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 So, The Peculiars. When I read the premise of this book, I was excited. It sounded unique and different and Peculiar. Sounds great, right? Yeah, not so much. I feel like the book has/had the potential to be a truly fantastic read, it just fell short for me. The beginning was interesting, and it made me curious, but the pacing is soooo slooow. Sometimes, if the material is strong enough, that doesn't bother me but it just wasn't that way with The Peculiars. 
 Lena, our peculiar lead, believes she has traits of Goblinism with her long hands and feet because of a doctors evaluation. So she decides to go on a hunt for her elusive father in the land of Scree, where Peculiars are said to live. So off she goes, on a train to the land of Scree where she meets Jimson, a librarian and a quirky one he is. Lena is, you know, I have no idea WHO she is. I just know she has long hands and feet and that pretty much defines her. There is no characterization in this book. I don't really KNOW any of the other characters either and that is a big let down for me in any book. I want to be able to connect with the characters, and there was no connection at all. 
 The world-building was weak, the characterization was weak, so right there are two major no-no's. There was a defined plot, but I feel like it got thrown off the train that Lena rode into town on. 
 The one plus of this one for me is the gorgeous cover. It is truly amazing and I love to look at it. I hope that with the release of The Peculiars some things were changed and this turned into the good read that it has the potential for. 
 (The 2 stars are for the "could-have-beens" and the cover)