Shadow & Bone By Leigh Bardugo, Children Of Blood & Bone By Tomi Adeyemi, A Darker Shade Of Magic By V.E. Schwab
Many book series, especially trilogies, fall victim to second-book syndrome. The first book is excellent—it introduces a rich story with compelling characters and a riveting conflict. The third book is well done because everything comes to a head in one epic concluding conflict. However, the second installment is different. While it continues the conflict from the first book, it often stalls and prolongs the narrative in anticipation of the final act in the third book.
That part of Siege & Storm is exciting because the narrative introduces fan-favorite Nikolai Lantsov. However, it does not change that once Alina, Mal, Nikolai, and his crew arrive in Os Alta, the narrative begins to go in circles without progressing. Most of the book involves Alina and Mal fighting because Alina has a duty to Ravka as the Sun Summoner, while Mal grows bitter, unable to figure out his purpose.
6 The Broken Earth By N.K. Jemisin Second Book: The Obelisk Gate The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin takes place thousands of years from now, when there is only one continent on Earth, the Stillness. The story revolves around Essun as she searches for her daughter, Nassun. The Obelisk Gate picks up after Alabaster has revealed his responsibility for the current Fifth Season. The Obelisk Gate features Alabaster training Essun to advance her orogeny, the practice of manipulating the earth.
The second installment, A Gathering of Shadows, suffers from second-book syndrome. A Darker Shade of Magic ends on a somewhat conclusive note, while A Gathering of Shadows ends with a large cliffhanger as the world teeters on the edge of chaos. However, for most of the book, A Gathering of Shadows seems just to buy time until the grand ending.
3 A Good Girl's Guide To Murder Trilogy By Holly Jackson Second Book: Good Girl, Bad Blood Close A Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson is a young adult mystery trilogy featuring the protagonist Pippa Fitz-Amobi and her incredible detective skills. Each book contains its own mystery, and all three installments are dramatic, well-paced, and compelling.
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