

Story wise I enjoyed Runelight very much. Although Runelight is the sequel to Runemarks it is not necessary to read Runemarks per se as there is a nice introduction portraying the past events but if you want to get a fully detailed background it is worthwhile picking up the prequel. The writing style was also lighter and felt that much more compelling and engaging and was more suited for a younger reading audience. Everything felt different, while there was a much darker feel about Runemarks, Runelight actually felt a lot lighter. The Maddy-Modi reference was revealed in Runemarks and because of this early introduction I was directly drawn into Runelight and I just HAD to finish it.įrom the start of Runelight I immediately got a different feeling. Maggie, so I went Maddy-Maggie, Maggie-Maddy, Modi- and then the quarter fell. So I picked up Runemarks again and I convinced myself that it did state Maddy. It was pretty late when I picked up Runemarks and when I started reading “I’m Maggie” I thought to myself hmm. Runelight is the sequel to Runemarks and takes places a few years after the events that occurred in the first book. Soon both girls are swept into a maelstrom of cataclysmic events that are to draw them closer and closer to each other, and nearer and nearer to a horrific struggle where each must prove where their loyalty lies… But nothing is lost for ever, and the gods haven't given up yet and they want the power of the runes borne by Maddy and Maggie - these new runes, which carry huge potential, their runelight shining out as a portent to the future. Now Asgard lies in ruins, and the power of the gods has long since been destroyed. Six hundred miles apart, two girls each bear on their skin a runemark: a symbol of the Old Days when the known Worlds were ruled by the gods from their sky citadel, Asgard.
