Ahoy there mateys!  This is the second book in a series.  I loved the first book very much and have reread it.  I had been meaning to read this one for a long, long time.  I tried it a couple of times and couldn't seem to get into it.  In this read, I think I made it more than half-way through but am not sure because I did not take good notes.  Maybe because I was so sad I finally have to abandon it.

The setting is a fairly short time after the events in book one.  The village saved by Isabel is trying to adjust to their new lives after the defeat of the Catchkeep-priest.  However, they get word of a coming raid of a nearby town due to a natural disaster.  Isabel will again have to find a way to save those she cares about.

The majority of this book takes place in the tunnels beneath the town.  I enjoyed this creepy setting and the struggles that arise.  I think the biggest problem with the book that I couldn't overcome was that a dead character comes back and I didn't like that choice at all.  I mean ghosts are part of the first story so it is not like there isn't precedent.  However, the particular person who comes back seemed like a horrible choice given how book one ended.  Once the raid begins, I just never felt the urge to pick it back up.  So book one is a favorite and I will let book two go.  Arrrr!