Both Nat and Wes switch between narrations. Nat has shown clear growth within the past few books. She used to believe that she was an emotionless monster incapable of love or kindness. Over the past few months, she has made obvious changes. She is more confident, powerful and self-accepting. She learns to harness her powers of destruction and uses them for. Despite her immense power, she can’t use it to her full potential because of fears and concerns she has. As Nat continues to learn about and accept herself, she continues to gain strength.
Wes’s character development is slightly different. His common traits of kindness and loyalty are steadfast, but he has become a slightly different person. Hardened by the events of Frozen, Wes is not the sarcastic person we knew and has lost much of his thoughts about self-preservation. His behavior is more risky and he keeps betting his life on riskier and deadlier missions. He also shows far more interest in his sister when compared to Frozen.
Stolen was a great sequel. While it didn’t capture the frozen and icy scenery that frozen had, the world building and scenery were still amazing. Due to Nat’s developing fire abilities and the introduction of Blue, the series lost the frozen and icy aura that poured out of the pages in Frozen. The pacing was also well done. The book rarely slowed down and held your interest for the entirety of the novel. Melissa de la Cruz and Michael Johnston did a great job expanding upon the known world while keeping many things secret. Stolen introduced us to new villains and lore that will provide the basis for the series finale, Golden. I give this 284 page book 4 stars.