It's the sequel to Nightpool, but it was much better than its predecessor. There was still a lot of the pure good vs. pure evil thing going on, but it wasn't as annoying because the main character was actually put in situations where he didn't know what the right thing was, and had to struggle with it. I think the author is still very flat with how she characterizes good and evil, especially evil. Evil doesn't seem to have a subtle side in the present, just the bit that enslaves children and tortures people. Still Neutral, because although it's better, it's not quite worth recommending yet.