Witch of Lurago Chapter 16: Peculiar

Have you read Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs?

Bethan is peculiar.

She and her peculiarity play an increasingly pivotal role in the story.

Emotionally damaged by a mindgifted sensitivity to her narcissistic addict mother’s thoughts, Bethan is not handling her peculiarity very well right now.

Bethan is a mindrider. And yes, she’s deaf. She’s been deaf since birth. Deafness isn’t something she perceives as a handicap. She prefers her silent world and finds the “chattering” of other minds distracting.

So, you see, Bethan’s angst isn’t about being deaf, it’s about how others in her world perceive her. She doesn’t want their pity. She was weak until she first dared use her mindgift, and she’s determined she’ll never be weak again.

But empowerment came at the price of her moral compass.

Sorry, Carrick.