The Disappearance: W.I.T.C.H. Book 2 Book

This book series is about a group of girls who discover they are linked by magical powers. Although their mission isn't clear, they know they have to protect the Earth somehow.
This book is more of a emotional book than the first. It deals with death, responsibility, the loss of a friend, and abuse of powers. It also has some funny parts to it like talking appliances, and frog-transformations.
Elyon has disappeared and Hay-Lins grandmother gets sick. Irma uses her powers so she can look noticable at a party and gets the wrong kind of attention!
I didn't like how the girls just laughed at Irma when she confessed, that was serious matter, not something to laugh about. The girls also discover that the Elyon that they knew has disappeared and become evil.
At the end of the book, their is a fight with evil, and the book gets more interesting towards the end. For once, all the girls transform and the battle scene is a lot better than the first.
Once again though, there are comics in the front and back, but the ones in the back, continue the story unlike the actual novel-written text, and (once again) leave you a cliff-hanger. I would recommend this book to people who enjoyed the first, or are looking for a cheap, lite book series to get into