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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
"Tangled" by Erica O'Rourke is the second in the trilogy. It would have been better if I had read the first book as this one does not quite stand alone. It takes a while for the reader to get the gist of the ground set in the first book. However, the plot is interesting and it is developed well such that teens will follow and enjoy it. Mo Fitzgerald is grieving the loss of her friend Verity who was killed by magic (in the first book). This tosses Mo even deeper into the dark world where the Between takes her from the tangles of her everyday life. Mo's father is in prison and Mo is kept captive by her mafia uncle while the world of magic pulls Mo to save them from oblivion (or at least, from a lesser role in the world of magic).
Mo is caught in a love triangle with a boy from the Between and a boy who is loyal to the mafia uncle. Obviously, this creates some problems when Mo tries to interact in the real world and develop some semblance of a real life. Many of her actions and decisions will be believable to teens but not to adults who must struggle with more mundane and more difficult decisions regarding the futures of their own teens.
Probably one of the better parts of the story is at the end when Mo attempts to resolve the issues of participating in real life versus the lure of living in a world of magic. This is a good but not great book which should capture the imagination of most teens who like to delve into the world of magic in order to escape from the demands of life.
