Okay, so despite it taking me half a century to finish this, I really did quite enjoy it. The problem was that I was listening to it on audiobook, which I only do in winter, and I unfortunately didn’t get it done before spring arrived. I do also listen on road trips too, which was how I finally got it finished despite not-winter.

Anyway, if you like audiobooks, the narrators do a great job with this one!

The duology is marketed as YA but it really doesn’t feel that way, except for Faron’s romance subplot. The MCs are teenagers, yes, but they’re both out of school and doing very adult things. I think it qualifies more as NA though traditional publishing, for whatever very stupid reason, seems determined to deny the existence of said category. Insert shrug emoji.

Look, I can barely remember where the book started or much of what happened in book one, but from the major plot points that I do remember, the ending of this book is fantastic. It’s got satisfying character arcs and a focus on family and community that I deeply appreciated. Love me a sister story that isn’t full-on adversarial.

Highly recommend both books!