A review by bak8382
Guardian of the Gate by Michelle Zink
4.0
A year has past since Lia and Sonia left for London, and during that time Alice's powers have continued to grow unabated while Lia attempts to increase her own. She is soon joined in London by Lusia, Aunt Virgina, and Edmund. From Edmund she discovers that Alice has been spending time with James while Lia has been gone.
Like many middle novels in fantasy trilogies not too much happens to advance the over-arcing plot. The bulk of the novel sees Lia journeying to find the missing pages of the prophecy which will hopefully help her to end it. The story gets bogged down during this journey (or perhaps it only seems that way to me because I dislike long journeys in books) luckily just as I feared I may have to set the book down forever a most convenient new love interest for Lia swoops in, and the story begins to move more quickly. Considering her feelings for James in the last book it is a bit surprising how quickly she becomes involved with someone else, although the end of the book finds her struggling with her feelings for both which should create quite the love triangle in the final book. She is also unexpectedly betrayed, and she discovers what her future may hold provided she makes it through her quest alive . . .
Like many middle novels in fantasy trilogies not too much happens to advance the over-arcing plot. The bulk of the novel sees Lia journeying to find the missing pages of the prophecy which will hopefully help her to end it. The story gets bogged down during this journey (or perhaps it only seems that way to me because I dislike long journeys in books) luckily just as I feared I may have to set the book down forever a most convenient new love interest for Lia swoops in, and the story begins to move more quickly. Considering her feelings for James in the last book it is a bit surprising how quickly she becomes involved with someone else, although the end of the book finds her struggling with her feelings for both which should create quite the love triangle in the final book. She is also unexpectedly betrayed, and she discovers what her future may hold provided she makes it through her quest alive . . .