Cooper Foley, who has a knack for getting into trouble, ends up in the middle of a border war between the worlds of the living and the dead, trying to find out about the mysterious Morpheus Road.

The Black is the second installment in the Morpheus Road series which tells Cooper Foley's story. This book answers many of the questions from the first book and gives more insight into the realm called the Black. Once again I chose the audiobook version of this series which is performed by Nick Podehl. I enjoyed the Black but not quite as much as the first book. This book seemed to drag a bit perhaps because many of the events had already taken place in the first book but were now being told from a different point of view. Cooper added a new perspective to the story but since the events had already been revealed the journey wasn't quite as exciting this time around. I liked most of the main characters in the book, other than Damon who is the villain, particularly Maggie and Cooper of course. Although, Cooper has a bit of an ego he is fiercely loyal and brace. The end of the Black leaves the reader with a quest that is to be pursued so I'm looking forward to the conclusion of this trilogy. While The Black wasn't quite as good as Morpheus Road it was still a solid read and worthy of 3.5 stars. ( )

The adventure continued with Coop and his problems of being a ghost. The action is fast and furious. It brings you up to date with both major players. Now on to the finish! Good reading for the teens. Yes, I am going to finish the last book: Blood! ( )

Being a ghost is impossible and unbelievable, unless you become one and that is the life of Cooper Foley. This book is the second book of a trilogy, and I recommend that you read it. It is full of action, adventure, and mystery. If you’re the type of person that enjoys and loves books with one, two, or even all three items then you never will want to put this book down. It is a real turn pager that every time you finish a page or chapter you like waits what happens next. It also has some suspense in it. Keeps you asking questions about the people, places, things, etc. There’s only one rule in The Black and that’s not to mess with The Light. That all changes when Cooper meets two characters that he most of the time is dealing with. First there’s Damon, he is a bad guy that wants Cooper to help him. Damon also happens to be breaking that one rule in a bad way. Second there’s Maggie, she is a pretty good girl and she helps Cooper. She also is breaking the rule but she is trying to do it in a good way. Damon is trying to find a weapon that can be very dangerous if he gets his hands on it. This weapon can bring you back to life and he promises Cooper that if he helps him then he will use the weapon to give Cooper’s old life back. Cooper on the other hand does not think it’s so wise to help Damon and he is questioning rather he should or not. ( )

I think you should read this book because it is packed to the top with action. I haven't read a chapter this long but this is a wanna turn the page book. ( )