3.5 stars
In this second May Bird book, May is fighting her way north to seek the help of the mysterious Lady of North Farm. With the help of her ghostly friends, May tries to find a way out of Ever After and back to the world of the living, but the evil tyrant, Bo Cleevil, is searching for her, and the only way out is to confront him directly.
Along the way, May and her crew meet friendly spirits, attend a few parties, sing a musical, and fight off zombies, evil ghouls, and goblins. They get frozen, half-drowned, turned into stone, imprisoned, and generally have some wild adventures.

Ever After is a creepy old place full of the dead, and I'm not usually a fan of ghost stories or Halloween-type stuff. But I really like this trilogy!

The characters grab onto your heart, and the plot is hilarious and interesting! The action just keeps coming, and I love the interactions and dialogue between May and her friends. You never quite know what shenanigans that crew is going to get up to!

May is a wonderful main character! She grows and changes and learns. She makes tough decisions and has regrets. She wants things that contradict each other. She wants to go home to Earth, but she also wants to stay and fight against Bo Cleevil. She's quirky and weird and beautiful!

I liked this second book much more than the first one, because by now I'm attached to the characters.