Once upon a time there was a teddy bear who had lost his little girl.

And so starts Sew You Want to Be a Hero, the second book in Andrew Sieple's Threadbare series. It's been five long years since Threadbare's little girl was taken away from him and he must travel the kingdom to find her. Luckily, he has his voice now and is learning how to use all the neat skills he couldn't access before.

Turns out those skills are a lot of fun and pretty darn powerful when used in the right situation. You can tell Seiple is enjoying expanding the world he's created and the classes and skills for the characters. Threadbare skilling up his modelling job by putting on the oddest fashion show in history had me laughing out loud. Turns out the model job is surprisingly useful, especially for a golem. Threadbare (literally) makes several friends on his journey and each plays a role on the party. At this point I'm not sure which of the side characters is my favorite because I love them all.

We are also given a few chapters from Celia's point of view. Celia has had a hard time of things in the five years since they've been apart. It makes her chapters a little uneven as there's a lot of background info to be filled in that slows the pace slightly.

Tim Gerard Reynolds continues to knock it out of the park with his audio narration. He has so many different, distinct voices for the characters that sometimes I forget there isn't more than one person narrating the story.

I have completely fallen in love with Threadbare, the misfit toys and Pulsivar. Saving the world is just a bonus at this point. Fair warning, this story ends on a cliffhanger. I'm glad the trilogy is complete so I don't have to wait to see how it all ends. ( )

Love this book! A real page-turner. Great characters and intriguing storyline. I'm diving into volume 3 right away. ( )

In the last book it looked like things were over for Threadbare - but he's nothing if not persistent and fiercely loyal to his girl, Cecelia. In this installment, Threadbare gathers allies and skills and knowledge. There are adventures and battles and general good times. ( )