Middle Grade Monday and Audiobook Review: Wundersmith: the calling of Morrigan Crow

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Wundersmith: the calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend. Unabridged e-audiobook, ~12 hours. Read by Gemma Whelan. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/ Hachette Audio, December, 2018. 9781549147296. (Review of e-audiobook borrowed from the public library.)

Middle Grade Monday features Wundersmith: the calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend. If you've been reading "The Daily Book Talk," you may remember that book one of the Nevermoor series was highlighted in last week's "Middle Grade Monday" feature. Book two is darker and the world-building is just getting better. If you loved the Harry Potter series, you will love Nevermoor. 

Morrigan feels as if things will finally fall into place now that she's a student at the Wundrous Society. But, once she arrives, via the coolest conveyance ever (and I thought the Brolly line was neat!), Morrigan is dismayed to find that her schedule contains only one class and it is the most boring class ever! Meanwhile, her best friend, Hawthorne gets to ride and train dragons! Jupiter, who is supposed to be looking out for her is mostly away solving a rash of unexplained accidents. 

There's no "book two lull" here! Would anyone like to guess what's going to be featured in "Waiting on Wednesday" this week?

Gemma Whelan continues to maintain distinct and interesting voices as well as a brisk pace. I think I would enjoy reading this series with my eyes but the audio experience is just fantastic. I can't wait for the next installment!