An exciting gothic fantasy

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🪶 Fledgling by Lucy Hope 🪶

A dark, gothic adventure set deep in a Bavarian forest, with angels and owls and magic and a boy who isn't all that he seems to be...
A cherub is blown into Cassie Engel's bedroom during a thunderstorm, triggering a series of terrifying events. Cassie must discover if its arrival was an accident or part of something more sinister.
With a self-obsessed opera singer for a mother, a strange taxidermist father, and a best friend who isn't quite what he seems, Cassie is forced to unearth the secrets of her family's past. As the dark forces gather around them, can Cassie protect all that she holds dear?
I’ve had this book on my shelf for months and promised myself that I would definitely read it this month, and I’m so glad I did as I really enjoyed it!
Cassie is surprised one night when, during a storm, a little bundle arrives abruptly at her window. She’s astonished when she sees what she thinks is a cherub. She sends a Morse code message to her friend, Raphael who confirms that, impossibly it does indeed seem to be a cherub!
With attacks from foul, rancid birds, two large, strange ‘nurses’, a mother that spends all her time singing, Cassie has a lot to deal with. Then Raphael is in agony with wounds on his back, could something strange be happening to him too?
A great Gothic, Fantasy YA novel, enjoyable, quick and easy to read 🌟🌟🌟🌟