"A completely captivating page-turning fantasy adventure that is as strikingly original and well realised as Morrigan Crow: the heroine at its heart"
UKLA Longlist Book Awards - 2019
Unusually, Jessica Townsend’s book opens with the funeral of her central character. No-one seems particularly upset, not even her family, and that’s because Morrigan Crow is a Cursed Child held responsible for any and all mishaps and was expected to die before her 12th birthday. Fortunately for Morrigan and readers, she has been mysteriously saved from her gloomy family and swept into a wonderful new world by one Jupiter North, magic-maker, hotel-owner, umbrella-flyer. All sorts of tests await Morrigan in Nevermoor, and she faces them all with intelligence, good-humour and, thanks to her new extended family, the resilience that comes from knowing you are loved. There are echoes of other favourite fantasy adventures in the book, but Nevermoor and its inhabitants are still wildly original and this is an impressively constructed, lively, satisfying story.
One to recommend to fans of Harry Potter or of Katherine Rundell’s Rooftoppers.
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An amazingly immersive story for fans of action, adventure and fantasy.
A fantastic book for fans of fantasy/adventure stories.
I really enjoyed reading this book - it's an amazing combination of genres and personalities, plus the description is so rich it's like you're actually there!
I loved Nevermoor and the following two books as well.
... Read Full ReviewEnter the Wundrous world of Morrigan Crow and Nevermoor - the most fantastical children's release of the year.
Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any child to be born, she's blamed for all local misfortunes, from hailstorms to heart attacks - and, worst of all, the curse means that Morrigan is doomed to die at midnight on her eleventh birthday. But as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organisation: the Wundrous Society.
In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each boasting an extraordinary talent that sets them apart - an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. To stay in the safety of Nevermoor for good, Morrigan will need to find a way to pass the tests - or she'll have to leave the city and confront her deadly fate once and for all.
Perfect for fans of the Harry Potter series and His Dark Materials, this series takes readers into an extraordinary world, setting hope and imagination alive.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Recommendations, Recommended Children's eBooks, Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow is available in Paperback
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow was written by Jessica Townsend and published by Orion Children's Books an imprint of Hachette Children's Group
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow has 374 pages
Yes it is part of Nevermoor series
£8.09
