I confess that the cover initially drew me to this wonderful book because the artwork by Saara Katarina Söderlund is beautiful. I am, as many are, guilty of indeed judging a book by its cover and when it came to this particular book? I was right to do so as it is one of my favourite books of 2021.

Howell's writing is wonderfully descriptive and the characters she has created are so well written that you feel as though you are in pre-war England and filled with the excitement and fear that must have been felt at the the thought of witnessing Halley's comet crossed the skies above.

Now, you would believe it is this that is central to our tale, but no... this phenomenonal event is the backdrop to the wonderful mysteries that unfold for Nancy, her little sister Violet, and their new friends in the Suffolk village they are whisked away too.

As every mystery is unveiled, the reader is brought further into the tale and left wanting more.. a new clue, just another chapter to learn a little bit more about why Nancy and Violet have been brought away from all they know and why their Mother keeps secrets and doesn't tell the whole truth to Nancy's questions.

Mystery of the Night Watchers is amazing, the tale unfolds in such a wonderful way that you're left eager for more. Nancy is a brave and strong main character and Violet a true sweetheart who looks up to Nancy and is desperate to help. I didn't want it to end, but when it did? I had loved every moment of the tale.