It did feel a bit strange at times how some characters would act a bit out of character, but eventually it will make sense once you find out the reasoning behind it.
The characters all seem to act a bit off in this book, there are things going, secrets and other things they don't tell the others, but slowly we figure out what's going on with the characters.
The big end scene also felt a bit anti-climactic for some reason, but I can't really point out why. And knowing what they are, there is still scene towards the end involving the crystals, which made a feel a bit queasy. That explanation bothered me and got me out of the story for a bit. I prefer it when things make sense and while I know it's fiction I still prefer things to make sense and this didn't. There is a reasoning about how they came into being and it just didn't make any sense and contradicts with what we currently know in science. In this book a lot focusses on the orange crystals, the concept of the orange crystal was kinda fun and original, but I didn't like the science behind it. It makes for an interesting story and there isn't a dull moment.
I like how there is so much going on, but it's still easy to keep track of everything. Beside the mystery there are also enough other sub plots going on, like relationships between characters, Amanda her e-mails with her film idol Darius Plover, Amanda her parents etc. The mystery is one of my favourite aspects of this series, there are multiple things going on and it's unclear whether they are related or not and what's going on and then as the story progresses we find out more and things start falling on it's place. I did predict what the missing item was already before the characters figured it out though, but I didn't mind that as I only figured it out shortly before they did. The mystery aspect is very well done and I like how you can really follow the thinking steps of the characters and see how they come to certain conclusions. Not only introduces it a new mystery for Amanda and her friend to focus on, it also continues a few plot lines from the first book, introduces the reader to a new character and has more of the same awesomness of the first book. Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis is a great sequel to the first book.
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