A review by planetshannon
The Last Apprentice: Curse of the Bane (Book 2) by Joseph Delaney

4.0

Although I finished Curse of the Bane this October, I was surpized to realize well into the book that I had...already read it. Yep. And I totally forgot that I had, and I have a comprehensive tracking system but somehow this one slipped through the cracks. The good news is, I still really enjoyed it and I especially enjoyed the one part I remembered! I fell for the series hard and fast, and am continuing to enjoy it (save forgetting I already read this book). The Wardstone Chronicles follow Thomas, a the seventh son of a seventh son who is in training to be a Spook, a person not terribly accepted by society but one who deals with dark entities, spirits, ghasts, etc. This second book in the series furthers the apprenticing and keeps a nice mystery going as well as lots of dangerous adventuring and challenging decisions, especially around Tom's precarious friendship with the young witch Alice. I definitely will keep reading the series.