Book Review: The House of Months and Years by Emma Trevayne
Summary: 10-year old Amelia Howling is not living the happy life she and her best friend Isabel dreamed up for themselves. As if moving in with her orphaned cousins wasn’t bad enough, the house is huge, drafty, and almost definitely haunted. However, Amelia quickly realizes there’s something more to the house than just weird noises and strange winds. She quickly finds herself in the midst of a grand adventure, the kind she’s only read about: from making a deal with a shadowy figure to sailing with pirates to walking the streets of 18th century London, Amelia realizes that things might not be so bad at the calendar house after all. However, there’s more to her shadowy new friend than she realizes, and in the end, she must make a decision that will change her future forever. General thoughts: Reading a book aimed for a younger audience was a nice change from some of the others I’ve read this year which have been geared for teens and young adults. Emma Trevyane does an excellen...