West, Michelle -- City of Night
The first book in this series was about a gang of kids. This one is
about a gang of kids and the possible subjugation of the world by
demons. The contrast is unsettling, but I think the author keeps the
stakes high in both narrative frames: some of the kids disappear, and
not in the "off having adventures" way. I don't think I'm going to
have any idea whether this series works until it's over. (Contrast the
Elantra books, which are nowhere near over but which hold their
"mundane" and preternatural elements together comfortably.)
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