Firelight by Kazu Kibuishi

"Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit Algos Island, where they can access and enter lost memories. They're hoping to uncover the events of Trellis's mysterious childhood -- knowledge they can use against the Elf King. What they discover is a dark secret that changes everything. Meanwhile, the Voice of Emily's Amulet is getting stronger, and threatens to overtake her completely" --

This is definitely less off the rails than Volume 6 but I continue to not really care about Nevin's storyline. Will see this one through to the end because the last volume is being published so soon.

I've been reading the Amulet series for ages, and I only wish these came out sooner. I feel like the gaps in between volumes are large enough that I have to go back and remind myself of the whole series every time a new one comes out. First world reader problems again.

That said, Amulet is one of my favorite series to give to my students. It has simple characters going through complex problems and also robots and talking rabbits. The art is beautiufl, and the story is engaging enough that my kids get crazy-excited when I tell them there is a new volume. I've had to replace this series in my class library more than any other, so third grade book kleptomaniacs agree that it is worth risking a referral to obtain.