The Clockwork Crow - Catherine Fisher

The Clockwork Crow - Catherine Fisher.

Seren Rhys has spent many years in an orphanage; an ancient aunt took her in but soon died and at the funeral her godfather, whom she's never met, agrees to take charge of her.  Whilst waiting for the train that will take her to their grand home in Wales, a stranger approaches her, terrified, and insists she looks after a mysterious package for him.  

Seren arrives in Plas-y-Fran to find the house deserted, except for Mrs Villiers & Denzil.  Something is wrong but nobody will tell her what.  Together with the contents of the mysterious package, she is determined to get to the bottom of things and see if she can put them right.

K's opinion:

This is a book that draws you in from the very beginning with the arrival of the mysterious package and keeps you guessing.  There is a good deal of mystery and suspense, a sprinkling of magic and some lovely description that will keep Year 5 & 6 children engaged, whilst still managing to be a gentle enough read for Year 3 & 4.

This is a feel-good book; one to read whilst curled up with a mug of hot chocolate whilst it's snowing outside.

O's opinion:

All through the book there was mystery and adventure: wondering about "Them"; the newspaper package and Tomos. The suspense kept me reading until the last page as I was worrying about Seren.

Seren is adventurous and curious, and that is what I like about her. She has everything held back from her so she has to go on adventures to get the answers to her questions.

This is a brilliant read and I would give this book to all of my friends.