I know this book has faults. I KNOOOWW. But. I just loved it so much. The only thing I'd change is for there to be less info dumping. And the level at which I loved all the good things about the book far outweighs that one picky change. In this book we get to know our core characters even better. The kiddos develop new magical skills. We meet some really cool new characters, and there is non-stop action. Messenger also does a good job building out the world not only by letting us travel to more areas of the lost cities and other realms, but in the way she builds out the history, politics, and social structures of the world. I'm officially obsessed with this series.