Us Against You

In the wake of what happened to Maya and Kevin's family moving, the coach moves to Hed, leaving Beartown with no coach and takes half the team with him. Tensions reach insurmountable heights but that doesn't stop Beartown.

A new team takes shape around Amat, a super quick player and a brand new female coach. Benji, the intense lone wolf; and Vidar, a born-to-be-bad troublemaker and freshly free thanks to a dirty politician, all breathe new life into the team. As the first match between Hed and Beartown approaches, can Beartown recover from the death of one of their own?

This book hurt me so bad. Fredrik Backman sure doesn't mind killing people off.
Still a massive lover of Benji's. The whole team is now built around him and he is slaying it. Even without Kevin he finds something to push his passion into. Really loved how Maya picked herself up and Ana really came into her own too. The whole town has to go through so much but they always rally. You can see where the people make their mistakes and how they come back from them is a true testament to their survival. They all have the bear in them and I LOVE that about this series. It makes you bleed inside for the characters.
The pace is a little on the slower side but honestly, I kind of enjoyed it.
The characters wove their stories into my heart and I couldn't help shedding tears for their wins and their losses.

5 stars!! Book 3 to come