Library of Souls

Riggs, Ransom. Library of Souls. Book 3 of Mrs. Peregrine’s Peculiar Children. 2015. 458p. ISBN 9781594747588. Available at FIC RIG on the library shelves.

At the end of Hollow City, Jacob and Emma had been left on the platform of a metro station in modern-day London. Library of Souls picks up right where the 2nd book of the trilogy left off, with Jacob and Emma separated from the other peculiar children. They must discover where their friends have been taken by the Wights, but it is a race against time as peculiars out of their Loop age quickly.

Jacob and Emma continue to fall in love with each other as they connect with Addison, Mrs. Wren’s intelligent and articulate dog. Racing through London trying to escape the Wights that chase them, the trio manages to pick up the scent of their peculiar friends and trace them to the Thames river. There they meet the enigmatic Sharon, a boatsman who offers to take them across on a historical tour.

When they arrive at their destination, the trio is crestfallen. They are on Devil’s Acres, the worst slum of the Victorian era. The Wights have built their fortress here, and the peculiar children and their Ymbryne leaders are imprisoned in the foul basement. Unfortunately, the other inhabitants of Devil’s Acres are as deadly as the Wights. So Jacob, Emma and Addison must figure a way to infiltrate the fortress to free their friends. Even his newfound ability to control the hollowghasts may not be enough to survive this rescue mission.