The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

Quite a change from the historical fiction of my last novel! This story centres on Ted and Kat's missing cousin, Salim, who went up in the London Eye but didn't come down. The narrator, Ted, has a "syndrome" (on the autistic spectrum, perhaps?) which means his brain is "wired differently" from other people. He really likes the weather. This helps him to try and solve the problem. I read this book quickly. Very good.

Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende

Another lovely story set in South (and North) America (and China this time, too). Eliza, a baby left at Miss Rose's house in Chile, grows up, falls in love, travels to California during the goldrush, and meets many interesting people on the way. Beautifully told and described. I do love Isabel Allende's books - and I've taken another one out over the holidays.

The Amnesia Clinic by James Scudamore

Very interesting story about two friends with a love for a story. Set in Ecuador, the two boys go exploring for a fictional amnesia clinic, with a variety of consequences. Sad, good book.
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Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

Actually finished this some time ago, but don't think I wrote about it ... Glad to have finished the story and found out what happened. Overall, a good story with interesting characters, very dark, epic, but a bit overlong too. For me, anyway.