Review originally posted on between-the-shelves.com!

Thanks to Macmillan and Net Galley for an eARC of this to review! I loved There Will Come a Darkness, so I was excited to pick up this sequel. And it definitely didn't disappoint! The characters I came to love in the first book all came back in this one, engaging in even higher stakes than before.

If you haven't read the first book, or it's been a while since you have, I definitely recommend a refresh before picking up this book. I struggled at the beginning to pick up where the previous book left off, mostly because it's been a minute since I read it. This book picks up pretty much immediately where the last one left off, so keeping up to date is crucial.

Once I got back into the story, though, I remembered why I liked the first book so much. It's the characters that really drive the story for me. Their relationships built around these doomsday events happening pull the story forward. I'd say they even aid in raising the stakes. Once you get into the story, you definitely won't want to put it down until the end.

An epic fantasy with a strong cast of characters you'll be rooting for until the end.
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Once I finally got my bearings after refreshing my memory from the first book, this is a fantastic follow up! More in a review to come next week.