Hollow City

This was a pretty fast-paced book. I read through it a lot quicker than the first book but I liked the first one better. This one didn't have the dry humor of the first. I missed that.

I usually only read realistic fiction (mostly mysteries) so this story is a stretch for me. The hollows sound so scary! I love the dog in the book though and wish I could have him. The menagerie cracked me up and that was a nice balance to the scarier parts. I'm afraid of chickens now. The ending really though me for a loop (pun intended).

At the end of the first book, the Peculiar Children rescued Miss Paragrin but she couldn't change back into human form. She had a broken wing and needed care only another ymbryne could give. They had to hurry because the longer she stayed a bird the better the chance that she would never be able to become human again. They all set off in boats for the mainland in search of the last ymbryne. They ended up in London where they evaded Hollows and dodged bombs in their search. They found a few other Peculiar Children from other raided loops and Jacob learned more about his talent.