Scavengers [Quest Academy #2], by Brian J. Nordon

I’d like to change my mind about the genre of this series. It’s starting to look a lot less like Harry Potter with guns, and more like the Demon Slayer manga coupled with intrigues like Game of Thrones. If that sounds like your cup of tea – read on!

This book seamlessly starts where the first book ended, and you can read them back to back without realizing they’re two separate books. Sal continues to keep on fighting, and he – as well as we as the reader – sees demons for the first time really close up.

But over the course of their changed curriculum, he soon realizes that not all enemies are external and come through portals. Practically forced into a new team with people whose motivations are an unknown, Sal will need to apply every ounce of cleverness in the place he fears the most – the battlefield.

The original cast of characters is still there with a few people banned to the sidelines, and also enriched by a whole new array of interesting characters. True to the nature of the genre, the story itself progressed and evolved. We learn more about the world in itself – and about the stakes.

I really enjoyed this, finished it in two days and are now desperately waiting for the next installment!