The Hounds of the Morrigan

Very creative and vivid world. Can’t put it down even though I have read it several times lol. Great for all ages. Read alone or as a family. Highly recommend

This is a masterpiece.Look, I can rave about as many books as I read (and I will) but in the end, this book is my very favourite. It took ten years to write and is, quite frankly, brilliant.It has (almost) everything that recommends a book to me. Warm, endearing protagonists (Pidge and Brigit are two of the most delightful heroes to grace children's literature), truly threatening bad guys, humour, suspense, scary bits, happy... Read Full Review

I found this book in my local library when I was eleven. It stayed with me for years, in the back of my brain. Finally, when I was eighteen, my friend surprised me with a hardcover version. It was even more incredible the second time around. I can't believe that this book has been such a whisper in the world of literature, let alone "young adult fantasy". O'Shea does with this masterpiece what most artists and writers could... Read Full Review

Some books stretch the bounds of credulity with unexplained magical feats, but with this book I just didn't care; it makes no pretensions to be other than what it is - a children's fairy story, where anything can and does happen; monsters, giants, shapeshifters, witches, magic, talking animals - this book has the lot. It made me want to read it out loud to my grand-daughter, if it wasn't so long! It has that (now) outdated... Read Full Review

I first read The Hounds Of The Morrigan in elementary school. Recently while at the library, it caught my eye again, almost like Pidge in the story. This is a wonderful novel - the characters are as alive as any people I've met, the setting is amazing, and, especially for a childrens book, the plots and subplots are intricate and complex. But fascinating - it's almost hypnotic - this is the only book I have ever seriously... Read Full Review