The Pokemon vs. Evil Lady & Charizard has come. 
Another quick read with even more super interesting beasts and even more expansion of the world. The character continue to be endearing (and thankfully, less guilt-ridden than in the previous book). The pacing seems adequate, though certain things are glossed over rather quickly (namely

the death of Varek

), and thus fall flat. 
I feel that there are still some things from the series that remain unanswered, which is frustrating. Like, why can Leena randomly charm beasts that belong to other charmers? Why is she able to relatively easily charm beasts she’s never encountered? I understand that with Wynn and Yazmin, the beasts’ connection was more coercive, and that Leena’s power is growing. But it feels like there should be more of a reason why that isn’t explored. Maybe I just need more lore for the world. There’s also a few typos in the book, which struck me as odd considering the previous two had been pristine—something that brings comfort to my word-and-editing-nerd self. Those are pretty much the only reasons this book ranks lower than the previous two. 
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