Harris has been captured by the Faerie Queen and Ailsa must journey once again into the heart of Eilanmòr to rescue him.
But Ailsa is struggling with her newfound magic and the revelations about her real identity. Is the Faerie Queen Ailsa’s mother? Is everything she believed about her past a lie?
Meanwhile, a war is brewing between Heaven and Hell, with the world as the battleground. The lines between good and evil are blurring, and Ailsa must decide where she stands.
The second of this series based on traditional folktales ups the stakes immensely, juggles some allies around and makes Ailsa's history even more murky.
We meet plenty of new species of Fae and other beings, learn some more backstory, and Ailsa increases her circle of allies. All in all a busy second installment, and it's to Caroline's credit that the pace doesn't sag at all.
I love how inventively this series is reimagining old folktakes, and how cleverly they're used. At once point I was shouting at the screen for them to use the Cauldron, but the reason they didn't is revealed a little further on. And though it seems that their quest is over, I feel like things are going to get even more complicated from here on out.
This was a great second part that managed to avoid the sophomore slump, and I'm really looking forward to seeing where the story goes from here.
The Cauldron of Life publishes on 8th October, 2020.
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