This fast-paced plot and imaginative world has a fresh new take on magic that will appeal to a new generation of readers. 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 to confront her deadly fate. In order to join, she must compete in four difficult and dangerous trials against hundreds of other children, each with an extraordinary talent that sets them apart-an extraordinary talent that Morrigan insists she does not have. It's then that Morrigan discovers Jupiter has chosen her to contend for a place in the city's most prestigious organization: the Wundrous Society. I was captured by the very first chapter, enchanted by the mysterious and. Nevermoor is reminiscent of Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Unwanteds, and yet has a quality that is unique to this charming story. Chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, he whisks her away into the safety of a secret, magical city called Nevermoor. A delightful, whimsical and purely imaginative fantasy, Nevermore is sure to capture the attention of readers of all ages.

This is going to sound weird, but you’ll know what I mean I loved how unapologetically mean everyone was towards Morrigan. There was something very gothic about it in the first few chapters. The Trials of Morrigan Crow hooked me from the very beginning.

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.īut as Morrigan awaits her fate, a strange and remarkable man named Jupiter North appears. The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor 1) My Review. A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world-and is tested beyond her wildest imagination.

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