Silverborn: the Mystery of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend

Gather close, dear reader, for we have a mystery to solve. 

When Unit 919’s first Black Parade is firmly derailed by the so-called “Concerned Citizens of Nevermoor”, Morrigan’s public reputation is not doing well. So when Morrigan is invited into the Silver District – the High Society of Nevermoor, if you will – this seems, on paper, like a good thing. Not only are these people impressed by her Wundersmith abilities (or her “splendid bits of magic”, as they see them) but some of them have a shocking link to Morrigan herself.

Morrigan and Jupiter butt heads as he ONCE AGAIN fails to tell her the full story, and things escalate even more now that Morrigan is a teenager who is tired of being treated like a child. As Morrigan starts spending more time with the Great Families – and less time with her own one at the Hotel Deucalion – she lands herself slap-bang in the middle of a murder mystery. (So much for trying to improve her rep, eh?)

What begins with Unit 919 trying to protect Morrigan from becoming a suspect quickly devolves into a complicated investigation (lead by one of my all time fave characters, Cadence) including, but not limited to, dragons, romance novels (with a side of a book club), mild breaking and entering, family secrets, new friends, Wretched Arts lessons, and apology cakes. And quite possibly the chance for Morrigan to figure some things out about herself on the way, too.

It has been no secret that I have been patiently (or patiently-adjacent, at the very least, as a certain other redhead might say) waiting to get my hands on a copy of Silverborn. Thanks to the lovely people over at Hachette (and gator Jo!), I was fortunate enough to secure a very limited edition proof. Without even reading a sniff of a blurb, I dove into the book.

I laughed, I cried, I wedged myself into my reading chair in increasingly weird sitting positions (felt like a real Jupiter North move), and generally could not stop reading. This instalment definitely feels darker than the last three as we peel back another layer of the shiny WunSoc façade to see the truths underneath, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t also full of wit, heart and second-chances. The Nevermoor series has been a firm favourite of mine for years now and Silverborn expands the universe in a way that I didn’t see coming. Perfect for those who like their books full of magic and mystery, and fans of Skandar and Impossible Creatures. Now to begin the countdown for book five…

PS, if you haven’t had time to re-read the first three books, Jess has put together a fantastic readalong/recap series on her youtube channel!

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