I loved the weirdness, the otherness, of this book.

See now, this is what I had wanted out of [b:Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children|9460487|Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, #1)|Ransom Riggs|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1472782916s/9460487.jpg|14345371], which I didn't really like (at least not enough to continue with the series, which is a rarity for me). This reminds me of a wonderful mesh of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and an abbreviated version of The Breakfast Club.

I loved the examples of acceptance and understanding in this book.

This is a simple, short book told so well. It's amazing how much story there is in this thin novel. The characters and their oddities and their interactions are shining examples of such damned enjoyable fiction. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.