were pinwheeling in the air around him. And this hollow, unlike others I'd seen, had hair - long, stringy, black, hanging down in matted patches from his scabbed head. He looked like chaos walking, a nightmare come to life."

- sid 263-264

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Story: Jacob is trying to save a young girl namned Noor from different groups who wants to get their hands on her, because it is believed she's part of a prophecy. Jacob went on this rescue mission on his own without telling his friends and now he must figure out how to get Noor to a safe loop before they get her.
At the same time he must find someone namned "V", because that seems to be the only person he and Noor can trust.

Something even bigger is also going on, was is close to breaking out and when Jacob's old enemies escapes he realises a lot is at stake. Together with his friends he hope he'll be able to prevent the war, his enemies and figure out the solution to the prophecy beofre it's too late.


My opinion of the book: I loved the first three books but though book no 4 ("Map of Days") was pretty boring, so I didn't expect much from part 5. But it was actually really good and suspenseful! It contained the parts from the first three books that I thought was missing in the fourth book. As usual the old black and white pictures really enhanced the story and is one of the reasons I like this series, it just feels a bit extra fun and original. A very entertaining and pacey book. Considering the ending I'm pretty sure there will be another book, even though I haven't looked that up. But I would be very surprised if a sixth book didn't show up!


My favorite quote from the book:

"This was maybe the biggest, foulest hollowgast I'd ever laid eyes on; he was easily nine feet tall, two feet of which was just his gaping black mouth. His sharp, pointed teeth were so long they were visible even from this distance, and his three tongues fat as jungle pythons, were pinwheeling in the air around him. And this hollow, unlike others I'd seen, had hair - long, stringy, black, hanging down in matted patches from his scabbed head. He looked like chaos walking, a nightmare come to life."

- Page 263-264