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“Death is boring. Life is much more fun. Things happen in life all the time. Unexpected things.” (Quintuple Bingo)

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

November 8, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Nowhere Bingo 25: A middle-grade book CBR17 Bingo: N (a book starting with the letter N) Morrigan Crow is a cursed child, born on Eventide (think New Year’s Eve, but unlucky) and as such, is due to die at midnight on her 11th birthday. She keeps being blamed for everything bad that happens in her surroundings and spends a lot of time writing apology notes. However, before she can meet her doom, a mysterious stranger called Jupiter North appears and takes her away, […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: #fantasy, cbr17, cbr17 bingo, curse, found family, friendship, Jessica Townsend, magic, Malin, middle grade, Nevermoor

Malin's CBR17 Review No:67 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery · Tags: #fantasy, cbr17, cbr17 bingo, curse, found family, friendship, Jessica Townsend, magic, Malin, middle grade, Nevermoor ·
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“‘And whatever you do, don’t close your eyes.’ ‘What happens if I close my eyes?’ ‘You miss the fun.'”

Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #1) by Jessica Townsend

October 27, 2023 by narfna 4 Comments

30 Books in 30 Days, Vol. 3 Book 17/30 I don’t read a lot of middle grade anymore, but when I do, this is exactly what I want. What a magical good time. The combo of whimsical worldbuilding, magical trials, friendship and found family, secrets, and darker elements that many people would say don’t belong in children’s books makes for something rather intoxicating (I’ve never yet read a favorite children’s book without those darker elements btw). I’ve seen a lot of people talking about the […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, illustrated, Jessica Townsend, Jim Madsen, middle grade, narfna, Nevermoor, The Trials of Morrigan Crow

narfna's CBR15 Review No:119 · Genres: Children's Books, Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, illustrated, Jessica Townsend, Jim Madsen, middle grade, narfna, Nevermoor, The Trials of Morrigan Crow ·
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