A review by ljesica
Everwild by Neal Shusterman

4.0

This is the second book in the Skinjacker series and things are getting interesting. There is a war between Afterlights. On one side is Mary who would keep all of "her children" with her for eternity. And there is Nick who wants to help the souls move on to the next place. And then there are their followers and a few extras who move to the beat of their own drum.

The thing I like about Shusterman is that he gives kids the option to choose what they believe. Mary is good and kind and beautiful which is why she has so many followers. And she truly believes she is doing the right thing. I feel like there are plenty of people in the world who operate that way as well. Things that are done in the name of good that are truly sideways and wrong. But they seem so shiny and right in the beginning that their followers are easily fooled.

I liked this one a lot and got about halfway through the third book this weekend. Next review coming soon!