Us Against You begins in the summer after the events of Beartown.  Backman continues to show his craft in this sequel.  I liked being able to spend more time in Beartown with some of the characters, but I missed the hockey from the first book.  Since Us Against You takes place mostly in the summer, there isn't much hockey in it until the second half.

Although there is no official release date yet, Backman revealed that the title of the third book in the series is The Winners!