The Broken Vow (Spill Zone #2) by Scott Westerfeld -ADVISABLE

The Broken Vow (Spill Zone #2) byScott Westerfeld, 222 pages. First Second (Roaring Brook (Holtzbrinck)), 2018 $23

Language: PG13 (4 swears; 2 S, 2F); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG

BUYING ADVISORY: HS -ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

In this second graphic novel of the series, Addison has had enough of the creepy zone –a place that killed her parents (See book 1). Now she just wants to take the money she earned and move her and her sister away. But her sister refuses to go because her possessed doll needs the energy of the zone to recharge. In the meantime a north Korean teen named Jae is looking for Addison, he believes they have the ability to negate the zone, shut it down. But others are looking for both of them and things come together in a dramatic way.

First off, the artwork is really unique, creepy, and cool. Fans of the first book will love this second book, it was impossible to put down. I thought the plot was a new and interesting twist and yet kept that stranger things feel. The swear count is much lower than the first book, so that’s a bonus for many school libraries.

Reviewer: Stephanie MLS & Author.