Caramel reviews The Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau

Marshmallow reviewed The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau a few weeks ago. Soon after, Caramel reviewed the second book in the series, The People of Sparks. Today, he talks to Sprinkles about The Diamond of Darkhold, the 2008 sequel to The People of Sparks.

Sprinkles: So Caramel, you began reading this book recently, right?

Caramel: Right. I finished The People of Sparks and moved onto this one.

S: Does the story simply continue on from where that book left off?

C: Yes. It is now winter and the people of Sparks and the people of Ember are all people of Sparks now. It is actually quite cool.

S: I agree. I really liked the end of that book. So what happens in this book?

C: Lina and Doon meet a roamer who comes to Sparks and they get a few pages of a book from him that is dedicated to the people of Em. The rest of the word is gone but Lina and Doon are sure it means Ember. So they try to figure out what was in the book. And they start traveling because they think that there is something valuable in Ember that they should bring to the surface.

S: I see. So there is a puzzle that they need to solve like there was in the first book, right?

C: Yes. And I like puzzles. So that was cool.

S: Do we learn what the valuable thing is?

C: Not immediately. It takes more or less the whole book. So I won’t tell.

S: Okay. We don’t want too many spoilers.

S: So how did you like the book?

C: I think it was fun to read. It reads like an adventure book. The second book was more about how it is difficult for different people to live together and such big things. but this is more like the first book and there is a lot of adventure and excitement and I liked it.

S: That sounds like fun. I liked both of the first two books and I agree with you that the second was a bit more philosophical, in a way, and the first one felt more like an adventure. So you are saying this feels more like the first than the second.

C: Yes. And Lina and Doon are trying to figure things out together again, which is also good. They were always separated in the second book. I didn’t really like that too much.

S: They do make a good team.

C: Well, it seems they will make more than that but I won’t say more.

S: Hmm, I’m intrigued. Maybe I should read this book, too.

C: Yes, Sprinkles, you definitely should.

S: Alright. Let us wrap up this review this book then. What would you like to tell our readers?

C: Stay tuned for more book bunny reviews!