For children who feel unwanted, this is a perfect read that is sure to motivate them to look at life differently. The story reads like a love letter to found families. The magic world also comes with many exciting characters, and it will be fun to see how these characters interact with someone who is not of their kind. Morrigan is a perfect protagonist who comes with many lovable traits. The scenes are just as epic with the Christmas one standing out among all the rest. There are many fun characters to meet from the perfect and sassy talking cat to the cast at the hotel. To the young minds, this book teaches the value of believing in yourself and friendship. The intensity of it all will leave you at the edge of your seat, and it will be refreshing to see how the main character pushes herself to the end.

Join Morrigan on this high-stake competition where she will have to bring her A-game and stay focused to the end.

Will Morrigan pass the tests? Will he be getting help from anyone else aside from Jupiter? Morrigan knowns that the only way to stay in this magical land where death cannot touch her is to Pass all the tests. As if the odds couldn’t be worse, these kids possess a unique ability that Morrigan is sure that she doesn’t have. These trials are not only dangerous, but Morrigan will be competing against hundreds of other children who have special powers.

However, for Morrigan to qualify for the position, she has to participate in four trials. Here, Morrigan finds out that Jupiter wanted her to take up the most prestigious organization in the city. The entourage whisks Morrigan into a magical city named Nevermoor. Hunters accompany Jupiter on horseback and black-smoke hounds. Morrigan knows about her fate, and as she awaits it, a man named Jupiter North promises to change the course of her destiny. Thanks to her unlucky birthday date, Morrigan is destined to die on her eleventh birthday right at midnight. The day Morrigan is born acts like her curse, and people blame her for everything from heart attacks to hailstorms. Morrigan Crow was born on Eventide, an unlucky day for any child to be born. The Trials of Morrigan Crow is the story of a cursed girl who finds her way into a magical world. She uses things that interest her for inspiration and includes some of these in her story. Townsend is fascinated by ancient cities, opera singers, and public transport, to mention but a few. Before delving into fulltime writing, Townsend worked as a copywriter and editor for a children magazine on wildlife. Jessica Townsend is a fantasy writer based in Australia.

Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend