We’re back, once again, with the most anime of book series. This time Max and Casey must climb higher than ever to a floor that encloses a crime ridden city. It is there, in the midst of a brewing gang war, that they must fight for a mysterious document and siblings will be forced to clash again.

This series is like chocolate for me. It’s not very good for me but I can’t keep away. After the tournament arc Max is left beaten but not broken and filled with a desire to save his sister from herself. And he’s still very much a Main Character. He pulls off incredible last minutes changes of fate and everyone who sees him marvels at how cool and inspiring he is. I honestly don’t know why I don’t hate him but he manages to still be very likeable.

It helps that, more than the others, this books lets side characters shine. And some of them are great. My favourite is the mob boss Jimmy the Frog, who has hilariously stupid powers and somehow manages to pull it off. The different locations are also pretty good. There’s the city, sure, but there’s also a cool junkyard floor which has some nice imagery in the fights there. And finally we get the background of what happened to Max that we’ve all been waiting for.

This book is a lot like the others and the others were fun. It’s a good continuation of the story and it ends on a nice cliff-hanger, opening up for what looks to be an exciting finale.