From Goodreads
Travelling to a new home with an unknown new family, orphan Seren Rees is shivering in a Victorian station waiting room, when she is given a mysterious newspaper parcel by a strange and frightened man, who then disappears. Reluctantly she takes it with her... But what is in the parcel? Who are the Family who must not be spoken of, and can the Crow help Seren find Tom, the boy who has been missing for a year and a day, before the owner of the parcel finds her?
The Clockwork Crow is a gripping Christmas tale of enchantment and belonging, set in a frost-bound mansion in snowy mid-Wales, from a master storyteller.
My thoughts
This was a book that I borrowed in ebook form from my local Library, using the Borrow Box app.
I am not sure how I found out about this one, but I was drawn to the book by the enchanting cover. I gave this 8/10 or 4 stars.
I really enjoyed this delightful story that's aimed at the younger reader. Saying that though, it reads well for the more mature reader too. Seren Rees is a young orphan sent to live with a new unknown family. As she finds her feet in her new home, she realises that all is not as it seems and more importantly what does she want with the contents of the parcel that she had been given? How will the contents help or hinder her as she comes to terms with her new found life and all that it entails.
This was a delightful story that at times is magical and at others a little disturbing as Serens future is at stake. I am looking forward to reading the rest in the series. Catherine Fisher has a knack of weaving a tale that draws you into another world, where all is not as it seems and your imagination is used.
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