Actual rating: 3.8 
 For this book, I had read no reviews and honestly had no idea what I was getting into. I'd passed by it while book hunting at Target so many times. The cover intrigued me, so I finally caved and read it, since it was available to borrow from my library via my Kindle. 
 I did think that the book started off a little bit slow-I would have to go back and re-read a few lines because I wasn't paying attention. But, once I started reading more than a chunk here and there, it definitely picked up. 
 So I knew that (view spoiler)[ the new birdwatcher on the island was someone we needed to watch out for, but I had never suspected the doctor! I did think him calling while at the airport was a little strange, but I just thought that he was a dedicated doctor. Also, I think it's a little weird that Emma and Jacob are totally fine with making out. Like, your grandpa and her were a thing...how do you get past that? (hide spoiler)] 
 Overall, the book kept me interested and I did find the pictures fascinating. I'm curious to see (view spoiler)[ what will happen with the peculiar children and to Miss Peregrine in the next book. Also, I wonder if we will learn anything more about what happens to his mom and dad that he left behind. Will his dad believe him? Will the wife think that her husband has gone crazy like his father? I need to know these things! (hide spoiler)]