Review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) by Timo E — 17 Dec 2016

X men for kids... complete with perfectly pointless powers, and ones so OP one wonders why the heroes don't lead with them...

This review of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016) was written by Timo E on 17 Dec 2016.

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

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