I really enjoyed this. The story was a lot more gripping than in the first book, and you got to see a lot more of Raine's character and personality come out as she interacted with people in her new temporary home on the Isle of Mid.

Young magic students and spell singers are going missing, and Raine, as a seeker, is required to find them. Only it's not as simple as that...when is it ever? I'm getting more of a sense of the "world" this series is set in now. The pirate-y, swashbuckling fantasy lands Shearing has created are enchanting me more and more as the series continues.

I really like Mycheal, Phaelen and Piarus' characters. I do like Tam, but his background and connections to the Mal' Salin Royal family worry me. So if it's a choice between Tam or Mycheal, I choose the latter.

There are just a couple of things that stop this from being a 5 star book/series for me yet. One: the stupid names which I've mentioned in another review. And two: the author repeats herself and overuses favourite phrases.

Having said that, I can't wait to read the next one. I plan on starting it right away. I'm so glad I gave this series another shot!