The sequel to Janz’s second instalment of his Raven series is an excellent follow-up. Continuing from where the first book left off, we have the gang together and things are not what they appear as they fight to find the loved one that they left behind.
The characters again are as strong as in the previous book but more drawn out with emotional depth and understanding brought to the foreground. All the characters we loved show up as well as the undergound menace make an appearance but with more gusto then the predecessor.
Janz has woven and indepth landscape for his characters to run around in and add slight nuances to the setting and characters that lifts this. He is an experience writer enough to know that he gives bits and pieces of information from the last book to refresh the minds for this book but doesn’t over egg the pudding making this an enjoyable appearance. Most often than not, most writers give us a hundred pages of what happened before to the point of exhausting, for example JK Rowlings Harry Potter series). Janz doesn’t do this but peppers things through to create a strong unique narrative.
Overall, this is a worthwhile book to read and enjoy and a real page turner. The characters are crisp and deep whilst the villains are deviously dark but have enough meat on their bones to give them that extra dimension beyond the typical villain form. Strong story telling and even if you do not read the first, this book still entices the newbies along with the story and if you have read the first, the book is even more excellent. Highly recommend.
