A review by scorpstar77
Crossing Midnight, Vol. 2: A Map of Midnight by Eric Nguyen, Mark Pennington, Mike Carey, Jim Fern

5.0

This is the 2nd book in the Crossing Midnight series, and we pick up the story of Toshi and Kai. Toshi has by now had all of her past memories removed by Aratsu, and she is in training to be his scrape grace, stealing images from people's dreams while they sleep. She also has a new name, Hasharito, and doesn't remember her old name. Kai leaves home to try and find her. He knows she disappeared with Aratsu into another world, so he begins by seeking information on the spirit world, and then he sees her on the street, disappearing through a window into Tokyo. So he travels to Tokyo and gets distracted saving some "phone girls" his age from a yokai who has been tricking and killing them. Hasharito (formerly Toshi) gets into some trouble by insulting one of the faces of death, and plays a game with death and wins. She returns to Aratsu and demands a higher position. Again, the artwork is gorgeous, and I was so wrapped up in the story that I couldn't put it down!