I have been dying to read this book!!! Synopsis (as taken from the back of the book) is as follows: Christopher is ‘Proper’: a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer, a maker of the eccentric, loyal and totally individual mechanicals who are Christopher’s best friends. But…
Month: Apr 2019
Weekend Catch Up
I tried to capture the bluebells on a walk this week. You can see them if you squint really hard and look in the back middle of the photo. All of this week I have had to remind myself what day it is! I love a bank holiday but the Easter Bank Holidays always confuse…
47. The Island at the end of Everything by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Synopsis (as written on the back of the book) is as follows: Amihan lives on Culion Island, where some of the inhabitants – including her mother – have leprosy. Culion is all she has ever known. But the arrival of malicious government official Mr Zamora changes her world forever: islanders untouched by sickness are forced…
46. Letters from the Lighthouse by Emma Carroll
Synopsis (as taken from amazon description) is as follows: We weren’t supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren’t even meant to be outside, not in a blackout, and definitely not when German bombs had been falling on London all month like pennies from a jar. February, 1941. After months of bombing…
45. The Time Shifter by Cerberus Jones
This was the last book in the 5 pack I got from the book people. I shall have to buy the next in the series separately. Synopsis (as taken from the back of the book) is as follows: When Amelia and Charlie get caught in a time-loop at the Gateway Hotel, they are forced to…
44. The Ancient Starship by Cerberus Jones
Fourth in The Gateway series, this one took us partly away from the Hotel and mystified and intrigued me. Synopsis (as taken from the back of the book) is as follows: When an ancient starship is discovered in the deserts of Egypt, Amelia’s Dad is whisked away to help. Meanwhile, the first human guests have…
43. The Midnight Mercenary by Cerberus Jones
Third in The Gateway series which took a darker turn. Synopsis (as taken from the back of the book) is as follows: It’s a dark and stormy night at the Gateway Hotel. And of course, the latest intergalactic visitor is the most terrifying yet. But who is he, and what does he want? With their…
42. The Warriors of Brin-Hask by Cerberus Jones
Book two of The Gateway series. Cerberus Jones is actually the collective name for the three authors who write the series, who are: Chris Morphew, Rowan McAuley and David Harding. Synopsis (as taken from the back of the book) is as follows: The Gateway Hotel is open for business, and Amelia and Charlie are awaiting…
Weekend Catch Up
This week has been a busy week for everything! Last Sunday I read 6 books in a day! Granted they were short books but still!! #readinggoals This week, I shied away from continuing to read Katherine Arden’s trilogy and instead delved into Anthony Horowitz’s House of Silk novel, which I am thoroughly enjoying (and will…
41. The Four-Fingered Man by Cerberus Jones
This is the first book in a multi pack of five that I got in a book people haul. It is a children’s series – but I often find that children’s books have more imagination and surprise to them. Synopsis (as taken from the back of the book) is as follows: When Amelia’s parents decide…
At the End of the World is a Book 