Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

Title: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Author: Ransom Riggs
Publisher: Quirk
Release Date: 7th June 2011
Genre: Young Adult, Thriller, Fantasy

Summary:
Jacob grew up surrounded by the weird and marvelous stories his grandfather told him of peculiar children with weird powers. However, when Jacob witnesses a monster murdering his grandfather - the stories he was told as a boy become a mysterious reality.

Clues lead Jacob to an island in Wales, where he discovers; a peculiar orphanage, his grandfather's past and the monstrous danger he was running from his whole life.

Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch

Title: Foxglove Summer

Author: Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher: Gollancz
Release Date: 13th November 2014
Genre: Young Adult, Sci-fi

Summary: 
Peter Grant is back for the fifth installment in the Rivers of London series, in which we find him venturing out of the smog of London to rural Herefordshire to investigate the disappearance of two young girls.

At first it seems that Peter's magical abilities are not required, but upon further investigation a history of mysterious events have led up to present day and Peter steps in to bring order to the countryside.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Title: The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Author: Michael Crichton

Publisher: Arrow Books

Release Date: 1995

Genre: Fiction, Thriller, Sci-fi

Summary:

Five years have passed since the disaster at Jurassic Park, and despite the authorities best efforts to keep the islands dangerous inhabitants existence a secret; a gingerbread trail of dinosaur remains are washing up on nearby beaches. Soon enough it attracts unwanted attention from both the good and the bad.

Ian Malcolm is soon back on the island to rescue his friend who has become an unwitting victim of the islands' allure despite still holding both emotional and physical scares from his previous visit. Can he survive a second time or is his time up?

The Bees by Laline Paull

Title: The Bees

Author: Laline Paull

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release Date: 6th May 2014

Genre: Fiction

Summary: 

Flora 717 is the lowest rank of her hive and is tasked with tidying up and cleaning after her fellow sisters all for the love of her Queen. Surviving internal massacres and purges, Flora's bravery grows and grows.

However, her love for the Queen is soon overruled by the maternal love of her daughter. Putting herself in serious danger after breaking her society's more sacred law, Flora must protect her daughter and the best interests of her colony.

Harry Potter: The Creature Vault by Jody Revenson

Title: Harry Potter: The Creature Vault
Author: Jody Revenson
Publisher: Titan Books
Release Date: 28th October 2014
Genre: Non-Fiction

Summary:
Behind the scenes of the Harry Potter films, hundreds of talented people worked hard to bring the creatures in J. K. Rowling's wizarding world to life. Harry Potter: The Creature Vault looks at the methods and techniques they used to capture the imaginations of millions across the world.

Review:
I love everything Harry Potter. The books. The films. Everything. And as I have always found the way the films were created fascinated (I've been to the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour five times...) I was eager to read this book to learn a bit more about the series.

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

Title: The Maze Runner
Author: James Dashner
Publisher: Chicken House
Release Date: 6th October 2009
Genre: Young Adult

Summary:
All Thomas knows is his name when he is transported into the centre of dangerous and puzzling maze. Confronted by an army of boys who have been testing and running the maze for two years, Thomas soon realises that escape is seemingly impossible.

However, everything changes with the arrival of a mysterious girl who brings a message that their little world is in danger, and to live they must find a way out and soon.

Jaws by Peter Benchley

Title: Jaws
Author: Peter Benchley
Publisher: Pan
Release Date: 1974
Genre: Fiction, Horror

Summary:
There is a killer lurking on the coast of the summer town of Amity, Long Island. Beneath the waves the jaws of a great white shark are picking off holiday makers and residents one by one.

It is up to police chief Martin Brody to bring peace to the shores.

Review:
I have only recently watched the Jaws film and loved it! I was therefore quite excited to read the book upon which the film was based on. I thought it was going to be exciting and gory but I was quite wrong...