Rating: 4/5
Check out my review of volume 1.
A nice continuation to the series. A high school in suburban Milwaukee has been mysteriously transported to another planet. A group of students went out into the wilderness to find out who brought them here and why. Meanwhile, the faculty tries to bring order to the remaining students and help them survive this strange world.
There isn't much in this book about the group that remained at the school. I am a little disappointed because of the way the first book ended. The fallout from that should definitely have been addressed some more. In its place we get a wonderful glimpse into the past of the students.
Interjected throughout the book are snippets of events one year prior to the abduction. This fleshes out who the students are, how they know each other, and gives some explanation for their actions to this point. It all takes place on the night that the school theater group is putting on a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Meanwhile, the group in the woods needs to deal with a confrontation with the "locals". They are split up at this point so there is some jumping back and forth between these groups and the events of the past. This storytelling format carries over from the first volume. The art is on par with the first book. There isn't too much that feels new though. I would like to see some new creatures and an in depth exploration of the world, but this books gives a good background on the characters that was sorely needed.
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