A sequel, Reckless II: Living Shadows, originally titled Fearless, was released on September 16, 2012.
In another attempt to save his brother, Jacob decides to visit the Red Fairy, in the hope that he can convince her to help break the curse.
The Goyl patrol attacks the group before they get to the Red Fairy, but Valiant is able to show them how to enter the secret valley where she is.
Jacob puts Will into a deep sleep to stop the spread of the stone till the curse can be lifted by giving him an enchanted rose that Will pricks his finger on.
Valiant, who has developed a soft spot for Clara, stays behind, and begins to dig a grave for Jacob.
Inside the city, a merchant informs Valiant that Will is being held in the Floating Palace high above the mountains.
While Jacob is climbing the Palace Walls, he is attacked and captured, then questioned on the whereabouts of Clara and Fox.
She sends one of her officials to tell Jacob that the Dark Fairy takes a walk through the Palace Gardens every evening, and offers to give him access.
She then promises that she will turn Will back into his human form, if Jacob allows him to protect the King during the wedding to the Empress' daughter.
Jacob steals a golden ball from the Palace, which will trap anyone who catches it inside until it is polished, planning to use it on Will.
Jacob realizes he has played into the Empress' hands and led the Goyl to a slaughter so he shouts her name to release her from the tree.
The Black Moths of the Dark Fairy fill the Cathedral, poisoning hundreds of humans but Jacob protects Clara.
Jacob manages to catch Will in the golden ball and the Dark Fairy returns him to his human form while still trapped.
The book then sets up the start of the sequel, implying the price Jacob paid for the cure was a curse being put on him.
Publishers Weekly gave a mixed response, saying that the "writing is beautiful on one page, clunky on another" and that the "rich re-imagining of familiar fairy tale details is the best part, as there is little character development".