Fly Into Fire, A Series of Ordinary Adventures

Fly Into Fire
This is the sequel to Broken and the second in a trilogy. It’s fine, it’s a fun read, but it’s not up to the quality that Broken was, and there’s no question it’s a sequel. If you haven’t read the first book, you’ll be lost as to who a lot of the characters are and what events they’re talking about. The real sense of danger and excitement from the first book, along with the real pathos of Broken’s situation there, overshadows anything that happens here, despite a couple of solid attempts at showing how horrifying the Reformists are.

Overall: I’m going to read the third book for hopes that it’ll tie together some dangle plot threads from these two (which seems like—I think the author is setting something up as a revelation, but we’ll find out), and the quality of that may redeem this, but on its own, it’s only okay.

A Series of Ordinary Adventures
A series of slice-of-life sort stories, full of vivid details and small pieces of life that intersect with the supernatural in more or less adventurous ways. (And despite there being an element of danger in a couple of them, “horror” is never a word I’d use in the descriptions.)

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Overall: There’s one story that’s really worth it, and six that aren’t bad, but could be better. Not a book for homophobes or anyone who hates the British.

Usual disclaimer: I know the publisher of both books.