Jake & The Gingerbread Wars follows a young orphan boy who after being rescued from his orphanage by his Aunt and Uncle, goes on a Christmas adventure with his friends in the hope of giving a young boy the Christmas wish of his dreams.

Not everything is as it seems in this gingerbread scented book, due to the pesky Christmas turned Halloween Elf Humbug who is determined to eradicate Christmas for all. We follow Jake as he battles Yetis, warring bakes and the bored Snow Maiden in their attempt to bring joy and merriment back to those who have been dosed with Jack'o'Lantern's spiteful spice.

A great holiday read for all ages. The only downside was the blandness of the characters in the book. They were very two-dimensional but considering they were children there's always time for them to develop further.