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4.5/5Originally published at Gypsy ReviewsThe Peculiar was such a pleasant surprise, proving once again how fantastic and how great a palette cleanser Middle Grade is. The mystery in The Peculiar draws you in slowly and refuses to let you divulge in the big secret, keeping you on your toes as you di...
What is there to like? ▪ The prologue is an incredible start. Like, say-how-good-it-is-out-loud-as-you're-reading-it good. ▪ Old-fashioned English magic—think 19th-century, Yorkshire-y, iron and salt faery magic—which is so enjoyably dark and creepy. It's not really scary, just...unsettling. ▪ The n...
The Peculiar is a MG aged story; but one in the Harry Potter tradition. Even though the characters might be harder to relate to for an older audience, the plot and world is interesting enough to keep the non-middle graders perfectly engaged.The Peculiar is set in a Victorian-like age where the faeri...
I always plan to read this book but never manage to remember its name and then I have to slog through the ever-increasing pile of to-read's to find it and when I do, I just spend my time looking at that cover. Then I happen to blink for one second and accidentally close the window and once again for...
Review posted on Dark Faerie Tales.There is something about the cover of Stefan Bachmann’s The Peculiar that draws me in. This Middle Grade fantasy book has the promises of greatness, and I was very lucky to have received a copy for review. With all of the great praises of this debut, it was a surpr...
Review forthcoming.
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