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A review by bybookandbone
Song of the Dark Crystal #2 by J.M. Lee
5.0
4.5 ⭐️
The series has really landed with the second installment. The first book was a good introduction but felt like not much happened. Song of the Dark Crystal had much more world building, character interaction and over arching story threads, a proper quest.
Instead of Naia, the main protagonist is Kylan. I enjoyed the change in voice and hope it continues throughout the series. As with the first one, this isn’t a YA. That’s in no way a criticism but just so people know, it’s more a middle grade or preteen friendly read. Personally, I wish it was a tad darker like the movie and series but I’m not sure you could get that across in the way puppets do.
Though the story in this is different from the TV series, there’s enough similarities for me to warn of possible season 2 spoilers. I suspected something would happen in season two, it’s now happened in the book so...
The series has really landed with the second installment. The first book was a good introduction but felt like not much happened. Song of the Dark Crystal had much more world building, character interaction and over arching story threads, a proper quest.
Instead of Naia, the main protagonist is Kylan. I enjoyed the change in voice and hope it continues throughout the series. As with the first one, this isn’t a YA. That’s in no way a criticism but just so people know, it’s more a middle grade or preteen friendly read. Personally, I wish it was a tad darker like the movie and series but I’m not sure you could get that across in the way puppets do.
Though the story in this is different from the TV series, there’s enough similarities for me to warn of possible season 2 spoilers. I suspected something would happen in season two, it’s now happened in the book so...