This is the second instalment in the series featuring Yesterday Crumb - a tea witch who puts the T, or tea, in attitude - and her magical world. The humans and the the magical world led by the Faerie Queen Aurelian’s and members of her Seelie Court, are on the brink of war. Dwimmerly End and Miss Dumpling are in danger and Yesterday is being blackmailed by her father, Mr Weep, who just so happens to be Lord of the Underworld. Yesterday must win a seemingly impossible contest to resolve the problems and save the magical world. Yep! There is a lot going on for an apprentice tea-witch. The best thing about this novel for me is the world building. The idea of there being a whole other magical alternate universe hiding in plain sight, veiled only by magical glamours, is so appealing. Sagar knows just how to bring this world to life, with some exquisite use of language. Themes of prejudice run throughout, with Yesterday struggling to be accepted by the fairy world because of her half human birth. Classed as a ‘neither-nor’, she struggles to find her place in either world and has to find the strength to carve out her own identity. Luckily, she has the support of good friends to help her find self-acceptance. There is also a backdrop of the human effects on the natural world with mermaids suffering from water pollution and tree dryads struggling because of lack of green spaces. Today’s children will be able to relate well to these issues. The only drawback for me with this novel was trying to ascertain the age of the target audience. The world and many of its characters are suited to the younger end of the MG age range. However, some of the scenes where Yesterday is arrested, characters are killed and the fight scenes involving knives and guns, may be considered a bit too much for this age group. These scenes, and the themes of discrimination, would definitely be better for a 11+ age, but I’m not sure how many of this age group would relate to some of the fantasy characters. All in all, I really liked this novel and would definitely recommend to readers who enjoy fantasy. Just proceed with caution on some of the later chapters.