Nevermoor :
The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend is a middle grade fantasy book, first in the
Nevermoor duology (with possible future books to come?). It is about Morrigan,
a young girl who was one of the “cursed children” who were to die at the end of
the age, which happened to be on their 11th birthday. However, a
mysterious man arrives on the eve of her “death” to whisk her away to the
magical land of Nevermoor and sets her on a path of trials to join the lands
most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society.
I gave this
book 4 out of 5 stars. It was such a fun and fascinating read. The writing
style flowed well and was enjoyable. I found the characters delightful and cleverly
done. They fairly jumped off the page and made the journey a pleasant one. Even
the bad characters were a pleasure to read (made you dislike them or cringe,
etc. in just the right way). Morrigan was a wonderful person to live the story
with, she was very “real” and “honest” and relatable as a person. There were so
many characters with such differing personalities, that I liked for different
reasons, that I couldn’t possible mention them all here.
The plot
was wonderfully done and interesting. I was eager to continue reading and see
what would happen next, or what mystery would be resolved. The “big reveal”
came as no surprise, but that made it no less enjoyable. There is only one hole
in the story that I wish she had cleared up before the end (or at least at the
end of this book).
Overall
this was a lovely read and I look forward to the next book. The only hitch
being that the next book doesn’t come out until later this month and I won’t be
able to dive right in to see what happens next now.
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