Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

"Mapmakers and the Enchanted Mountain" is a beautiful sequel to the first story in the series. The art is gorgeous, and the story is enchanting indeed. New characters and a new community make their appearance as Adelaide, Blue, and Lewis continue their journey to complete their map. The troubling appearance of a Flicker gives a hint at how the Night Coats may have gotten rid of the Memri to begin with. Readers will be left in anticipation of the next volume. This series is highly recommended for all middle grade collections.

This was a phenomenal follow up to the first book in the series! We pick up exactly where we left off with our three adventurers. Alidade, Lewis, and Blue are on the hunt for the next Mapmaker Lodge so that they can free another of the Memri. What they stumble upon instead is Cado, a young boy that takes them to their hidden mountain village. No spoilers here but this was a really great graphic novel and I can't wait for the next volume!

(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Netgalley.)

When we parted ways with our protagonist and fledgling Mapmaker Alidade (in MAPMAKERS AND THE LOST MAGIC), she and her posse - bestie Lewis and Memri Blue - were saying goodbye to their beloved Valley. Embarking on a grand adventure to find more Mapmakers, so that they could free their Memri, the trio hoped to defeat the dreaded Night Coats - and restore harmony between humans and the natural world.

In MAPMAKERS AND THE ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN, Alidade and her friends journey to the Mountain, only to find a rock seemingly barren of human life. That is, until they stumble upon a boy named Cado. An artist and aspiring Mapmaker, Cado left the safety of his hidden Mountain home in search of help. A strange sickness is sweeping through his village, one against which they have no defenses. Cado is convinced that only a fabled Memri can help.

Trouble is, the Mountain dwellers - including his father, Director Stride - are highly suspicious of outsiders, and rightfully so. Like they did in the Valley, the Night Coats invaded the Mountain, promising its residents protection - but bringing only suffering and misery. Most of the Mountain folk were driven from their home; those who remained built a sprawling, hidden city within the mountain itself. Secrecy is their key to survival. But what happens when they need outside help?

MAPMAKERS AND THE ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN is a marvelous sequel to MAPMAKERS AND THE LOST MAGIC, every bit as magical and imaginative as its predecessor. As always, the Memri steal the show; Blue is as cranky and cantankerous as ever, though he does seem to be warming up to his human companions (and perhaps even humanity it general). Lewis is an engaging and all-too-relatable supporting character, giving off strong Dawn Summers vibes (see, e.g. "Potential"), especially when his insights help save the day. Cado is a lovely addition to the cast (was that a crush on Vann I detected? PLEASE say yes!), and the Mountain setting truly is spectacular (just wait until you see the Mapmakers' lounge!).

Chittock continues to sow the animal- and environmentally-friendly themes planted in the first book; here, Alidade is shocked to find that she can communicate with nonhuman animals, leading to a genuinely heart-rending denouement. (Chills, you guys, CHILLS.)

Sophomore efforts are notoriously HARD, but you wouldn't know it from reading MAPMAKERS AND THE ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN. I absolutely cannot wait for the next book in the series - even if it sees our heroes going off on their own separate journeys.

Alidade is back, as the newest Mapmaker, it's time for her to embark on a journey of discovery and magic.

Picking up where the first graphic novel left off, Alidade's adventure returns with her friends Lewis and Blue as they set off to return lost magic to the world. Magic isn't the only thing they're trying to restore, as Alidade takes on the mantle of Mapmaker, she seeks to find out what happened to the Memri's and discover why the world shunned magic so many years ago.

I ADORED the first graphic novel about Alidade discovering magic and the history of the mapmakers. It was one of my highest rated graphic novels last year and I was thrilled to receive a copy of the follow-up, knowing it would likely be just as good as the first. The art in this sequel is just as beautiful as the first, with rich and deep colors and imaginative depictions of a group of humans living inside a mountain. I really adored seeing the mountain mapmaker lodge as well!

My only small issues with this graphic novel was the story felt considerably slower than the first. The pacing, however, fit with the narrative and Alidade's movement as a character. I still really enjoyed this as a follow up and am eagerly awaiting the third to see what the next leg of Alidade's journey is.

Thank you to NetGalley, Random House Children's, and Random House Graphic for providing me a copy of this book for an honest review.