Books like The Sphere of Secrets

I'm doing a quick review on this:1. Basically, in the book, everything is going wrong, even though it's supposed to be right. 2. It was like the first one, I'd say, with just a few different problems:- The drought has not ended. All of our important friends are distracted, and only Mirany can see that something is really wrong.- Alexos is still being plotted against, which is why he heads to find the Well to give the land water again, following the directions of the Sphere of Secrets.- Oblek has lost his music, and, it seems, his mind. He has to be on the watch, with the witty Jackal right behind him.- Seth has been offered an interesting job - his loyalty is questioned by everyone, especially himself. 3. Through it all, the same old themes are explored - loyalty, power, and belief. 4. A lot of mythology in here, again.5. It ends with more of a bang than the first one - big things happen and we have a huge cliffhanger!6. It wasn't as pulling as the first, but, like I mentioned, it had a big ending, so I'll be looking out for the sequel.