Dang. Okay. This was DEFINITELY a solid sequel.

The mystery was even better this time around. The humor was impeccable, and I love Nate so, so freaking much. I was reading this as an eBook through Libby and I can't tell you how many lines of Nate's dialogue I highlighted. He's like, the character version of my spirit animal if I was less of an extrovert. Stevie grew so much as a character, and the anxiety rep in this book took my breath away. (No horrible pun intended.) There were so many lines that I could have written myself with how accurate they were.

However. I can't rate this book as high as all of the above makes it sound like it deserves. It's an ethical thing, and I know that most people don't adhere to the same moral code I do. (I also want to make it clear that I don't think I'm better than someone else bc I have the beliefs I have.) These are *my* personal beliefs and I completely understand people disagreeing with them. You live your life, young butterfly. If I force my beliefs on you, they aren't your beliefs, they're your trauma lol. Anyway, some things (such as the amount of language) ((I sound like Captain America, and I'm only mostly sorry)) kept me from enjoying it as much as I could have. I'm not saying I never cuss, because that would be a lie, I just... so many times taking the Lord's name in vain. So. many.

Anyway, THAT ENDING. WHATEVER THE HECK DAVID'S PROBLEM IS. AHHHHH.