Summary: If ever a chill entered her soul, or the hope suddenly drained from her heart, she knew a bogle was to blame. Birdie McAdam, a ten-year-old orphan, is tougher than she looks. She's proud of her job as apprentice to Alfred the Bogler, a man who catches monsters for a living. Birdie lures the bogles out of their lairs with her sweet songs, and Alfred kills them before they kill her. On the mean streets of Victorian England, hunting bogles is actually less dangerous work than mudlarking for scraps along the vile river Thames. (See glossary!) Or so it seems—until the orphans of London start to disappear . . .
Thoughts: This was such a cute story! A little spooky sometimes but really adorable!
The cast was creative and fun and the setting was so real. A life-like London only infested with mysterious, dark creatures.
The plot was really good, it moves at a good paces, each chapter starting as it's own little story and full of excitement and development but as you reach the end things start to come together in a complex twist you probably weren't expecting!
The writing is fun and Jinks does a fabulous job of conveying accents and noise. And even though things can get spooky they're never overwhelmingly scary.
There's also a really neat book trailer here if you're interested.
Content: Like I said, things can get a bit scary sometimes. There are monsters that eat children and while this is never actually shown it is made quite clear. A mention of D*** once or twice. Otherwise a fairly clean read for just about any age!
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