It can be a dicey thing when you read the second book in a series without reading the first. In a way the party has already started, you won’t know the characters, setting, or how the previous entry ended. What if it ended on a cliffhanger and you’re immediately thrust headlong into a series of events that leave you confused? Then there’s the other side of the coin where you jump into a book series that picks up as its own stand-alone story but also makes you want to read the other books involving the characters or story. Stuffed Into Darkness easily falls into that second category. It starts with a short prologue that is in a very dark place. Strange named creatures are speaking in phrases, they’re angry, planning some sort of grand attack, and are intent on causing pain. If this four-page prologue were colored it would be black, with orange, blue, and red highlights to draw attention to the chaos want to see happen, much like the cover of the book.
Age-appropriate scary aweseomeness for ages 9 and up