I would like to thank GRR for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

Full transparency, I had a bit of trouble getting around the narrative style this time around. I'm not sure what the problem was, but there was a dissonance that threw me off sometimes and this wasn't as smooth a read as I'd remembered Second Song being.

That being said, my gawd there was sooooo much emotion packed into these pages that i think i full on burst into tears at least 5 times during this read! At 15% in I was already so choked up that my sandwich felt like I was swallowing a brick of thorns.

The way these teachers poured into their students made me bawl. I wish all kids...and people learning anything really, would be able to experience amazing teachers in their lifetime, who believe in their potential like the staff at Glynn Harber.

Con Riley explored so much wonder, and feeling, and buoyancy, and nature-enriched thinking that even i felt nurtured and seen on behalf of the kids and the MCs, who all experienced some very tragic starts to their life journeys! Glynn Harber feels like a marvelous treasure, and i cannot imagine a better, more nourishing learning environment for the survivors featured in this series!

So even though i struggled a bit with the narrative style at times, that might be just a me thing. Second Shot had moments of deeply affecting storytelling that i found emotionally impactful, and i'm already looking forward to Isaac's story because i'm feeling the "young librarian" vibes so this should be nerd fire!