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276 pp.
| Bloomsbury |
January, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59990-342-2$16.99
(4)
YA
Zara, her werewolf boyfriend Nick, and their friends (introduced in Need) hunt for--and are hunted by--murderous pixies. Newcomer Astley seeks to make half-pixie Zara his queen. The fully realized, quirky characters who strengthened the first installment are somewhat flattened here. Zara and Nick enact expected gender scripts; interactions with their well-meaning but inept friends are played more for chuckles than real connection.