Moonlocket (The Cogheart Adventures #2): 1

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The story has a similar great mix of mystery & adventure, a fast pace and creative steampunk word-building. Are love and trust the same thing? Is family something you choose? Peter Bunzl’s 19th-century London isn’t just filled with air-powered machines and clockwork robots, but also with the first Underground system and mysterious theatre- and psychic shows.

Such questions are not only important for him but for other young readers as well, and to see how brave Robert deals with these problems will hopefully inspire many a child. During their search for answers however, Lily, Robert and Malkin don’t only find the mysterious Moonlocket, but also cross paths with Jack Door, who appears to be very interested in the locket…and in Robert. An invigorating 5⭐️ Read.

This story takes place in the year 1897, eight months after the events of "Cogheart. This novel is a great continuation of the first Cogheart Adventure. " While London prepares for Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, the city gets shaken up by the break-out of England’s most wanted criminal, the famous escapologist Jack Door. Old characters return but the new characters will charm you as well.

What an enchanting read! Maybe more than the first book, themes like family, friendship and honesty play a major role.

Moonlocket is the wonderful sequel to Cogheart, and again we follow Lily and Robert as they run through steampunk-Victorian London, this time to catch a truly treacherous villain. Lily struggles with her father’s overprotectiveness and wishes she could prove herself, and Robert especially has to make some difficult decisions. So Moonlocket really shows itself a worthy sequel.

The book is packed with mystery, mayhem, and mechanicals, where young heroes run through the vivid streets of Victorian London to catch a notorious criminal. The story doesn’t only focus on adventure but also on teaching children valuable lessons. Bunzl’s writing again is engaging, fun, and will appeal to readers young and old, so if you are a fan of adventure, science-fiction and steampunk, you should definitely read this. Meanwhile, young Robert tries to find information about his mother, who abandoned Robert when he was only a baby.