Unravel the Dusk (Blood of Stars, #2)

by Elizabeth Lim

[Beth C.]

First, a note: I read an arc of this, and *that's* when I learned this is a duology, not a trilogy. So be aware, fellow readers!

It's hard to write a review of a coming book that isn't out yet without giving spoilers to the *first* book that people may not have read...but I will try. Essentially, we find Maia fighting to keep from becoming a demon. In the meantime, her country is on the brink of war with one who has bargained with his soul, and all the best laid plans keep going awry.

The lovely thing about this book is that so much of it revolved around friendship and family. Those we choose, and those whom fate chooses for us. As someone who has leaned particularly hard on my friends over this past year, *and* as someone who has recently lost a brother as Maia has, this book had me sobbing into my sweatshirt. But the heart of this book shines, and it's a worthy successor to Spin The Dawn.