Books like Spook's: The Dark Army

Well in one hand I'm just happy that the stories will go on, I've always enjoyed the spook stories ,the characters and the places where the events unfolded, in the other hand, i didn't like a lot of things in this book : i thought that Tom's ward personality was rather feeble, after all the adventures he had the enemies he slayed, the triumphs and defeats he lived through,i hoped that he will be strong willed not some weak straw that goes wherever the winds blows it, Grimalkin controlled him completely he had basically no say, his apprentice is running wild, disobeying and criticizing him at every turn, that's an unhealthy approach to an apprenticeship , and to top it off Alice who walked all over him is back with him: i know a lot of fans were disappointed when she betrayed him i was too i do like them as a couple but to welcome her easily into his arms just after the death of her lover is quite desperate of the young spook .... Well let's hope the next book is better.