Published: 30 October 2018 (print)/26 November 2018 (audio) 
Publisher: Lothian Children’s Books/Hachette Australia
Pages: 467/11 hrs and 50 mins
Narrator: Gemma Whelan
Format: Audiobook
Genre: Junior Fiction Fantasy
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ – 5 Stars
Wunder is gathering in Nevermoor …
Morrigan Crow may have defeated her deadly curse, passed the dangerous trials and joined the mystical Wundrous Society, but her journey into Nevermoor and all its secrets has only just begun. And she is fast learning that not all magic is used for good.
Morrigan Crow has been invited to join the prestigious Wundrous Society, a place that promised her friendship, protection and belonging for life. She’s hoping for an education full of wunder, imagination and discovery – but all the Society want to teach her is how evil Wundersmiths are. And someone is blackmailing Morrigan’s unit, turning her last few loyal friends against her. Has Morrigan escaped from being the cursed child of Wintersea only to become the most hated figure in Nevermoor?
Worst of all, people have started to go missing. The fantastical city of Nevermoor, once a place of magic and safety, is now riddled with fear and suspicion…
I loved Nevermoor and Wundersmith exceeds it by being even more amazing. I loved seeing Morrigan’s growth as a person, in her abilities and this new world she has become a part of. The same fun and flighty characters are there but in new ways as more of the world and school is explored. Not to mention as new dangers arise.
There is a darker theme running under the story, but with this strange world Morrigan’s in there was always the capacity for darkness given we start off the series with her having a curse. It’s a dangerous world and seeing Morrigan try to understand it and navigate it is wonderful.
Jupiter is always a brilliant character, his erratic nature is balanced by his desire to protect Morrigan, but per usual he always knows more than he lets on and isn’t as flighty as he appears. There’s new and returning characters to fall in love with and the different knacks of the other people in Morrigan’s unit are creative and it shows that everyone’s abilities are diverse but can always have a use.
The lead up to the ending was absolutely divine. It brings together so much and plays out so brilliantly it was hard not to admire this book for those moments alone. I am so keen to see where Townsend is taking Morrigan’s story because I’m certainly hooked so far.
You can purchase Wundersmith via the following
Blackwell’s | Angus & Robertson
Fishpond | Amazon | Amazon Aust | Audible
It is so hot in Australia right now and this Australia Day long weekend is no exception. With temperatures going to be 36 degrees (97F) all weekend at my place I have grand plans to do nothing except sit under a fan and read because anything besides that sounds like a lot of effort. I hope however you chose to spend today it is somewhere cool and enjoyable. We’ve got 
