The Wizard of Nod

Impressive! impeccable!Superb!
The perfect balance between the two book has fully been revealed. While the first book was focused on world building, so we can fully understand the dynamic of the plot development with just a sprinkle of spice and buildinging up the hints for the next installment, the second book delivered a full blown unfolding of the relationships between the three main characters. I am always thrilled to read bisexual representation when both sides of the characters are fully seen on page, not only the FF, MM or FM ones and one staying in a shadow. And what is even better is that the world building wasn't forgotten and pushed into a corner. It's hard to say “I love you” and be vulnerable, but both of our heroines jumped through the loops of the challenge beautifully and it reached the next stage where we have the male involved as well. So I got to see the open polyamory setting in it's entirety as well as the hints for the 3rd book. Breathtaking choices, sacrifices, the bitter taste of losing a friend, the eletation of a hard won victory and even the terrifying lengths Envy could reach, were all skillfully woven in the very fabric of the plot, pulsing with intensity and emotional density.
What I really appreciate about this story was the dark realism staying true to itself - you lose a limb, that's it; you die - you stay dead; you suffer - it's in details. The reader is able to live through every page not just see the gritty parts in recap or memory recollection