In terms of book one to this one, this book guts you hard with emotional damage. There are a lot harder topics touched in this one from losing friends in gruesome ways, being held in captivity, suffering from chronic pain (the invisible illness), and just really struggling with wanting to hold on. This book covers it all and then some.

In this book we come across a prophecy while they are looking into more information on the new bad guy we encounter at the end of book one. I feel like this piece of information really solidified the message that Bex gave us with the Creator putting the people in your path that are meant to be there on your journey.

She also really showed that not all friendships are perfect all the time and gave us a bit of relationship struggles, overcoming them, and covering topics like feeling like you problems are real enough because someone else has it worse. That's such a valid feeling that so many of have that just because we don't have the same struggles or they are not as bad as someone elses that we can't or shouldn't talk about them. We absolutely should. There's no scale that says because your problems aren't as severe or the same that they aren't valid too. I loved that we discuss this topic.

I truly enjoyed book two and as always honored to have received an arc copy and finally concluding the story of Valine and Lux. PS the epilogue was FREAKING adorable, worth all the trauma of the previous chapters.