The Echoed Realm by A.J. Vrana Review

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review!

The Echoed Realm is book two in Miya, Kai, and even Mason's journey. They've left Black Hollow but has Black Hollow left them?

Miya and Kai have become a monster-fighting team three years after the events in book one. They find news/hauntings/circumstances that don't really have plausible explanations but have a similar feel to what they experienced in Black Hollow to find the spirits causing trouble. It is on their latest search that they encounter more trouble than they've had in years and begin an unintentional journey into the past and who they are.

I think I might actually like this book better than the first one and usually it is the other way around. A.J. Vrana is a great storyteller. She's able to masterfully weave different fabrics of time and lore in a way that'll keep you engaged and reading for more.

I believe that this book answered any lingering questions that I still had after reading book one in The Chaos Cycle Duology. Mason is in this story as well and I found him not as annoying as I did the first time around. I believe he's redeemed himself even if he became overly consumed in his search for the truth. I really enjoyed learning the backstory of Miya and Kai and really why Black Hollow and the Dreamwalker even back a myth in the first place.

A wonderfully crafted story and an enjoyable read!

My rating: 4.5/5 out of 5 stars