What and awesome story this was as it was so emotional that it brought me to tears.The love triangle was awesome we loved the characters all of them broken in some way yet, perfect for their poly-relationship giving the men the best of both worlds and Jazz she got something that she was needing from both of them that lend-ed to her healing.

I always loved Jazz she was already and interesting character but, once reading her story my heart just broke for everything she endured and not knowing how she survived it all emotionally. Props to Jazz for being so strong as she was always strong and beautiful and we loved that the men in her life saw that and no matter the horror that scars left on the inside as well as out.

Screw was one messed up dude emotional scarred and scared and once threatened emotionally in anyway he struck out against those in the only way he new to defend himself.We loved the broken man to pieces as we saw through all his bs but, with Jazz in his life as well as Gumby he too was healing as both had something to give him that no just one person could provide what he needed physically as well as emotionally.What we loved most about Screw was how open he was with his own sexuality and his f***-off attitude he had for others who didn't approve but, we loved that his brothers couldn't care less and even teased him about his conquests but, for Jazz things were working to her advantage as she had feelings for to men and was unable to choose between them.

Gumby was a love-able character just like the rest of them but, between the three he was the most emotionally scarred and his hangups could be his undoing you understand why this man feels the way he does considering his upbringing but, unless he deals with his personal demons he might lose the loves of his life.My heart went out to this man time and time again but, I wanted to smack him more often than not to wake up and see whats right it front of you before its to late.

Overall we loved it and we would could go on and on for sometime telling you about all the things we loved about this story it was just that amazing!Lilly never disappoints us and she makes it so easy for us to fall in love with her characters and even though we love the characters of this entire series and my heart broke and melted for Jigsaw and Izzy's story but, Screw & Jazzy & Gumby's story moved into the top number one spot for my favorite in this series .We loved that the No Prisoners MC and its character's graced the pages of this current tale as we love those guys as well and that Ms. Atlas created a bit of a dilemma with Gumby belonging to another MC but, lucky for us they are one cool club and love nothing more then seeing their brothers find the love and happiness they all deserve.

Final thoughts we be that this tri worked for all parties involved and if push came to shove and a decision to choose could have between made but, in the long run something would always be missing from ones life to make that one person truly happy and fulfilled in all ways possible.This author has done it yet again!What and amazing emotional tale with a whole lot of complications and more than a few twists and turns along the way.For us we think each and every time this author puts a pen to page her stories just get better and better and each and every time manages to bring me to tears.

This story and its character's will not be easily forgotten and we can tell you right now this one will be a constant re-read we have in our library.

Becoming - 5 stars

Still: Die Bedeutung von Introvertierten in einer lauten Welt - dnf

They Called Us Enemy - 5 stars

Just One of the Royals (The Chicago Falcons #2) - 4 stars

the princess saves herself in this one - 4 stars

Der Atlas der Besonderen Kinder - 3 stars

Der Mensch ist böse: Wahre Kriminalgeschichten-wahre Abgründe - 4 stars

Favorite book(s) of the month:

Becoming, They Called Us Enemy

Books started this month but haven't finished yet:

These Broken Stars, Solitaire

Random ramblings:

What a month. I didn't think I would get that much reading in but damn, I did good!!!!
I dnf'd one book, that has been on my tbr for the whole year that I never actually went back to and so I decided to just put it away. Maybe I will get back to it in the future. Who know LOL 
Also this is my weirdest wrap up ever, what a weird mixture of genres.

german and english review

audible audiobook

Inhalt: Miss Peregrine kehrt gemeinsam mit Jacob, Emma und den anderen besonderen Kindern in Jacobs Heimat Florida zurück. Gemeinsam versuchen sie, sich in die moderne Zeit einzufügen - inklusive langen Strandspaziergängen und anderen normalen Tätigkeiten.

