Sohrab teaches Darius what friendship is really about: loyalty, honesty, and someone who has your back in a football (soccer) match. But all that changes when Darius meets Sohrab, a Bahá’í boy, in Yazd. When he arrives in Iran, learning to play the Persian card game Rook, socializing, and celebrating Nowruz with a family he had never properly met before is all overwhelming and leaves Darius wondering if he’ll ever truly belong anywhere. He’s mocked for his name and nerdy interests at Chapel Hill High School in Portland, Oregon, and doesn’t speak enough Farsi to communicate with his Iranian relatives either.

Iranian on his mother’s side and white American on his father’s side, Darius never quite fits in. When Darius’ grandfather becomes terminally ill, Darius, along with his parents and younger sister, travels to Iran for the first time in his life. Another cliffhanger ending adds to the anticipation for the final book in the planned trilogy.Īn ambitious entry in a series that continues to improve.ĭarius Kellner suffers from depression, bullying by high school jocks, and a father who seems to always be disappointed in him. The cast continues to be mostly brown-skinned and/or queer. Aided by a necessary glossary, the ambitious worldbuilding expands to include even more magical parallels to real-life America (e.g., wand violence, enforcer reform, and alternative facts).

Silvera also adds the sizzle of sexual tension as the brothers each navigate feelings for their respective crushes-and for Emil, a new boy further complicates things. Can they still save the world? First-person narration jumps between the same four characters from the first book but delves even deeper into their individual stories. But as Brighton’s new powers manifest, his views on those heroics start to change. Despite their different methods, the Spell Walkers each share the goal of finding a way to defeat the Blood Casters and right the world. Maribelle tracks down her lover’s murderer to exact revenge. Iron coerces his son, Ness, to use his shape-shifting abilities to impersonate and further stigmatize gleamcrafters. As the brothers regroup and recover, celestial-hating Sen.

Meanwhile, his brother, Emil, is in critical condition after trying to prevent the elixir from being made.

This fast-paced sequel to Infinity Son (2020) starts with Brighton drinking Reaper’s Blood, an elixir that might give him the powers he so desperately craves. The war between the Spell Walkers and Blood Casters rages on.

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