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Born as a cursed girl destined to die on the night of her eleventh birthday, Morrigan Crow was resigned to the fact that it was her fault whenever things went wrong. But as the hours crept toward midnight, Morrigan was rescued – whisked away in an unusual vehicle by a total stranger. Jupiter North was her saviour, and patron, and their arrival in Nevermoor, a magical place which had Morrigan enthralled, felt like a dream.
Hotel Deucalion was to be her home; it was where Jupiter lived – in fact he ...more
Hotel Deucalion was to be her home; it was where Jupiter lived – in fact he ...more
Whilst I don't typically read all that much YA and never really got into Harry Potter, I was intrigued by the premise of Nevermoor and for the most part, I wasn't let down.
For as long as she can remember, Morrigan Crow has been cursed; the cause for bad happenings and the single focus of blame by her family. As Eventide approaches, Morrigan's life is scheduled to end; a long standing sacrifice of sorts for those cursed few who make it to the ripe old age of 11.
However, just as the wolves snap t ...more
For as long as she can remember, Morrigan Crow has been cursed; the cause for bad happenings and the single focus of blame by her family. As Eventide approaches, Morrigan's life is scheduled to end; a long standing sacrifice of sorts for those cursed few who make it to the ripe old age of 11.
However, just as the wolves snap t ...more
Feb 09, 2019
Donna
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Smoosh Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins together and you will have a taste of Nevermoor. One displaced child, plus one saviour, plus a motley of gregarious characters (mix of human and fantastical), plus a quest or two and magical setting surely equals an engaging read.
Narrator of the audio version, Gemma Whelan, phenomenal. I enjoyed the book more than if I had read it thanks to Gemma. She obviously had fun reading it aloud - the character voices were delightful.
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Narrator of the audio version, Gemma Whelan, phenomenal. I enjoyed the book more than if I had read it thanks to Gemma. She obviously had fun reading it aloud - the character voices were delightful.
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I loved this! A lot of cliche as you'd expect, but also some truly original ideas, and all so beautifully written.
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I bought this book as a gift for my 8yo. I don’t particularly know what an advance reader is for his age but he’s in the top reading group in his class so I thought this might be readable for him. Nevertheless, he was intimidated by all the words and NO illustrations which makes it a monster of a book for him. I wanted to read it too so we read it together aloud. Honestly, I would probably inhale this book in a single sitting (or two) because it was really so much fun! A light-hearted read fille
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For Morrigan Crow life is going to be short as it is guaranteed she will not reach her 12th birthday. Morrigan is considered a curse child and is blamed for everything that goes wrong. She spends most of her young life writing letters of apology for making someone’s life a misery and trying not to be a nuisance to her father. Yet, there is something special about Morrigan. On the eve of her death, an enigmatic red headed man named Jupiter North arrives and offers Morrigan a chance to live. There
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Sep 10, 2023
Bookworm
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When I enjoy the book I read out loud to the kids and they do too plus it offers up lots of new and unusual words for them, it has to have 5 stars. There were lots of characters to love here: "Mog", Jupiter, Fenestra and Hawthorne to name a few.
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Jul 28, 2017
Cate
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Rachel (The Rest Is Still Unwritten)
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Jan 29, 2019
Idit
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Sep 05, 2018
Kim Marie
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Dec 26, 2018
Jaime West
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