!!!THIS BOOK IS A SEQUEL!!! 

Nowhere, and I mean nowhere, indicted that this book is a sequel. I only found out that it is after reading the author’s note at the back of the book that literally says ‘SPOILER ALERT! Don’t read this until you have finished the book’. How the fuck was I meant to know then?? I will say it didn’t really affect the reading experience, but I would much rather have read the first book in the series to get a wider context of previous events and character’s backstories. Absolutely insane how publishers do their best to hide when books are sequels. 

Anyway, besides all that, I did have a good time reading this. 

The beginning was really captivating, Mark’s first chapter in particular brought tears to my eyes. 

I was wary about the book’s Covid-19 backdrop, but I actually found it really interesting to read, and not at all overwhelming. I thought it was really tastefully done. 

Stacey is a great character. The memory loss stuff was both realistic (rather horrendously annoying and gimmicky) and tender. Really thought-provoking ideas about what memory is. 
 
I also really like how it wasn’t ALL about the reveals. We actually get most of the answers 100+ pages from the end, and the rest is an engaging story as the situations progress. Both mysterious and entertaining.