This was one of my birthday presents. I have been in love with Emma Carroll since I read ‘Secrets of a Sun King’ and this book did not disappoint. Synopsis (as taken from back of book) is as follows: Pearl was putting the finishing touches to a persona made out of snow. And that person,…

Having just read ‘The Polar Bear Explorer’s Club’ the first in this series, I was eager to read this second installment and found myself lost in the pages and delving into the thrilling world from the first page. This was the perfect sequel to the first book and also a great book in its own…

I was so excited to start reading this, partly because the book I was trying to read was boring me senseless and partly because the synopsis of this sounded so good. This is another book from my Waterstones Haul. Synopsis (as taken from back of book) is as follows: Meet Shay Silverton Kipling, the Captain’s…

Another book from my Waterstones book haul. I was intrigued by the book cover and the short reviews from other authors on the first page. Synopsis (as taken from the back of the book) is as follows: When their plane crashes, four children are stranded in the Amazon jungle. Now they have to survive alone….

I picked this one up in my Waterstones Haul. I was supposed to read this at the beginning of books 11-20 but below you will see why I didn’t. Synopsis (as taken from Amazon): Kay felt everything change in the room around her. Everything. Kay’s father is working late – as usual. Fed up, her mother bundles Kay and her sister into the…

Stumbled across Emma Carroll on Amazon, read all the blurbs of her books and decided that I needed to read them all! This is the first book of hers that I purchased. Synopsis (as on back of book): London 1922 A discovery from ancient Egypt… A cursed package… The untold story of a young pharaoh… When Lilian Kaye finds a parcel on her Grandad’s doorstep, she is shocked to…

Who doesn’t want to read about the Pied Piper?!? I love reading stories based on myths of society. Where did the original story of the Pied Piper come from? Synopsis (as taken from back of book): Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one’s…

I was first acquainted with Baba Yaga from playing the reboot of Tomb Raider. It was only when finding this book that I realised it was a real myth that I had been exposed to. The synopsis of this book is as follows (taken from amazon):  Marinka dreams of a normal life, where her house…

You may realise I was supposed to read/review a different book before this. I shall now be reading the missing book as book 20 and all will be explained in that review. Boy Under Water had been sitting on my Amazon list for quite a while and was another Waterstones haul book. It just seemed…

This is another book I picked up in my Waterstones haul. It is a children’s book and I found it to be a very compelling book to read. It touches upon a topic that I think a lot of us ignore or aren’t willing to find out about but is told through the innocent young…