So here comes the sequel to the most-awaited space-themed dysptopian novel. In this book, Maura Milan focused on Ia Cõcha's battle against her evil brother, Einn Galatin, after the latter wreak havoc on most of Commonwealth's territory.

With the brewing intergalactic war between Einn-led rebels and the weakening forces of Royal Star Force, Ia has had to make a choice between making her dream of bringing Commonwealth down or taking his brother down before he unleash his full force and be the god of the universe he dreams of ever since. Stars, planets, starjets, lasers, blades, and anger will all clash in this riveting sequel to Maura Milan's debut novel, Ignite the Stars. The question is who will stand the test of time? Will it be our beloved outlaw-turned-hero Ia Cõcha or her powerful evil sibling Einn.

Let's have a serious talk. I am still enraged with all these type of tropes that let you have unhappy endings. I mean, after building all that chemistry between Ia and Knives my past self reading the book 100 pages before the end was so sure that these two are deserving of a majestic sunset viewing in the end. But no, our beloved Blood wolf of the Skies made a huge sacrifice for the entire universe leaving our poor good-hearted Knives alone in the vast blanket of blackness. Anyway, that just made this story even greater and it showed on my pace as I finished this book in two days, reading in-between breaks and meetings.

On a lighter note, Eclipse the Skies showed Maura Milan's darker style of writing. Her flexibility greatly showed in the chapters of this book and how our beloved characters turned into something we love, hate, or worse, abhor.

Overall, this duology is an unexpected ride that I wholeheartedly enjoyed all along and I am more than happy to read more books featuring our esteemed intergalactic heroes.

RATING: 4stars