Shelly's Book Blog

The Twilight Prisoner, by Katherine Marsh, is the sequel to The Night Tourist. In this story, Jack revisits the underworld, this time bringing a girl from his school, Cora, with him. They meet Euri, who is the ghost Jack befriended in The Night Tourist , but soon discover that getting back to the living world is not going to be easy, because the ghosts have increased their security. Their one lead is to find a ghost engineer named Viele, who may know of a way back that is not on any maps of the area. Jack, Euri, and Cora discover that Viele's haunt has been classified, however, so they must figure out how to find him. This story touched on some pretty serious themes -- death, self-acceptance, suicide, and unrequited love. However, I found the story engaging and even funny at times. This sequel nicely compliments the original story, and I enjoyed it. The ending brought closure to many story threads, but I would not be surprised by a third book, as Jack's future is still full of possibilities.