Genre: fantasy fiction
Key Stage: KS3+
Rating: ★★★★
Cuckoo Song, Frances Hardinge (2014)
Triss lives with her mother, father, and sister Pip. A perfect, happy family.
But things begin to change.
After falling into the nearby river, Triss becomes ill, and she’s… different. A pair of scissors almost attack her, and she is always, always ravenously hungry…
Who is Triss? And what happened to the real Triss?
Engaging till the end, laced with notes of darkness, yet never gets to the point of horror, Cuckoo Song is perfect for people who enjoy a good, spooky read but don’t want the blood and over-the-top horror, I give this book 5 stars and recommend it to KS3 and over.
Reviewer: Muslimah, Year 9