Let's return to Midgard with the second volume of Crescent City! I really enjoyed the book and found it to be a great sequel, although I have to admit that it was perhaps a little long. There are some central parts where the pace slows down a bit and I felt like the story was taking too long to get going. But I assure you that patience is amply rewarded!

As for the characters, finding Bryce, Hunt, and the whole group was wonderful, but I want to take a moment to give an honorable mention to whoever really stole the show in this book, at least for me. I loved Ruhn so much! Especially the whole dynamic with Agent Daybright is crazy: their exchanges and the mystery surrounding them were absolutely one of the most intriguing and compelling parts of the entire novel. I was looking forward to his POV. The new characters are also well written and I loved how Bryce and Hunt's group is getting bigger and bigger.

But let's get to the real reason why my rating has risen since the first book: the ending. Oh my god, I literally screamed! The final pages are a concentration of shocking twists that completely overturn your perspective and leave you speechless. It's one of those closures that drives you crazy. I can't wait to read the next volume because, after what happened, I need to have the sequel in my hands right away!