The City of Secret Rivers
Jacob Sager Weinstein
Subjects
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
- Fantasy Worlds - awesome adventures of magic and mystery
- Action Adventures - chills, thrills and plenty of spills
Average rating
An exciting subterranean London adventure, the first in a middle-grade trilogy. Hyacinth Hayward has recently arrived from America and is having difficulty adjusting to her new surroundings, especially being in the sole company of her eccentric mother. Everything feels strange. Very strange. And it gets stranger the day she accidentally unleashes the power of a secret river running through London. To prevent a second Great Fire, Hyacinth needs to retrieve a single, magically charged drop of water from somewhere in the city sewer system. Along the way she encounters an eclectic cast of characters – the shambling, monstrous Saltpetre Men who kidnap her mother, the Toshers who battle for control of magical artefacts and a giant pig with whom she has a tea party. The clock is ticking – will she figure out who to trust?
Reviews
There’s a lot of sewage in this book, so if that’s what you like it’s right up your street! It’s also very dramatic.
Mademoiselle Pansy Postage-Stamp 30.08.2023
I thought it was okay. I have just read a adventurous book.I don’t really have a favourite caricature.I would recommend this book to people who like adventure.
Sergeant Dobbin Frozen-Peas 14.02.2023
My favourite character is Lady Roslyn because she is quite funny and annoying at times even though she does turn out to be bad guy. She is clever in the way that she always manages to dodge all the questions thrown at her but still making Hyacinth think that she answered them. E.g. What’s your favourite colour? Probably orange but maybe yellow, oh green is good to mustn’t forget green! I would recommend this book to people who like mysterious funny adventure books.
Duchess Phoenix Frankfurter 31.07.2022
I love this book because it is an adventurous story where the unexpected always happens. It’s full of excitement, adventure and, most importantly, sewers! I would recommend this book to anyone who likes twists and turns.
Fairy Daisy Yo-yo 31.08.2021
I liked
Senor Natty Windchime 05.09.2020
It freaked me out a little bit when it said you can't mix cold and hot water because I do it every day. But otherwise it was a bit disgusting when they were travelling through the sewers. I liked lady roslyn until she decided she was on the bad side. and I also liked Oaroboarus when he just wanteed to have a tea party when they were all in grave danger.
Judge Jet Piano-key 18.08.2020
I liked city of secret rivers because it is crazy and funny. It is for people who believe in magic and love madcap adventures.
Empress Kangaroo Hedgehog 02.08.2020
This is a book about magic.
Major Crocodile Turkey 19.07.2020
A good book by Jacob Sager Weinstein this book is full of adventure and fun I recommend that children aged 8-10 read it
Anonymous 07.08.2019
I really liked this book as it was funny and magical. At some points I found it a bit confusing and/or spooky.
Anonymous 01.08.2018
