The series reread continues. 

 

After the energy in the first book it’s clear the second book was ready to dig to deeper, darker places. We also get to see more of the realms and of those that dwell there. 

 

This instalment to the series adds more depth to each character and intern each character brings the story to a new level. Wth that you get closer to characters you may not have been fond of in the first book. I look forward to see how the third book expands the story, the characters, and the power of the realms. 

 

I feel like I remember Kartik being a much bigger part of the story, but perhaps his role gets bigger in the third book or my adolescent self made him bigger in my mind. 

 

It feels very much like a book written in the early 2000s. Not mad at it. Still going to read the last one. 

 

Through all my rereads since last summer I’m learning nostalgia is a powerful drug!