Like the first book The Hazel Wood, The Night Country was just okay to me. I really liked the concepts. For a magical alternate reality kind of urban fantasy it was cool to see the AA style meetings for the outcast fairy tales. I liked Alice and Ellery as much as the first story but there was a lot that was just going on and on and I actually found myself wondering what had just happened as I was missing things. I kept zoning out and I don't know if it was the narration or the story itself. Again, it was okay and loads of people enjoyed it so I'd still recommend it if you enjoy urban fantasy or fairy tales.