Eve’s Reviews > Splinter & Ash #2: City of Secrets: A Medieval Fantasy Adventure of Girl Knights, Friendship, and Conspiracy for Kids > Status Update

That was a great ending to a wonderful book. I liked the pacing in this book better than the first one. I appreciated how storylines from the first book were built on in this sequel.

I appreciated the twist at the end. I partly predicted it but not completely. It was obvious that a certain character would return, but I didn't predict the exact situation, which was okay.

I'm not surprised that Anders showed support for Splinter using they/them pronouns eventually, but their conversation was still sweet and heartwarming to read about. 😊

There are twenty-four pages left in this book. I'm still wondering if Hazel and Mist are going to show up. Or is that maybe going to happen at the end of the book? 🤔

I wasn't expecting the end of the chapter to be dramatic. That was a little shocking. Nels proved yet again that he's an asshole and a brute. That aspect wasn't surprising because he'd already shown that.

Ilsar had more great dialogue in this chapter and Ash's compassion was amazing as usual. It was rough to read about her worrying about trusting her Uncle Lam. Her suspicion was understandable, though.

'Larks don't think they're traitors. They think they are patriots.'

That's some Mary Hightower shit right there because of how self righteous Nels was even though he did something horrendous and deadly. Jfc. 😵‍💫😖

I'd love to finish this upcoming chapter, but I've had a long day and I've been up since early in the morning. So I'm pretty pooped. I'll read some of this chapter since the mood is suspenseful, but I won't finish it tonight.

Ilsar's change of heart is a little shocking. Either he's had a change of heart or he's written as being super loyal to Lucen. He feels like a three dimensional character in this book.