When a murderous curse is revealed, Evangeline Fox and Jacks will have to do battle with old friends, new foes, and a magic that plays with heads and hearts. Evangeline has always trusted her heart, but this time she’s not sure she can… I start many series without continuing them. If I decide to continue past the first book of a series, though, I often prefer the second. I read the ends of series and books more quickly and easily than their beginnings. Second books don’t usually drag for me because I’m acclimated to the authors’ styles and know the characters. I read a lot of SFF, especially lately, and these books often have complex world-building. Reading exposition and remembering details really start to pay off by book two, especially if the first book ends on a cliffhanger. These second books expand on the first and up the ante in ways that only series can do. They often have deeper world-building, character development, plot twists, and lots of irony. The momentum keeps me reading. The blurbs below may contain spoilers for each series.
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