This one was slower paced and I desperately missed Gideon’s voice for most of it. But I still loved being in this world and watching the mystery slowly unravel. I love that Muir trusts her readers enough to make sense of her world. She doesn’t spoon feed us and rewards patience. I was surprised and impressed by how central grief, mental health, and childhood trauma were in this story. Muir dealt with this all so deftly, which made even more sense after reading her acknowledgments. 

I am beyond obsessed with this series and am excited to start the third but also not ready to come to the end of the published books. 😭