Doch die amerikanischen Zeitschleifen, in denen sich die Besonderen vor der Welt verbergen, sind noch weitgehend unerforscht und schon bald ist Miss Peregrine von der Idee fasziniert, einen Atlas der Schleifen anzufertigen.

Dann findet Jacob heraus, dass sein Großvater Abe nicht alleine gegen die Monster gekämpft hat, die die besonderen Kinder jagen - und dass Abes Partner noch lebt. Aber auch altbekannte Feinde sind lebendiger, als es Jacob lieb ist...

Meine Bewertung: Ich muss einfach eingestehen, dass die Serie nichts für mich ist...

Ich liebe die Charaktere, ich liebe die Welt. Ich finde auch den Schreibstil nicht schlecht. Ich habe nur mit der Umsetzung von allem irgendwie zu kämpfen. Ich liebe die Freundschaften zwischen all den besonderen 'Kindern'. Ich liebe es neue Charaktere kennenzulernen. Aber irgendwas fehlt mir einfach total. So oft war ich einfach nur gelangweilt. Außerdem, unbeliebte Meinung, aber ich kann der Beziehung zwischen Jacob und Emma absolut nichts anfangen. Das ganze Drama da brauch ich einfach nicht.

Es ist eine ziemlich kurze Bewertung, weil ich erstens nichts spoilern will und zweitens, habe ich einfach absolut nichts über das Buch zu sagen. Hätte ich es nicht als Hörbuch gehört, hätte ich so viel länger gebraucht um es fertig zu lesen. Nur die Bilder haben mir bei dem Hörbuch gefehlt.

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Summary: Having defeated the monstrous threat that nearly destroyed the peculiar world, Jacob Portman is back where his story began, in Florida. Except now Miss Peregrine, Emma, and their peculiar friends are with him, and doing their best to blend in. But carefree days of beach visits and normalling lessons are soon interrupted by a discovery—a subterranean bunker that belonged to Jacob’s grandfather, Abe.

Clues to Abe’s double-life as a peculiar operative start to emerge, secrets long hidden in plain sight. And Jacob begins to learn about the dangerous legacy he has inherited—truths that were part of him long before he walked into Miss Peregrine’s time loop.

Now, the stakes are higher than ever as Jacob and his friends are thrust into the untamed landscape of American peculiardom—a world with few ymbrynes, or rules—that none of them understand. New wonders, and dangers, await in this brilliant next chapter for Miss Peregrine’s peculiar children. Their story is again illustrated throughout by haunting vintage photographs, but with a striking addition for this all-new, multi-era American adventure—full color.

My review: I just have to admit to myself that this series just doesn't work for me...

I love the characters, I love the world. I also enjoy the writing. I just struggle with how everything comes together. I love the friendships between all the 'kids'. I love getting new characters and getting to know them. But at the end of it all, there is just something missing. So many times I find myself being bored. Also, unpopular opinion, I don't care about Jacob and Emma at all. This is just drama that I don't need at all.

It's a short review, firstly, I don't want to spoil anything, and secondly, I just don't have anything more to say about the book. If I wouldn't have listened to the audiobook, I probably would have taken forever to actually finish the book. The only thing I missed from the audiobook were the pictures.

I read this when I was younger and did not enjoy it even then when I understand many people are captivated by the ideas it presents. I would have just forgotten about it like so many other mediocre books in the past, but my current employment brought it to my attention again. 

Both our CEO and company president claim this book as one of their favorites, one that influenced them. They think it is profound, they think that it is full of "truth" God help me, they really do. 

So I determined that I needed to revisit it, give it another chance. It was worse than I even remembered.

Not only is it full of misguided, fear-inducing "othering" of those with a different type of contribution to make or those with a differing set of values, but it is also just plain bad.

I am not someone who needs to like the characters in a narrative in order to enjoy or even love a story. I mean, F. Scott Fitzgerald is my favorite author, and he rarely writes anyone likable. But the main characters in this book are a child's idea of 

This a conceptually strange book but it's a delight to read!