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This was more complicated, fast moving plot than focused on characters. There was so much action, it became a bit boring after awhile.

Susan‘s desire to separate her magical heritage & her normal life is tested when Merlin is kidnapped into a place separated from time, & she‘s the only one who can rescue him.

Absolutely delightful. I forget just how much I love Nix‘s details when he‘s really trying to be creepy. Loved Susan‘s development & her relationships. Disappointed by the ending, felt rushed & abrupt. It felt like he was setting up a third book, then stopped. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

So this happened 👆👆about a month later than expected but you can't control the slump so...
This book was a solid pick but definitely not a contender for best of the month.
Susan just can't seem to pick up and lead a “normal“ life since having fallen in with the Boooksellers and discovering her heritage as a half-mortal child of an Ancient god.
I didn't expect much from this sequel but it was cute, interesting, fast-paced and funny. Quite YA.

This was a good follow-up book but it felt like it was mostly advancing the general story. I do like these characters. I would definitely listen to another book if the series continues.

Sequel to the left handed booksellers. I listened on audio and it worked well, it‘s fast paced with new action every chapter.
I‘ve actually been up in the Lake District this week and saw “The Old Man of Coniston” as well as visiting the old copper mines and hearing the legends of knockers. I can understand why it makes for a good mythical story base.

I love Garth Nix. This series is so much fun and I hope there‘s more to come (this is book 2 in the Left Handed Booksellers series). If you like Ben Aaronovitch‘s Rivers of London series you might enjoy this - although it doesn‘t have the police side - there is a similar link to historic and mythical magic through England, and here you have a sleuthing force of booksellers with special powers. Huge fun and just what I needed.

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Second book in the Left-handed Booksellers of London series

It's December 1983, Susan, Merlin and Vivien start this adventure in Bath where they first manage to be sucked into a map and find an Ancient Entity which is chasing them using marble statues. The trio, and all the available right, left, and even-handed booksellers, have to stop the entity before it uses Susan for a ritual.

I love Garth Nix and this is a really great sequel. It had a satisfying resolution while leaving a couple of threads to be explored in the next one.

Nix wastes no time in this sequel. There's very little ramp up before the story really gets going. He has such a great knack for building tension by putting characters in danger that proceeds logically from choices they've made and the rules of magic.

Excited to start the second installment in Garth Nix's Booksellers series. Nix is one of my favorite fantasy authors.

No12 of my #BirthdayHaul(a couple more I promise!)is the sequel to The Left-Handed Booksellers of London. Trouble is brewing in the city of Bath, of the mythical sort. But it‘s not from the Sulis Minerva, the entity that lives in the old hot spring, it‘s the discovery of a sorcerous map that leads left-handed bookseller Merlin into danger. A rescue is attempted by his sister, right-handed bookseller Vivian,that leads them all to a parallel world.

Although the ending is a bit abrupt, I nevertheless enjoyed the continuation of Susan‘s story. When a map deeply connected to the location it depicts transports Merlin from their world to the one in the map, Susan must go with Merlin‘s sister to rescue him. What they find there leads to a mystery and an even bigger threat. The Old World and New World collide and Susan must accept some of her father‘s power if she is going to survive.

Next up, sinister booksellers…The first book in the series was a lot of fun and I‘m hopeful this one will be every bit as good. 🤞