This is the second Spiral book I picked up at my local library. I've decided that I do not like this series enough to purchase the volumes, but I do like it enough to continue reading it. So library it is. Yay, public library system!
This one picks up immediately where the previous volume left off, the locked-room mystery. That was a fine, a good conclusion. Yet, I'm glad that the rest of the volume was not the same sort of mystery. See, I was expecting this series to be in the same vein as Cased Closed / Detective Conan, a murder case every time. That is not the case in the volume. As the plot thickens, different sort of mental challenges are thrown at Ayumi.
It was a pleasant surprise. I think I may like these better than the previous. First up is a bomb threat where a logic puzzle is the only way to disarm it safely. Next is a twist on the "pick a card" trick. Ayumi has to guess which card the magician, so to speak, has drawn. If he guesses incorrectly, then the magician will release a bee, and Ayumi happens to be hyper sensitive to bee venom. If he guesses wrong, he dies. Despite this pleasant change, my favorite aspect of this series continues to Hiyori.
I like her character design because it is cute. I like her banter with Ayumi and others, because it is funny. I also like how she has more confident in herself than Ayumi, who deplores himself as basically an inferior version of his older brother. She appears to be trying to rid him of this mindset by encouraging him and telling him to value himself more. Though she has chosen to be Ayumi's sidekick, she has a persona beyond that role.
Also, more information about the Blade Children. I still don't think it is a literal "curse", but it definitely appears to be a real thing. I was thinking it was some sort of social thing but it has a physical aspect to it. So that's a good development for the myth arc.
The art is still good. I like it.
Trickster Eric Novels gives Spiral - Bonds of Reasoning volume 2 a B+
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Brian Wilkerson is a independent novelist, freelance book reviewer, and writing advice blogger. He studied at the University of Minnesota and came away with bachelor degrees in English Literature and History (Classical Mediterranean Period concentration).
His fantasy series, Journey to Chaos, is currently available on Amazon as an ebook or paperback.
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