This is a good story, continues not to grapple with the important questions the first book raised, and also I wish this had been the secret garden remake, instead of The In-Between. The sister relationship is really well done, as are the complicated feelings about families. I also like the very realistic portrayal of the Jewish families living in the tenement buildings that the Irish families have only just left. But I really wish we learned anything at all about what was strange about our main character's magic, or how magic works, or really any would building. Still, a very enjoyable book. I will read more from this author when published.