The House on Hummingbird Island

The House on Hummingbird Island - A Book Review

The House on Hummingbird Island

by Sam Angus

Snatched it at the first sight. I pleaded my kid to choose this book instead of Geronimo Stilton from the public library (too much of Stilton in her blood…by reading them of course).The name ‘The House on Hummingbird Island’ itself was soothing like chimes in the wind.

The book opens to a magical world of Idie Grace, a twelve year old heiress who was transported to Caribbean Islands from the grey old England. You can imagine her surprise at living in a sun-kissed land full of vibrant colours. What waited for her was mysteries in the majestic halls and closed rooms of her inherited mansion, the once home to her parents she never knew. In the land where everybody spoke in whispers and in riddles she did not understand, Austin befriended her and gave her all sorts of exotic pets a lonely child of her age longed for. The adventures and frolic in Idie’s childhood gave way to the complexities of youth. As you read on the story, you would witness the transformation of a wild and carefree girl to an elegant and responsible lady.

The exotic pets and adventures Idie and Austin together shared, would certainly keep the children entertained till the end of the book.

Age group: 13 years and Above

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