By Faith Erin Hicks
Published by First Second
My first review of a sequel! If you want context for the series, read the old review here. The book continues the story of Kaidu and Rat, as they live in the nameless city. Taking place directly after the first book, the Dao government has been making a push for peace, but this didn't please everyone, and after the assassination attempt in the last book, everyone is on edge. During this pressing time, the location of the secret of how the city was built was uncovered, and a new plot is hatched to take control of the other clans with war instead of diplomacy, with only our main characters having the knowledge to stop it.
This book is a good improvement over the previous book. I think the characters are much more fleshed out in this book, with interesting backstories and struggles, each with believable motivations save one. The expanded cast is much more diverse, which is good. The main characters have very good chemistry, and are written well. The plot is much easier to follow, and the sense of scale works well. I do think the "main" villain is completely unrealistic, with no real motivation I could see, which did dampen the end a bit, but over all, I liked this book
TL;DR: 8/10
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