Not an especially impressive sequel, in the end it delivers what I was hoping for. I just wish you didn’t have to read two thirds of the way through the book to get to it.
I like that the author went ambitious here, and tried to show more of the world than what we saw in the previous book. There are some new characters introduced, we even meet God, and we learn more about their motivations and what is happening in the world. The storyline is pretty unusual, which could be good or bad – I’m not exactly sure.
A large portion of the book is written in the second person, which starts to feel a little gimmicky after a while. Many of the characters speak like teenagers (even though they are thousands of years old). There are some big mysteries and shared initials and hidden identities and sometimes it felt like we’d need a PowerPoint presentation to untangle it all.
But finally it felt like the author pulled it off at the end, averting disaster. Maybe I was hoping for safer choices, but I suppose the author’s job is to push boundaries and try new things. That mission was – in the end – accomplished.
Next I am reading A Better World by Sarah Langan.
