Secrets of Camp Whatever: The Doors to Nowhere, Vol. 2 by Chris Grine

 
Secrets of Camp Whatever: The Doors to Nowhere, Vol. 2 by Chris Grine
My Rating: ★★★

It’s Willow’s birthday and Elric, a local vampire, has gifted her a spell book that was once her great grandmother’s. It turns out that there’s a bit of supernatural history in Willow’s family and there’s a good chance that Willow has inherited more than just a spell book. Now that the book is in her hands, she’s caught right in the middle of a supernatural quest for power, and that spell book is at the center of it. There’s more problems on her hands when it turns out she’s at the center of an old prophecy, too!

I loved the first volume in this series, so I was extremely excited when I saw that the second volume was out. We follow Willow and the friends she made at camp in the previous novel as they celebrate her birthday. I loved seeing Willow and her friends again, including Elric. It was so much fun to get back into this supernatural world. I was rather surprised at how dark this volume is compared to the previous one. It was more dark and spooky than a supernatural spin on real life. Though, there are still important lessons for readers. For example, Willow learns that she can be quite judgmental and mean about people she just met, especially if she doesn’t like them. It’s something she learns she has to change because not only is it mean, but her friends are put off by the attitude as well.

That said, it’s still a fun read. I enjoyed learning more about the supernatural history of the island. It was fun seeing Willow learn how to travel by magic as well to see some new supernatural developments among her friends. While the overall tone of this volume was much darker, there was still some humor sprinkled throughout the story. I cracked up when Willow and her friends went to find the forest frog because it turned out to be absolutely hilarious.