This was just as peculiar, albeit less entertaining as I would have hoped. 
 I love the entire premise of this book. The idea of taking a strange collection of photographs and stitching together a fantasy story is awesome. As an aspiring amateur writer, it makes me want to go out and gather as many pictures as I can and work out my own crazy story. 
 The Good Stuff 
 Obviously the pictures. Before I even read the book I flipped through the pages and looked at all the pictures, I just couldn't help myself. And the fact that they are all authentic makes them insanely more interesting. 
 I loved the time-travel, parallel loop...stuff. I don't really know how to explain it without giving too much away, but I really, really enjoyed this aspect of the plot. It was interesting and just the right amount of complicated without getting ridiculous. 
 The Not-So-Good Stuff 
 Hmmm...how should I put this? It reads like middle-grade, but some of the subjects and narration are definitely more suited for older readers. Some of the quotes that come to mind make me think that I wouldn't allow a 10-year-old to read it. But that's just my opinion. Nowadays it seems like worse things are allowed into a 10-year-old's life. However, moments when the narrator talks about girls and interacts with people from his everyday life tend to veer on the more mature side. 
 I was expecting a bit more from the main characters. Miss Peregrine was actually a bit dull, Emma was too dramatic half the time, and there was something extremely disagreeable about Jacob that I can't exactly pinpoint. I was most disappointed with Miss Peregrine, as the book's title allows one to expect that she is going to be out of this world interesting. Not so much. 
 I was bored with the problem that the entire book faced. I enjoyed learning about the home itself and its residents, but once the major incident played out, I was ready for it to be over. 
 Overall... 
 I enjoyed the premise and the general plot. I started dozing off toward the end, but I hope that the prospect of more time-loops helps the next few books gain momentum. I also hope that I get to see more out of Miss Peregrine, and hope that Jacob irritates me less in the next books. I won't be in a hurry to get to them though. I enjoyed this enough, but it might be a while before I pick up book two.