Reviews

Crossing Midnight, Vol. 2: A Map of Midnight by Eric Nguyen, Mark Pennington, Mike Carey, Jim Fern

hellsfire's review

3.0

To hear my review go to V for Vertigo at http://vforvertigo.blogspot.com and listen to episode 61 or on iTunes.

scorpstar77's review

5.0

This is the 2nd book in the Crossing Midnight series, and we pick up the story of Toshi and Kai. Toshi has by now had all of her past memories removed by Aratsu, and she is in training to be his scrape grace, stealing images from people's dreams while they sleep. She also has a new name, Hasharito, and doesn't remember her old name. Kai leaves home to try and find her. He knows she disappeared with Aratsu into another world, so he begins by seeking information on the spirit world, and then he sees her on the street, disappearing through a window into Tokyo. So he travels to Tokyo and gets distracted saving some "phone girls" his age from a yokai who has been tricking and killing them. Hasharito (formerly Toshi) gets into some trouble by insulting one of the faces of death, and plays a game with death and wins. She returns to Aratsu and demands a higher position. Again, the artwork is gorgeous, and I was so wrapped up in the story that I couldn't put it down!

laughinglibra84's review

4.0

Family has been torn apart. Brother searches for his sister. He finds date girls with their own set of problems instead. Sister is bound under work with no memory of her past. Both become powerful in unexpected situations.

bengriffin's review

4.0

Arguably even darker and more suspenseful than the first volume, but with a few more splashes of black humour. I'm now eagerly awaiting the final volume at the end of the year to see how it all ties together.