The Riddle; Book 2 in the Pellinor Series by Alison Croggan

I enjoyed the first installment enough to try the second... and now looking forward to the third! These are fantasy books, and have violence. NOT for younger kids, but I think okay for the 'tween and teens. In The Riddle, our heroine is searching for answers, as well as her identity. She spends a lot of time in the extreme cold, so plan to read under covers, by the fire, or in a hot bath to combat the feeling of frostbite. Names are sometimes hard to follow in this series, and the author has created elaborate backstory and history that are presented as appendices. But the books are engaging enough that I plan to read the third book; The Crow, on the flight to China this weekend. Hopefully it will keep my mind off of being in a cramped seat for WAY TOOOOO long!