And of course, the central two characters, are just so great. Nothing was wasted or pointless, but instead it gave you deeper insight into the characters. I also really loved Sophia’s story and almost wish she could have more delightful adventures where we follow her along exploring the Middle East at the the turn of the century.īut even with all the roving around New York and the rest of the world, all of the journeys have a point, with an impact on the plot or characters. As I said with the first book, I don’t think you’d get such an emotional pay off without all the meanderings that happen with the novel. I’m not going to lie, I had a massive ugly cry at the end of this novel. Even though it’s pretty long, with no real baddie, it is worth the read. There’s lots of characters from the previous novel, but some fantastic additions of Yossele and Dima. However, there is also the resolution of some of the issues at the end of the first book, such as what happens with Sophia.Īll of the characters are so lovingly crafted and just a joy to read. Some of the issues to resolve, are of course, that Chava and Ahmad don’t age like the humans the live alongside. Instead, there are series of events that have different consequences for different characters. Unlike the first book, there is no real bad guy I this novel. The Hidden Palace is the sequel to the wonderful The Golem and the Djinni, and is itself, utterly delightful.
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