This was another book I bought with a birthday book voucher. I had first discovered this book when it popped up on Amazon and thought that the premise sounded very interesting. I couldn’t wait to get a hold of it to read. Synopsis (as taken from Amazon) is as follows: There are stories about people…

I have been most excited to read this since I first heard it was coming out. I absolutely adore Elly Griffiths and couldn’t wait to see how her writing would change in the form of a children’s book. I bought this on Saturday (11th May) and read it on the Sunday morning. Synopsis (as taken…

This is another book I got for myself with a birthday voucher. I have been impatiently waiting to read it. This weekend I had one of the most vile migraines caused by the low air pressure and by Sunday had all but given up in terms of it going away, so I read a couple…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…