Moonlocket (The Cogheart Adventures #2): 1

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He’s been nominated for numerous awards, including: the Carnegie, the Waterstones Book Prize, the Branford Boase and the Books are My Bag Readers Award. We see various other parts of Victorian London not explored in book one in all their steampunk glory, and the author's touches to this with mechanicals, mechanimals, airships and the likes was, of course, fantastic. Somehow, at this point in the story you just know that Lily and Robert are going to become entangled with the notorious jewel thief! Bunzl’s writing is engaging, fun, and will appeal to readers young and old, so if you are a fan of science-fiction and steampunk, you should definitely read this. I enjoyed that they also showed the characters' flaws, it made them more human compared to some other middle-grade book characters.

When infamous escapologist Jack Door breaks out from Pentonville Prison, he sets out for the town of Brackenbridge, determined to find his missing treasure - the Moonlocket. It was such a pleasure to meet you both, and I really appreciated how smoothly and professionally you ran everything. I thought it was absolutely fantastic to have the spotlight on Robert, who we first meet in Cogheart, and who helps Lily on her fantastic adventure, it was lovely to get to see a different side of him and have him be less of a supporting character and be more in the forefront.When notorious Jack Door escapes prison in to reclaim the Blood Moon Diamond, Lily and Robert are the ones who must stop him. I really totally adored this book, and look-forward to seeing the faces of the young people (and old people) who get to be part of this special, extraordinary world. So yeah I think the story itself is great middle grade but detail wise I think that there is a lot that don’t work for middle grade or don’t make sense. A spellbinding sequel, a roller coaster journey full of catastrophe, buried secrets, breathtaking courage and intrigue.

Despite that, I enjoyed it, and flew through it - as much as I can these days - so will be interested in reading another book in this series, if there ever is one. i love how the backstories of the main characters get revealed in this one, and how the mystery goes on. Lily and Malkin, the mechanical fox, must stay one step ahead before Jack play his final, deadly card. It shows the importance of friendship, and how it is sometimes more important than family, and how a these relationships can get you through hard times. I think Lily’s father is too naïve that he thinks he can leave his daughter and his friend alone at home for days at an end and for them not to get up to things that he forbade with only mechanical people around them to tell them no.Opening with Jack Door's escape from prison and following on with Lily's father heading to London to help try and fix the Queen's Elephanta for her upcoming jubilee. Set in a reality where machines, airships and even sentient robots are powered by cogs and clockwork, this book is full of wonder, strange contraptions and novel adventure. After escaping from prison, the infamous Jack Door is determined to find the missing treasure of the book’s title. ReadingZone"A spellbinding sequel, a roller coaster journey full of catastrophe, buried secrets, breathtaking courage and intrigue.