The first book in this series was good but this one was even better. There were several moment where I could feel the gut-wrenching sadness or stomach-churning nervousness being expressed, something that was lacking in the first. I like that we still get to see the characters from the first story quite a bit and explore the world and lore of these stories even more in this book. Some very dark parts and some very typical “everything always works out in the seemingly impossible ways” parts that may feel like a bit too much of a happy ending, but who doesn’t love a happily ever after?

I will say that it felt like

Summer’s assault trauma got glossed over way too easily, as did her feelings about her sister’s death.

And Dilys centers himself so much in conversations about Summer, it’s slightly maddening.