Reviewed by Carrie Spellman for TeensReadToo.com

Get ready for the next adventure... The Irregulars have returned! On the agenda this time around are the following things:

Finish mapping the Shadow City. Since Livia and Sidonia Galatzina, (supposed) Queen and Princess of Pokrovia, and Kiki's mortal enemies, managed to get an incomplete copy of their map, it's more important than ever that The Irregulars finish what they started.

Stop Lester Liu. He got away last time, and they aren't about to let that happen again. But when Oona seems to throw herself in the middle of the whole thing, no one is sure what to do or who to believe.

Keep Ananka in New York. Ever since Ananka joined The Irregulars, her grades have been plummeting. Now her mom wants to send her to a boarding school on some farm.

Find the squirrels. Trained squirrels are attacking people, and someone is painting life-size pictures of them all over the city. And he seems to know who The Irregulars are.

And those things are just the beginning. This is a book of secrets, and misunderstandings, and sneaky dealings. No one is quite what they seem, not even the people you might think you know. And you can't be too careful about who you trust, or who you don't.

I admit that I had a moment, a split second of concern about this book. I loved the first one (INSIDE THE SHADOW CITY) so much, and second books are historically a letdown even when they're good. After the first page, I was thrilled to admit I was completely wrong to doubt. By the end, I was groveling at Kirsten Miller's feet!

Strong memorable characters, well-written, fast paced, exciting, touching, hilarious... And, of course, indispensable information like how to appear mysterious, how to know if your house is haunted, how to take advantage of the power of scent, and much, much more.

You absolutely must read this book. Trust me. ( )

Not quite as awesome as the first in the series, but still definitely worth the read. This time Ananka, Kiki and the gang are fighting new mysterious bad guys, and a lot of the story (and the cover) focuses on Oona. I wonder if that's going to become a theme - changing out the focus character each time? The "hints" and lesson parts of this book were even better than the original - I especially loved the list of Things To Do When Your Secret Is Let Out. ( )

Six girls being tough and amazing under New York. Good YA with fun little 'how to be amazing' sections at the end of each chapter

This book is the one after "Kiki Strike" by Kirsten Miller. If you read that one then deffently read this one. This one is mosty about Oona and her choosing between Lester Lu (her father) or her friends, Anakia, Kiki, DeeDee, Betty and Luz.

This is the second in the Kiki Strike series, and it is just as adventure-packed as the first, if not a little more adventure. Oona, one of the Irregulars, is the focus of this story. Her past life has always been a mystery to the other Irregulars, and there is a good reason why. Her father is a smuggler and gangleader notorious throughout the city. This novel includes many secrets, human smuggling, genius artists and super large squirrels. Because the book is so long, there are times when the action seems to drag. But the Irregulars save the day in a unique way, and still remain friends, which sometimes seemed in doubt through the course of the book. I do like the adventure in these books, and that this is almost like an Alex Rider book for girls. The plots are a little convoluted, but at the end of this one there is a cliff-hanger that makes you guaranteed to pick up the next one. ( )