We’ve all heard of ‘middle child syndrome’. Many middle books in trilogies suffer from the same thing - but that is not the case with this second instalment of the Obsidian Trilogy.

It took me much of the first book, "The Outstretched Shadow," to really get to know the characters, and it wasn't until the latter half of the book that I really got interested in the story. This book starts out where the last left off, and doesn't slow down for a moment. I was glued to the story from cover to cover and picked the third book up as soon as I finished this one!

In this volume, Kellen finally comes into his own, his sister and best friend unite, and the Endarkened's plot to destroy human-kind continues to fester at a rapid pace, aided by the High Mages’ continued blindness.
The characters are well developed and enjoyable to read about. The dragon and the unicorns (especially Shalkan) are an added bonus. I really enjoy these, especially with their droll sense of humour. The elves are intersting too, particularly the proper and formal speech they use. It is fun to watch the humans try to conquer that form of speech.

All in all, To Light A Candle is a good read, with engaging battles, interesting characters and new threats seen in every shadow. I do recommend it, but only after you have read the first book (The Outstretched Shadow). It has set the stage for high drama and great action in the third book of the Obsidian Trilogy. ( )

Like the previous reviewer, I found this very readable. Though there were a few times where I felt my interest waning, something always happened right away to rekindle my enthusiasm for the story. I had a lot of fun with it, and was sad to see it end.

I did find that the story was broken down a little strangely, though. I’m not sure that I would’ve divided the action in quite that way. ( )

Very readable. Moves the story on and matures the characters quite well. There is a Dragon introduced. ( )