I did not enjoy this book QUITE as much as I enjoyed the first in the series, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit. As I said about the first book, it is not a book for readers of serious, hardcore fantasy, but for those among us who are lighthearted and still enjoy slipping into the remnants of childhood every now and again.

The complaints I had with this book are few, and they are basically the same as those that I had for the first book in the series. The plot is a little rushed at times, and it does not give enough detail to be a full and rich story in places.

Still, the characters are likeable, and the imagery is BEAUTIFUL. I read these books with my niece, and she ADORES them. She actually liked this one BETTER than the first one, and her crush has now moved from Lochlan to Asher.

The book is a beautiful book to read to children. It is a gorgeous, vivid world full of faeries and unicorns and magic and family. It has all the things that make a good kid's story, and it has them in spades. It is also a sweet story. One of my main complaint with children's books and tv shows and movies today is that they are no longer innocent. They contain things that children just aren't ready to read about or see. This book has none of those things. It is pure and innocent, and it is great to read with young children.

I was also pleased that the book wrapped up a couple of plot points that were introduced in book 1, such as the mystery of Lochlan's mother, Rebecca, and how Asher was going to adjust to being back home.

It also ended on a bit of a cliffhanger, which I really like because it got my niecey very excited about reading the next one.

All in all, a solid three star read; four stars if seen through the eyes of a child.

This novel continues the story of Ariana and Asher on the island of Rhyme. The twins will learn about their special powers. They must fight a powerful socerer, Asgall that escaped his imprisionment when the portal was opened to banish Elora. Will they be able to put Asgall back through the portal to his prison?

This is an adventure packed novella that gets quite tense at times. I enjoyed the novel even though I want more!

I can see the growth the author went through in between book. The writing became more fluent and there was more description. I would have liked to see a training happen, so Ariana and Asher could train their powers and that they has to work for it. I did enjoy this story a bit more than the first installment of this series. I hope that the series will continue to grow and become even better. I am very interested to see what will happen in the next one!