Re-reading this book after 4 years after the first time I read it, and am pleasantly surprised to discover that I have completely forgotten almost everything about it! Why so happy? Because now I got the rare pleasure of re-reading with all the "new book" sensations of discovery! 
 A new world full of new creatures good, bad, and in-between, a twisted enemy, and yet still full of deft portrayals of the very human feelings of loss and the need to belong. 
 I can't believe I've had the sequel sitting on my shelf untouched all this time.