Review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) by Gen C — 24 Oct 2016

The movie by itself was fantastic. BY ITSELF. not with the book in mind at all.

This review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) was written by Gen C on 24 Oct 2016.

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children has generally received positive reviews.

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