Return to the Isle of the Lost

Written by Melissa de la Cruz

Book #2 in the Descendants series

Threatening messages lure reformed villains back to a sinister island. Can they uncover the truth before it's too late?

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309 pages· 57,386 words· Est. 6.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Mal and her friends, once villains, receive ominous messages pulling them back to the Isle of the Lost. Suspecting their villainous parents, they must uncover the truth behind the threats. With Maleficent possibly regaining power, the island is more dangerous than ever. Can they stop the evil before it spreads to Auradon, or will their pasts consume them? The stakes are high as they confront the island's dark secrets and their own temptations.

From the publisher

The sequel to the #1 New York Times best seller The Isle of the LostMal’s an expert at intimidating her enemies, but she’s broken the habit since leaving her villainous roots behind. So when she and her friends Evie, Carlos, and Jay all receive threatening messages demanding they return home, Mal can’t believe it. Sure, she’s King Ben’s girlfriend now, and she’s usually nice to her classmates, but she still didn’t think anyone would be silly enough to try to push her around. The thing is, it kind of worked. Especially since she and her friends have a sneaking suspicion that their villainous parents are behind the messages. And when Evie looks into her Magic Mirror, what she sees only confirms their fears. Maleficent’s just a tiny lizard after her run-in with Mal at Ben’s Coronation, but she’s the worst villain in the land for a reason. Could she have found a way to escape? Whatever’s going on, Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay know they have to sneak back to the Isle and get to the bottom of it. Without its infamous leader, the island’s even worse than when they left it, but the comforts of home-even a home as gloomy as the Isle of the Lost-can be hard to resist for recently reformed villains. Will the kids be able to beat the evil bubbling at the Isle’s wicked core, or will the plot to destroy Auradon succeed?

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