‘Morrigan Crow is cursed, destined to die on her eleventh birthday. But, as the clock strikes midnight, she’s whisked away by a remarkable man called Jupiter North and taken to the secret city of Nevermoor. There she’s invited to join the Wundrous Society. Mystery, magic and protection are hers- if she can only pass four impossible trials, using an exceptional talent. Which she doesn’t have…’

No, I haven’t spelt ‘wondrous’ wrong, if that’s what you’re thinking. But let’s get the ball rolling.

’Nevermoor’ has always been a favourite of mine. It has a cool, sparky protagonist, a mad patron, a wonderful (and not very smooth) escapade and one of the most magical (and frequently ridiculous) cities I’ve ever read about. If done by a different author, I feel like the book would’ve ended up rambling to the point of entirely random. Yet, Jessica Townsend crafted this extremely well, and turned random into imaginary and enchanting. Not only that, but the twist at the end (because, come on, every good book needs a good twist right at the end. Advice, if you want me to give you a good book review someday) was a good one, one that didn’t, yet again, seem completely random, but one that fit into the theme really well, and that set the tone for the books to come.

One of the things I really liked, was the complete contrast between Jackalfax and Nevermoor and the escape. It actually reminded me of the escape you make through books: life can be boring (and let’s be honest, quite rubbish) yet all you need is one good book to transport you to an entirely different world, a world that you can shine and live in without fear of repression. This was also shown in the change in Morrigan, we see who she really is in Nevermoor rather than being dubbed as a cursed child in Jackalfax. I also liked the relationship between Morrigan and Jupiter, as it didn’t seem like a professional one, more like Jupiter was Morrigan’s funny, and mad uncle, who you can’t help but laugh at.

This is the part where I would