Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow

I've seen the Morrigan Crow series called “the next Harry Potter” by almost everyone who's read it, and honestly? They're right. This book is Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire meets Alice In Wonderland.

We follow Morrigan Crow, the most unlucky girl in all of Jackalfax, a province in the Wintersea Republic. Born on Eventide, Morrigan grew up knowing she was cursed simply because of the day she was born- and that she was to die on the day of her twelfth birthday.

That is, until she is saved by an unusual fellow by the name of Jupiter North and smuggled to the mystical and zany world that is Nevermoor of the Free State. Morrigan is then given a task- pass a set of dangerous-yet-fun trials and earn her place in the illustrious Wunderous Society. If she fails, she will be sent back to the Wintersea Republic to face her curse. Easier said than done, right?

As it turns out, everyone in the Wunderous Society has a Knack. That's sort of like a Quirk, if you're a My Hero Academia fan. If you're not a My Hero Academia fan, though, a knack is like a special talent infused with a superpower. For example, Morrigan's friend Cadence is a mesmerist- everyone she ever meets forgets her once she's gone. What's Morrigan's Knack, you ask? ...well, you'll just have to read and find out!

(Honestly, if this review doesn't immediately intrigue you into wanting to dive in to the world of Nevermoor, I don't know what will.)