Reading Nevermoor won’t recapture the nostalgia of returning to Harry and co. Nevermoor is the first time I thought “Yes, I’d hand to this to a kid who says ‘I like Harry Potter – what else is there?'”. The comparisons tend to be highly superficial, the described book unlikely to satisfy a Harry Potter fan looking for more of the same. Often when I hear a middle grade fantasy is similar to Harry Potter, I roll my eyes. If you’ve heard anything about Nevermoor, you’ve probably heard it’s “perfect for Harry Potter fans”. As this is one of my longest ‘reviews’ ever, here is a wee table of contents: The final section on Hollowpox contains spoilers for all three books. I avoid specific spoilers in most sections, but remember I reflect on the series as a whole. This post mixes my personal reaction to the series and an evaluation of its appeal for young readers. But third time’s the charm! I reread the first two books last month and finished Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow a few days ago. “I’ll review both books at once, giving an overview of the elements that make this series so enjoyable!”, I thought. I shelved the sequel, Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow (which had already been released), immediately after finishing Nevermoor, though I didn’t pick it up until December 2019. I had good intentions to review the book after it was announced the Cybils winner, but intentions do not write book reviews. I thought it couldn’t possibly be as good as everyone made it out to be. I had heard some buzz around the book prior to that. Cybils judging introduced me to Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow in January 2019. Morrigan has a chance to escape her fate and join the Wundrous Society, an elite group of remarkable people with remarkable talents - but only if she can triumph over hundreds of other children in a series of difficult, dangerous trials.” The series has spanned three installments to date, with a fourth due out in October.This post sat in my drafts for just over a year. But in a narrow escape, she is spirited away by a man called Jupiter North to the magical city of Nevermoor. The description for the book reads: “Morrigan’s curse dooms her to die on her next birthday. Written by Jessica Townsend, Nevermoor was published in 2017 via Little Brown and follows Morrigan Crow, a girl born on the unluckiest day and blamed for all local misfortune.

Gracey will direct and is creating original music for the film, which is being written by Drew Goddard, the writer behind World War Z and The Martian.

The young adult fantasy book Nevermoor is getting a movie musical adaption via Paramount and The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey.

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