Books like Trickster

I've wanted to give one of the books in this series 5 stars since I started it and I'm glad I finally can. Sure, I've had some quibbles but when haven't I? They're tiny, though.This is a spoiler free review for Trickster, but I will definitely mention things that happened in the first two books Dreamer and Nightmare.Starting this book felt like coming home. I love it when a series can do that to me. Just a warm feeling of recognition in the chest when you're being pulled back into a familiar world. Meeting characters you love again and getting to know new characters through their eyes. It's like a vacation for the soul.In short: I've read this book over the course of a single day and don't regret it.This is the third book in a series, but it's actually the direct sequel to the first book (the second was a prequel). That means we're finally on the way to finding Harenn's son and the lost members of - now Father - Kendi's family. The Dream has been rendered unreachable for most of the Silent population as a consequence of the happenings in the first book. This means that this story was more of an action adventure spy story than the first two, which was nonetheless entertaining.Kendi is more serious and tries to be more of an adult now due to what he's been through and his new position. It probably also helps that his relationship with Ben is rock solid and on the level where they're actually talking about having children now.It's Ben who seems to be a bit more unstable deep down. It's clear that he doesn't have doubts about his feelings for Kendi anymore, but he has other issues he doesn't tell anyone about. He clearly hasn't worked through his mother's death yet and in the end he gets told another thing that might throw him off course further. It's going to be interesting to see how his storyline will develop. I'm intrigued. Plus, his Dream space is sort of awesome.Harenn and Gretchen are also back. Harenn continues to be an interesting character, full of rage and sadness but also love and compassion. Her storyline got solved a lot faster than I anticipated, but I was glad she stuck around. She's a great addition to the team. Gretchen is a bit more complicated. She can't reach the Dream anymore and therefore battles with a lot of bitterness and depression. She's much more cynic now and I hope that she'll arrive at a better place as the story continues.New to the team is Lucia, who is a bit of a breeze of fresh air. She's more optimistic than a lot of the other characters and maybe a bit naive at points. Her hero worship of Kendi was adorable and I really liked her friendship with Harenn.We also get to know two members of Kendi's family. One of which is a POV character in her own right. The antagonists are sane for a change. No trauma, no megalomaniac dreams, no other issues. Just a few quirks (some more gross than others) and plain old villainy. Seeing our heroes taking them out was fun!My very short list of quibbles:- While the first book mentioned that Kendi and Ben weren't super solid, one never got the impression that they were on and off again quite so often? I mean, Ben even bought a big bed because of Kendi and Ara was a fan of the relationship.- Sejal was unique in the first book, but here it said that 'some people' can possess others through the Dream. Sejal's abilities seemed to be a bit trivialized in general. I'm very curious what he's actually doing at the moment, though. One needs a very good reason to keep the Deus Ex Machina out of the story when he's close friends with your protagonist.- No seriously, someone tell me what's up with Jeren/Cole! There was nothing. Was that only a gimmick? Am definitely very excited for the next book!