Reviews

The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn by Kate Gordon

smitchy's review

4.0

Wonder Quinn is lonely, her only friend is a grumpy crow named Hollowbeak, she lives in an attic room at the top of Direleafe Hall, and longs to make a friend among the girls who study at the school. Every year she is disappointed, until new student Mabel befriends her.
Mabel is not like the other girls at Direleafe school, Mabel likes Wonder, Mabel has a list of wishes to accomplish, Mabel has a secret of her own.
The Heartsong of Wonder Quinn has an almost poetic style, adding to the dream-like qualities of the story and character of Wonder. Some of the vocabulary will challenge young readers but the intrigue of the story will draw them onwards.
As Wonder and Mabel tick the items off Mabel's list their friendship grows and little clues as to their true situations are woven into the tale.

This is a dreamy and fairytale feeling story. Perfect for 7-12 year olds who like a little bit of supernatural and mystery in their stories.

anna_hepworth's review

5.0

Gorgeous kids book, about life, death, and friendship.

Spoiler

There seems to be a specific sub-genre of kids fantasy, being books about ghost children who have not yet worked out that they are ghosts. This one was reasonably obvious from very early on, but I'm not sure whether that just counts as me being genre savvy

elvis_waugh's review

4.0

Oh, my heart.

gillyreads's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

Beautiful and poetic children’s book about grief and friendship. Very lovely.