Something about this chimed with Tolly she could see it in his eyes. I need to show him that I’m just as strong as anybody else.” Despite the dangers, I have to prove Papa wrong. Old characters return (I just love nosy reporter Anna), but the new characters will charm you as well: Jack Door is a proper evil mastermind, and street-smart Bartholomew or “Tolly” is a real sweetheart. 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. The story has a similar great mix of mystery and adventure, a fast pace, and creative steampunk world-building. This novel is a great continuation of the first Cogheart Adventure. 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. Meanwhile, young Robert tries to find information about his mother, who abandoned Robert when he was only a baby. This story takes place in the year 1897, eight months after the events of 'Cogheart.' 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.

What an enchanting read! 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.