Once again, great diversity of characters and worlds — from Mexican-American Christopher, Beloved of the Skeletal Girl to transmasculine Kade, Goblin Prince to Japanese-American Sumi and Rini of Confectionary to the new protagonist: Cora, mermaid and fat. The best part is that these are all significant parts of their identity, but first and foremost they’re people. (Well, Cora’s thoughts lay on this side of obsession regarding her size, which is admittedly a little annoying.)

Each installment of this series manages to impress me with its original plot, though this one felt like it all worked out a little too smoothly. The vivid storytelling made up for it, however, so while it isn’t quite as outstanding as the previous two books it’s still pretty extraordinary.