'Extraordinary world-building'
- Guardian
'Exciting, mysterious, marvellous and magical . . . quite simply one of the best children's books I've read in years'
- Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike
'An extraordinary story full of magics great and small, from the Hotel Deucalion to the Magnificat . . . Townsend has created a book of wunders. In Morrigan Crow I've found a heroine I'm willing to step boldly after, and follow her wherever her adventure takes her next'
- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink and Stars
'Endlessly inventive, with a fresh delight on every page, Nevermoor rewrites the genre of the Chosen Child novel. This is a special book.'
- David Solomons, author of My Brother is a Superhero
'Townsend's intensely cinematic writing, quirky humour and superior world-building conjure a genuinely fresh take on magical fantasy'
- Fiona Noble - The Bookseller
'There is more extraordinary world-building, as well as tough ethical decisions, in Wundersmith (Orion), Jessica Townsend's superlative follow-up to the unmissable Nevermoor. Once accepted into the Wundrous Society, Morrigan Crow believes life will be filled with excitement and new skills - instead, as a rare and dreaded Wundersmith, she is taught to shun her powers and see herself as corrupt. Meanwhile, the evil Ezra Squall, the only other Wundersmith she knows, tempts her with his forbidden knowledge'
- The Guardian